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Grip Services
Professional grip crews and equipment for camera and lighting support across Italy.
Grip kit gives the support hardware and rigging that shapes light and places cameras on set. In Italy, grip teams work at Cinecittà Studios in Rome and across Milan and Naples. They use stands, flags, frames, dollies, and special rigging for precise camera placements.
We source grip kit and skilled grip crews who know the physical demands of pro set work. Packages come ready from Panalight Italy and other Roman rental houses. Our team sets up gear to your key grip's specs and makes sure all hardware meets Italian 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
Italian key grips and rigging crews from Cinecittà stages outward
Italian grip departments sit alongside the gaffer's electric team and report to the capo macchinista, the key grip. That custom runs from Cinecittà's Teatro 5 era and the historic Italian studio system into today's work for Sorrentino, Garrone, Bellocchio, Sollima, and Guadagnino.
Our roster of key grips, best boy grips, dolly grips, and rigging grips draws on Roman houses such as Panalight Roma, Cinegrip, Stop-Service, and Bartolini. Full packages cover Fisher 11 and Chapman Hybrid dollies with curved or straight track, Technocrane 50ft and Scorpio remote heads, and Movietech and Edelkrone sliders. We also bring ARRI 290 and Matthews C-stands, Current Studio overhead frames, and Matthews 12x12 and 20x20 silks and flags. The camera-car, low-loader, and Russian Arm rigs come from Action Group in Rome.
Specialty grip work covers process trailers and low-loaders for car dialogue scenes. It includes greenscreen tracking-marker rigs at Cinecittà and Lumiq Studios in Turin, plus overhead truss installations for night-exterior butterfly frames. We also run rain, wind, and snow effects packages on Mediterranean coastal and alpine shoots.
Engagements start with a shotlist and storyboard review against the camera moves the DP and director plan in pre-production. We then size the crew. A medium shoot mostly takes a key grip plus a best boy grip and one or two firm grips. Tentpole features, period drama, and major commercial campaigns at Cinecittà scale up to a dedicated dolly grip, rigging grip, crane technicians, and Russian Arm operators.
Pre-production prep days run alongside the gaffer's lighting plot. The crew sets up flag and bounce coverage, overhead butterfly-frame rigging, and dolly track on heritage cobblestones and soundstage floors. We also handle camera-car cabling and car process-trailer setups across the soundstage or exterior location. All rigging meets INAIL workplace-safety standards, and certified rigging supervisors handle overhead truss, aerial-work, and harness installations. Crews work under CCNL Cinema Audiovisivo terms, with ENPALS inputs and full INAIL coverage on each contract.
The same teams are routinely cleared for MiC 40% Italian Cinema Plan shoots. They work at Cinecittà and its Teatro 5, Lumiq Studios Turin, Mediaset Cologno Monzese, and Rai facilities. They also cover regional Film Commission areas from Puglia and Sicilia to Piemonte, the Veneto, and the Dolomites.
FAQ
Our Grip Network
What does a grip department do?
The grip department supports both camera and lighting. They run dollies, cranes, and camera support gear for camera moves. They also handle all non-electrical lighting support, such as stands, rigging, diffusion frames, flags, and bounce or 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 gear 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 gear, flags, diffusion frames. The gaffer supervises electrics. The key grip supervises grip.
What equipment is included in grip packages?
Grip packages mostly have C-stands, flags, nets, silks, bounce boards, apple boxes, sandbags, clamps, and basic rigging. Dollies, cranes, and specialty gear are mostly extra items quoted separately.
Do your grips have rigging certifications?
Yes. Our rigging grips hold the right certifications for overhead work, truss systems, and safety rigging. Certified rigging supervisors oversee complex jobs and meet industry safety needs.
Can you provide grip trucks with equipment?
We set up complete grip truck packages through our rental partners. These have the truck, driver, and full grip kit. Crew is booked separately based on your production's needs.
Related Services
Productions in Italy 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
Need a Grip Team?
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