http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thekeygrip http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thekeygrip.jpg A Film Industry Blog from Key Grip Bill Essling Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:53:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Blog comfort Sorry for the delinquent blogging, but my wife and I had a baby boy and things have been a bit hectic. Please send all college fund contributions to Bill Essling c/o Local 80. A grip in the entertainment industry gets some strange requests. It seems that if a particular job ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thekeygrip/2008/08/25/comfortable/ Blog 3 In my last blog I talked about the day to day responsibilities of being a grip, and while everything I wrote was true, its only the tip of the iceberg in the essence of gripping. There is one thing above all others that I feel is the most ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thekeygrip/2008/07/28/yes-man/ Blog 2 Inevitably the first question out of someone’s mouth after I tell them that I am a grip is, “What is a grip? What do you do?”. Put on your seat belts folks, as I drag you through a lengthy and painful description of what a grip is, ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thekeygrip/2008/07/19/get-a-grip/ Blog 1 My journey into the entertainment industry really began in college. I wish I could tell you that it called to me like a beacon through all the text books and exams, but I suppose the truth is that I had no idea of what to do with my ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thekeygrip/2008/07/16/the-next-spielberg/ Bill Essling has been a member of Local 80 since 1995 and has worked on many films, televison shows and commercials.  He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a BA in communication art and the earnest desire to make significant movies. Today he will do just about anything ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thekeygrip/2008/07/14/the-key-grip/