Spencer Wilcox
Port Orford,OR
Summary
There are many skills I have learned from working as a grip in the Motion Picture Industry.
- Keeping physically fit to maximize job performance
- Communicating with Department Heads
- Ordering equipment and keeping inventories
- Observing Safety Protocols
- Extensive OSHA training
- Managing Crews of up to 30
- Payroll Management
- Professional demeanor
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Best Boy Grip
Universal Studios Hollywood
Burbank, CA
10.1998 - 10.2024
- Supervised rigging and lighting setups to ensure optimal performance during production.
- Coordinated equipment distribution among crew members, enhancing workflow efficiency.
- Trained junior grips on safety protocols and equipment handling procedures.
- Collaborated with camera and electrical teams to achieve precise shot requirements.
- Maintained and organized grip equipment inventory for seamless operation readiness.
Education
No Degree - History, Comparative Religion
Indiana University, Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana, INAssociate of Arts - Moving Image
College of Santa Fe
Santa Fe, NM06-1996
Skills
- Team management
- Weather preparedness
- Crane operation
- Vehicle rigging
- Dolly operation
- Rigging expertise
- Stage rigging
- Dolly grip
- Gear inventory management
- Television production
- Production grip
- Crane operation expertise
Timeline
Best Boy Grip
Universal Studios Hollywood
10.1998 - 10.2024
No Degree - History, Comparative Religion
Indiana University, Bloomington
Associate of Arts - Moving Image
College of Santa Fe