Gary Smith – Gizzagrip Ltd. 56, Esher Road, East Molesey Surrey KT8 0AD Mobile: +44 (0)7973 785162 Email: [email protected] Web: www.gizzagrip.com Film Credits Film / Year Position Crew ‘The Little Mermaid’ Director: John Sorapure 2nd Unit Best Boy Grip 2021 DOP: John Sorapure ‘The Batman’ Director: Matt Reeves Best Boy Grip 2020 DOP: Greig Fraiser ‘Black Widow’ Director: Darrin Prescott 2nd Unit Best Boy Grip 2019 DOP: Carlos De Carvalho ‘1917’ Director: Sam Mendes Best Boy Grip 2019 DOP: Roger Deakins ‘Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise Director: J.J. Abrams of Skywalker’ Best Boy Grip DOP: Dan Mindel 2018 ‘Detective Pikachu’ Director: Stephen Woolfenden 2nd Unit Grips 2018 DOP: Tim Wooster ‘Aladdin’ Director – Guy Ritchie Best Boy Grip 2017 DOP – Alan Stewart ‘Han Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Director – Ron Howard Best Boy Grip 2017 DOP – Bradford Young ‘Paddington 2’ Director – Paul King 1st Unit Grips 2017 DOP – Erik Wilson ‘The Commuter’ Director – Jaume Collet-Serra Best Boy Grip 2016 DOP – Paul Cameron ‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ Director – Rian Johnson Best Boy Grip 2016 DOP – Steve Yedling ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Director – Gareth Edwards Best Boy Grip 2015 DOP – Greig Fraser ‘Spectre’ Director – Sam Mendes Best Boy Grip 2015 DOP – Hoyte Van Hotema ‘Star Wars: Episode VII – The Director – J.J.Abrams Force Awakens’ Best Boy Grip DOP – Daniel Mindel 2014 ‘Victor Frankenstein’ Director – Paul Mc Guigan 1st Unit Grips 2014 DOP – Fabian Wagner ‘Into The Woods’ Director – Rob Marshall Best Boy Grip 2013 DOP – Dion Beebe ‘Muppets Most Wanted’ Director – James Bobin Best Boy Grip 2013 DOP – Don Burgess ‘Thor: The Dark World’ Director – Alan Taylor Best Boy Grip 2012 DOP – Kramer Morgenthau Gary Smith – Gizzagrip Ltd. 56, Esher Road, East Molesey Surrey KT8 0AD Mobile: +44 (0)7973 785162 Email: [email protected] Web: www.gizzagrip.com ‘Skyfall’ Director – Sam Mendes Best Boy Grip 2011 DOP – Roger Deakins ‘Prometheus’ Director – Ridley Scott Best Boy Grip 2011 DOP - Dariusz Wolski ‘Captain America’ Director – Joe Johnston Best Boy Grip 2010 DOP - Shelly Johnson ‘John Carter of Mars’ Director – Andrew Stanton Best Boy Grip 2010 DOP – Daniel Mindel ‘Robin Hood’ Director – Ridley Scott Best Boy Grip 2009 DOP - John Mathieson ‘The Wolfman’ Director – Joe Johnston Best Boy Grip 2008 DOP - Shelly Johnson ‘Harry Potter and the Half Director - Stephen Woolfenden Blood Prince’ 2nd Unit Grips DOP - Mike Brewster 2008 ‘His Dark Materials: The Golden Director - Chris Weitz Compass’ 1st Unit Grips / Best Boy Grip DOP - Henry Braham 2007 ‘1408’ Director - Mikael Hafstrom Best Boy Grip 2006 DOP - Benoit Delhomme ‘Stardust’ Director – Simon Crane 2nd Unit Grips 2006 DOP - Fraser Taggart ‘Miss Potter’ Director - Chris Noonan Best Boy Grip 2006 DOP - Andrew Dunn ‘Blood & Chocolate’ Director - Katja Von Garnier Best Boy Grip 2005 DOP - Brendan Galvin ‘Goal’ Director - Danny Cannon 1st Unit Grips 2005 DOP - Micheal Barrett ‘Mrs. Henderson presents’ Director - Stephen Frears Best Boy Grip 2004 DOP - Andrew Dunn ‘Batman Begins’ Director - Christopher Nolan Best Boy Grip 2004 DOP - Wally Phister ‘Alexander’ Director – Oliver Stone Best Boy Grip 2003 DOP - Rodrigo Prieto ‘Thunderbirds’ Director - Jonathon Frakes 1st Unit Grips 2003 DOP - Brendan Galvin ‘Below’ Director – David Twohy Aerial unit grip 2002 DOP - Ian Wilson ‘What a Girl Wants’ Director – Dennie Gordan 1st Unit ‘B’ camera 2002 DOP - Andrew Dunn ‘Sam’s Circus’ Director – Bob Singer 1st Unit ‘B’ camera 2001 DOP – Adam Kane Gary Smith – Gizzagrip Ltd. 56, Esher Road, East Molesey Surrey KT8 0AD Mobile: +44 (0)7973 785162 Email: [email protected] Web: www.gizzagrip.com ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ Director – Kevin Reynolds 1st Unit ‘B’ camera 2000 DOP – Andrew Dunn ‘Monkey King’ Director – Peter MacDonald (AKA ‘The Lost Empire’) Model Unit DOP – Mike Brewster 2000 ‘Proof of Life’ Director – Taylor Hackford Best Boy Grip 2000 DOP – Slawoik Idizak ‘Star Wars Episode II’ Director – George Lucas 1st Unit (UK crew) 1999 DOP – David Tettersall ‘Sleepy Hollow’ Director – Alan Munro 2nd Unit Key Grip 1999 DOP – Peter Hannan ‘Milk’ Director – William Brookfield 1st Unit ‘B’ camera 1998 DOP – Peter Hannan ‘The Visitors’ Director – Peter MacDonald 2nd Unit Grips 1998 DOP – Mike Brewster ‘Red Planet’ Director – Graeme Burfoot 2nd Unit Dolly Grip 1997 DOP – Geoff Wharton ‘Lost in Space’ Director – Stephen Hopkins Various units 1996 DOP - Peter Levy ‘Mortal Kombat Annihilation’ Director – John Leonetti 2nd Unit Key Grip 1996 DOP – Chris Falolna ‘A Further Gesture’ Director – Robert Dornhelm 1st Unit ‘B’ camera 1995 DOP – Andrej Sekula ‘Space Truckers’ Director – Stuart Gordan 1st Unit ‘B’ camera 1995 DOP – Mac Alberg Commercial Companies Academy, Bikini, Disney, Exposure, Independent, Harry Nash, BBC, MJZ, Outsider, Garrets, Production International, RSA, Radical Media, Spirit, Union Films, Weilands and many more. Qualifications City and Guilds NVQ (Level 3 Key Grip) Rope Access Technician IRATA Level 1 IPAF Certificate .