Level 2 Diploma in Professional Competence for Grips
This qualification is the first level of qualification for competence in grips. Covering static mounts, basic flat track laying, camera dollies and remote heads and systems.
What will I learn?
There are 7 units to complete, each unit listed below describes what you must be able to demonstrate and competently achieve on production. Being competent means that you can do a task to a skilled level, understand why it is done that way and solve associated problems.
Modules
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Contribute to good working relationships
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Ensure your own actions reduce risks to health and safety
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Rig static mounts for a production
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Lay basic flat track
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Rig camera dollies
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Rig remote heads and systems
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Track the camera
Assessment
Three work-based assessments will be carried out to assess all units of the qualification. You will also be required to write up log-books and provide photographic evidence of work undertaken in each unit area. The qualification is expected to take approximately 12 months to complete.
Entry Requirements
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At least 2 years experience working as a grip
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5 references in total; 1 x Camera Operator or Director of Photography and 4 x Certified Level 3 Grips
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optional Basic Grip Skills Certificate
What will I be qualified to do?
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Rig bazookas, tripods, tri-hats, any static mount
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Lay straight and curved track
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Rig the Dolly with one or multiple cameras
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Track the camera on a Dolly
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Rig un-stabilised 2-axis remote head systems and jib arms upto 21'
If applying for the Level 2 Grip Qualification and submitting your CV, please remember that Best Boy experience/credits will not count towards the professional experience evidence needed to prove that there is a very minimum of two years working professionally as a Grip after an individual’s training is completed and they have stepped up.
Please also remember, any references submitted by Advanced Level 3 Grips to support the application must be about the work that they have undertaken working with you in their capacity as a Key Grip, or working alongside you on the floor. These references should be from Certified Grips who have worked with you longer than a week or two. In other words, not the odd commercial, these references need to be substantial, detailed, and support the evidence that the individual knows you well within the workplace, and seen you work over a medium to long-term period.