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Grip Equipment
Professional grip equipment for your Brazilian production.
Here is how this works in practice. Grip kit has the mechanical hardware used to support, position, and control cameras and lighting on set. C-stands, flags, nets, silks, clamps, and rigging hardware give grip teams the tools to shape light and enable precise camera placement in any environment.
Here is the short of it. We source full grip kit packages from local suppliers, scaled to your production's size and complexity. Our team makes sure all rigging, mounting, and light-control hardware is delivered in working condition, giving your grip department the tools to execute each setup efficiently.
Capabilities
Grip Inventory
Complete grip equipment from stands and flags to rigging and hardware.
Professional Grip Solutions
Capabilities
Our Process
Requirements Review
Knowing your production's grip needs based on locations, lighting plans, and tech needs.
Package Design
Building a full grip package scaled to your production with all needed items.
Prep & Delivery
Preparing and organizing gear in grip carts and cases for efficient access on set.
Production Support
Ongoing support with extra gear and replacement items as needed.
On Location
Cinerent and Cor & Som grip floors, Globo PROJAC heritage, and tropical-humidity protocols
Grip stock in Brazil moves out of two main rental floors. Cinerent Brasil has branches in Rio and São Paulo. Cor and Som is the other big house. Both carry deep stocks of Matthews C-stands, Mathellini and Junior offsets, combo and Hi-Hi stands, apple boxes, and full sandbag walls. The kit scales up for feature loadouts.
Here is the breakdown. We layer Globo Estúdios PROJAC's in-house pool onto bigger TV and commercial jobs. PROJAC is the Jacarepaguá tricky built around 24/7 telenovela work. One-hour day-shoot turnarounds drilled many generations of Brazilian grips there. We pull Casablanca Studios São Paulo and O2 Filmes for SP-side cart kits. O2 Filmes is Fernando Meirelles' production house.
Here is how this works in practice. For 12x12, 20x20, and large overhead frames in butterfly silks, griffolyn, ultrabounce, and grid cloth, we top up with cross-border orders. We bring in Matthews, Mole-Richardson, American Grip, and Sun-Belt through Sigma Cine LA. A 12-hour direct GRU to LA flight makes this the standard top-tier option when feature loadouts run past local stock.
Brazilian weather sets the prep protocol. Tropical humidity sits at 80 to 95% year-round in Rio, Salvador, Recife, and the Amazon. Every C-stand knuckle, Cardellini, and Matthellini gets a rust check and a fresh oil pass before it leaves the shop. Salt-water shoots in Búzios and along the Rio coastline get an extra anti-rust treatment.
Sambódromo Carnival rigs ride on full speed-rail scaffolds with reinforced bases for crowd loads. The Sambódromo is Niemeyer's 1984 venue. Cristo Redentor sequences run under IPHAN heritage permits. Those permits ban drilling and need non-marking pads.
We have backed the grip side of Brazilian features that built the country's today's tech reputation. That has City of God's favela handheld work. It has Tropa de Elite's run-and-gun. It also has Bacurau's anamorphic Northeast scenes and I'm Still Here's period Rio. The same crews and stock stay open to global shoots that land in Brazil today.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What's included in a standard grip package?
A standard grip package has C-stands with arms and knuckles, combo stands, flags and nets in many sizes, apple boxes, sandbags, and key hardware. We scale packages based on your production size and specific needs.
Can you provide grip trucks?
Yes, we can give complete grip trucks loaded with gear organized for efficient access. Trucks come in many sizes to match your production scale, from small vans to full grip trucks.
What large frames do you carry?
We stock frames from 4x4 feet through 20x20 feet, including 6x6, 8x8, 12x12, and overhead systems. We carry matching textiles including silks, solids, griffolyn, and specialty materials.
Do you provide rigging equipment?
Yes, we supply speed rail, scaffolding, pipe clamps, and all needed rigging hardware for overhead work. We can also recommend skilled riggers for complex installations.
What about expendables?
We supply grip expendables including tape, gels, clothespins, tie-down materials, and hardware. These can be had in your grip package or supplied separately as needed.
Can you provide key grips?
Yes, we can give skilled key grips and grip crews along with gear. Having local grip pros makes sure efficient setup and operation of all grip kit.
Related Services
Productions in Brazil that need this often pair it with Lighting Equipment Rental, Audio Equipment Rental, and Power Equipment Rental for full coverage. Most projects also draw on Camera Support Systems and Grip Services.
On Set
Need Grip Equipment?
Tell us about your grip requirements and we'll build the right package.