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Grip Services
Professional grip crews and equipment for camera and lighting support across Colombia.
Grip equipment services provide the mechanical support hardware and rigging that shapes light and positions cameras on set. In Colombia, grip teams work across Bogotá's production facilities and on diverse locations from Cartagena's colonial streets to Medellín's modern cityscape, using specialized rigging for precise camera placements.
We source grip equipment and experienced grip crews who understand the physical demands of professional set work. With packages available from Bogotá rental houses, our team coordinates equipment with your key grip's specifications, ensuring all hardware arrives in working condition and meets Colombian production safety standards.
Capabilities
Grip Department Solutions
From dolly operation to complex rigging, we provide experienced grip professionals and complete equipment packages for productions of any scale.
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Camera Support
- Dolly and track systems
- Crane and jib operation
- Slider and motion control
- Specialty camera mounts
- Vehicle camera rigs
Camera Movement
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Lighting Support
- Stands and rigging
- Diffusion and flag work
- Overhead frames
- Silk and bounce control
- Negative fill setups
Light Control
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Rigging
- Truss and grid systems
- Safety rigging
- Overhead installations
- Set piece mounting
- Specialty rigging solutions
Structural Support
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Specialty Grip
- Car and vehicle mounts
- Process trailer operation
- Greenscreen support
- Rain and wind effects
- Mechanical effects support
Specialty Solutions
On Location
Reel Films grip inventory and silent-generator stock for Chocó, Sierra Nevada, and the Walled City
Here is how the work shapes up. Colombia's grip departments are built around a working partnership between Reel Films (the country's deepest grip-rental inventory out of Bogotá) and the key-grip bench that came up through the Embrace of the Serpent, Monos, Los Reyes del Mundo, and Birds of Passage productions.
Stock kit covers the full lighting-modification arsenal: Lite Grids in 6x6, 8x8, 12x12, and 20x20 frames; Magic Cloth and Half Silent Frost for SkyPanel diffusion bounce; Mole-Richardson 100mm vinyl flags and double / single nets in matched sets; ARRI Skydecks and floppy overheads for sun control; Matthews and Norms Industrial butterfly frames up to 20x20 with silk, grid cloth, ultrabounce, and solid black flag inserts.
Current Studio Gear C-stands and high rollers ship in 40-piece quantities for feature work, with Matthews Slider Hi-Rollers, Mombo-Combos, and Cardellini clamp sets for rigging into colonial architecture, tropical canopy, and modernist Medellín interiors without anchor damage. Dolly, crane, and slider packages cover Chapman PeeWee IV dollies, Fisher Model 11 doorway dollies, Movietech crane systems up to 30ft jib reach, and Edelkrone / Kessler slider rigs for hybrid documentary builds.
Power and silent-generator stock is calibrated to Colombian shoot reality: Honda EU2200i and EU7000is inverter generators as silent-zone standards for Cartagena Walled City heritage shoots and residential neighborhood work, Wacker Neuson tow-behind 50 and 150 kVA diesel units for full feature lighting plans, and Volta Solar hybrid arrays for off-grid Pacific Chocó (Bahía Solano, Nuquí — no grid access, 13,000mm annual rainfall, weatherproof distro panels needed) and Sierra Nevada / Ciudad Perdida four-day hike-in (porter-helped gear ferry through Wiwa indigenous territory under cabildo consent).
Bogotá's 2,640m altitude derates generator output about 15%, so power-budget calculations on the city's high-rise locations and Cundinamarca exteriors include 20% headroom above nominal load. Key grips and best boys hold rigging-supervisor certifications set for overhead truss installations, vehicle-mount safety, process-trailer operation, and the specialty work that low-altitude helicopter mounts and Sea-Doo / boat camera sites demand. Grip trucks ship with drivers cleared for the Bogotá / Tunja / Bucaramanga / Santa Marta long-haul corridor and the Medellín-Cartagena route via Magdalena Medio.
FAQ
Our Grip Network
What does a grip department do?
The grip department supports both camera and lighting. They operate dollies, cranes, and camera support equipment for camera moves. They also handle all non-electrical lighting support: stands, rigging, diffusion frames, flags, and bounce/negative fill.
What positions are in a grip department?
Key Grip leads the department and works closely with the gaffer and DP. Best Boy Grip manages equipment and logistics. Dolly Grip operates camera dollies. Company Grips handle general grip work. Rigging Grips focus on pre-rigging and construction.
When do I need a grip vs. an electrician?
Electricians handle anything electrical—lights, power distribution, cables. Grips handle physical support and rigging—stands, camera movement equipment, flags, diffusion frames. The gaffer supervises electrics; the key grip supervises grip.
What equipment is included in grip packages?
Grip packages typically include C-stands, flags, nets, silks, bounce boards, apple boxes, sandbags, clamps, and basic rigging. Dollies, cranes, and specialty equipment are usually additional items quoted separately.
Do your grips have rigging certifications?
Yes. Our rigging grips hold appropriate certifications for overhead work, truss systems, and safety rigging. Complex rigging work is supervised by certified rigging supervisors meeting industry safety requirements.
Can you provide grip trucks with equipment?
We coordinate complete grip truck packages through our rental partners. These include the truck, driver, and comprehensive grip equipment. Crew is booked separately based on your production's needs.
Related Services
Productions in Colombia that need this often pair it with Portable Power Solutions, Gaffer & Lighting Services, and LED Lighting Systems for full coverage. Most projects also draw on Lighting & Grip and Green Screen Filming.
On Set
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