Uva's Basic Grip Book

About the Author

Michael Uva is a highly motivated self-starter. He created one of Hollywood’s largest privately owned fleets of rental trucks for grip equipment in just a few years and then sold it off. He learned his business strictly through on-the-job experience, having never attended any formal motion picture or cinema-related schools or classes.

When Michael began his career as a grip, no specialty books related to his craft were available. After several years of learning his craft from other key grips and grips, Michael wrote the first edition of this book to share his knowledge. That edition proved very useful to new and experienced grips alike, so Michael wrote a second edition. He also teaches at the University of California at Los ...