It is with heavy hearts that we share the sad news of the passing of Dick Pope BSC, who left us yesterday after an illness. For many years, Dick worked closely with his trusted grip, Colin Strachan, forming partnership that…
The UK government has unveiled enhanced tax relief for its independent film industry, providing up to 53% tax relief for productions costing under £15 million. This measure is expected to significantly boost job creation, economic growth, and the global reach…
Over the past year, we have been collating the History of Gripping from the Branch’s perspective. This has been collated by the Branch with the help of veteran Grip’s including Dennis Fraser and Tony Rowland. This history has now been…
EP.101 | DENNIS FRASER MBE | KEY GRIP Recorded in Oct 2020 “I got the opportunity to talk to Dennis at his office Chapman UK. I stopped off and bought some microphones on the way, as I had been doing…
“In loving memory of Garry Clemo who sadly passed away on 24th September 2024 Gaz, was born in Truro and raised in Marazion. He was proud to be Cornish and loved nothing more than returning home as often as he…
Please find a report of the industrial briefing that was delivered on the 4th September 2024. Films under 30M The union received an offer to negotiate a new agreement for feature films below 30 million earlier this year. Pact have…
I wanted to update you on the continued work that we have been doing to highlight the crisis faced by lots of freelancers who usually work across film and TV. We shared the results of our February survey with broadcasters,…
The second weekend in May is time to dust off old jokes and polish up memories as the veterans and not so veteran grips come together to make merry at the wonderful venue Rucola in Little Chalfont. This year saw…
Holiday Pay Up to today employers were not permitted to “roll up” holiday pay, ie tell you that what you will be paid “includes” holiday pay. That changes as from today and as a result it is very important that every…
Well done to the following trainees and uncertified grips for completing their Purple Badge assessment on Saturday: – Ryan West Leigh Hempsall Patrick Gillespie Callum Greenwood Connor McCarthy Ché Loncraine James Lyall Scott Rhodes Matt Gasper Lewis Rees Nele Wölk…
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