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Filmmaker's Griptionary - G


Gator Grip
  Same as a Gaffer Grip; a clamp with an adjustable jaw equipped with 12 rubber gripping pads that protect the surface being clamped and provide greater clamping ability.
Gobo Ball
  A bright orange, soft rubber ball which slips onto protruding Extension Arms to prevent injury to eyes and other sensitive areas of the body. Gobo balls are not recommended for golf, handball or street hockey, but stick it on a radio antenna and it sure makes it easy to spot your car in a parking lot.
Gobo Head
  Also known as Grip Heads, this handy piece of equipment is used to mount on top of a stand and to attach Extension Arms, Flags, Cutters, etc...
Grieb Arm
  A flexible arm which can be bent into almost any position to hold a French Flag, Dot or Finger, Flex Scrim or Flex Clamp.
Grip
  Our main man on the set. Responsible for rigging cameras, the safe operation of camera cranes and dollies, not to mention camera cars. Grips erect sets and do non-electrical lighting control with the use of such items as Scrims, Flags, Butterflies, Overheads, Cutters and Cookies.
Grip Head
  Same as Gobo Head.

(Reprinted with permission from Matthews Studio Equipment)