Grip Services

Here is the breakdown. We give grip kit and skilled grip crews across Turkey, covering dollies, track, cranes, jib arms, camera supports and rigging hardware. The country's vast television-drama industry has built a deep grip workforce and a well-stocked rental ecosystem in Istanbul — key grips, dolly grips and rigging crews accustomed to fast episodic schedules and tricky camera moves. Our team specifies grip packages around the DP's shot list, supplies camera cars and car-mounting hardware where sequences call for them, and handles rigging for stages, locations and elevated positions. We set up grip departments alongside the camera and electrical teams so moving shots, mounts and rigs are planned together. Cost-competitive crews and the favourable Turkish lira make fully equipped grip departments affordable on global shoots.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Grip-intensive setups on location — cranes, track and rigging — need filming permits from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, with extra clearances at heritage sites, museums and the Bosphorus where gear footprint and structural loading are off-limits. Our key grips plan installations around access and conservation constraints at UNESCO areas such as Ephesus, Goreme and the Historic Areas of Istanbul. Turkey's compact range lets a grip department serve shoots across Istanbul, Cappadocia and the Mediterranean coast without long repositioning days, keeping gear moves efficient. Qualifying Turkish spend can access the Ministry's cash rebates of up to 30%. We brief shoots on access limits and permit timelines so grip plans, crane positions and track layouts are confirmed before the shoot.