Uva's Rigging Guide for Studio and Location

Michael Uva, Sabrina Uva

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN: 9781136050732
• Topic: Media & Performing Arts
• Subtopic: Film & Video

Readers of Mike Uva's GRIP BOOK who are interested in more detailed information on the work of the grip department will welcome his new rigging manual, clearly detailing all the ways to mount cameras and lights both on a set as well as on location.

The book covers the latest truss systems, rigging equipment and portable stages, as well as lifts, boom arms and camera mounts for every type of moving vehicle. The book is not limited to equipment specifications, however; Uva offers tips and tricks throughout in order to make the process of setting up and shooting safer and more efficient. Grips often need to invent makeshift solutions in a short time, and Uva shares many such devices developed over his years in the film and TV industry. This book will help grips and key grips move on to the bigger feature projects and commercials that require this equipment. It will also be useful for directors of photography and producers in pre-planning the required equipment for specific shots.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Contributing Companies
• About the Author
• Acknowledgments
• What This Book Is About
• Warning/Disclaimer
• The Big Break, by Ron Dexter
• A Professional's Point of View
• Hotel Awareness
• Fluid and Remote Heads
• Cablecam
• Helmet Camera System 35 mm Point of View
• Steadi-Cam
• The PogoCam System
• Aircraft-Helicopter Remote Heads
• Mounts
• Insert Camera Cars
• Underwater Camera Rigs
• ShowRig Truss Systems
• Cable, Slings, and Hardware
• Staging Systems
• Lifts
• Glossary