Refine your workflow with full grip-truck builds. Learn to rig custom, beefier setups with speedrail and hollaenders that offer extensive adjustability, smoother workflow, and reliable results under real production pressure.
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THIS COURSE WILL COVER
1. Car Rigging Fundamentals
Understand the key principles of safe, stable camera car rigs. From load paths and triangulation to vehicle protection.
2. 5-Step Rigging Framework
A repeatable process to plan, build, and troubleshoot any rig - used by working key grips on real sets. This framework guides you through the process.
3. Gear by Skill Level
Learn what gear to use at each tier. Small kits, rental-house essentials, and full grip-truck setups. Build your kit out as you advance.
4. Core Rig Builds
Follow step-by-step builds for 10 real rigs across three cars - hood mounts, side profiles, interiors, and tire shots.
5. Adjustability & Efficiency
See how pro rigs achieve smoother framing, faster setups, and safer results through smarter design choices.
6. Rig Safety & Best Practices
Lock in a professional mindset for on-set safety, redundancy, and communication. The habits that keep rigs secure.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Brendan Riel - Key Grip
Local 80 Key Grip and the founder of Legacy Grip. Over the years he's rigged cameras to everything from rollercoasters and condors to kitchen appliances and cars - hundreds of builds across features, commercials, and music videos.
This course distills that real-world experience into something clear, safe, and practical. Brendan's goal isn’t just to show you how to build a rig, but how to think like a grip. Problem-solving under pressure and making rigs that are solid, repeatable, and get you thinking like a professional grip.
