What is a Best Boy Grip?


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Feb 12 2025 27 mins   1

Tom Barrett has spent the majority of his career working on movies and TV shows as a Best Boy Grip. He’ll explain what that means plus:

– His first big gig on “Dirty Dancing”

– Getting chigger bites on “The WalkingDead”

– Working on Dolly Parton’s shows

– Advantages of commercials vs. feature films

– Differences between shooting on film vs. digital

– Finding gear in the snow with bike flags

– Avoiding get struck by lightening


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Tom’s IMDB page