Owner operator · Day-hire · Atlanta, GA
Atlanta gaffer &
a 1-ton grip van
I'm David Robertson, and my 1-ton grip and lighting van comes with every booking. One person, one van, the full grip and electric (G&E) package, $1,750 a day. Wet-hire for out-of-town producers.
Gaffer + Grip Van
$1,750 /day
- Me as your gaffer, 20+ years on set
- Full G&E package, run by the guy who packed it
- COI naming your production, W-9 & vendor paperwork the same day you book
Need camera too? Docu DP Day $2,500, DP + Gaffer Day $3,500 · See the day rates →
What's in the van
The G&E package rides with me
The van is packed as a working gaffer's kit with custom carts and shelving for an efficient day.
Light Fixtures
- 9 COB heads, 80W RGB to 1,200W bicolor
- 10 panel and mat lights, 1x1 to 4x2
- 4 RGB tubes, 2ft and 4ft
- 10 RGB practicals: bulbs and minis
Shaping
- 13 Bowens mods: domes, lanterns, fresnels
- 8x8 and 6x6 frames with full rag sets
- Flags, floppies, and bounce
- Grids, ultrabounce, magic cloth, diff
Grip
- 24 stands: C-stands, combos, beefy babies
- 8 arms, 16 grip heads and cardellinis
- 18 sandbags, rigging clamps, apple boxes
- Rolling shelf carts, wedges, wall plates
Power
- 2kW battery generator built into the van, 1,200W of light for 6+ hours
- 12 stingers, 25ft to 100ft
- Distro: cube taps and dimming
How a booked day runs
From your email to wrap
01
Before
Send the dates; same-day answer. A COI naming your production, W-9, and vendor paperwork land the same day you book. 25% deposit before the first shoot day.
02
The call
We discuss the creative, the location, and equipment needs on a call. If the job needs eyes on the space first, a tech scout is $500 for four hours.
03
On set
I show up early with the gear already prepped for an efficient day.
04
Wrap
Overtime at 1.5x after 10 hours, only if we go there. Invoice on net 30: ACH, check, or card (card adds 3%). Expendables (tape, gel, diffusion) included.
Money Book four days, the fifth day is 50% off · expendables included · meals provided by production or billed
Cancellation Free 48+ hours out · inside 48 hours we reschedule within two weeks of the original date, or the fee is the first day of the booking
Why an owner operator
One person, one invoice
The usual way to get a gaffer and a G&E package into Atlanta is to stack vendors. With me, you get everything in one shot.
The rental-plus-labor stack
- A rental house for the gear
- A separate labor booking for the gaffer
- A truck or transport to move it all
- Three vendors, three COIs, three invoices
- Coordination lands on you
One booking
A person with a van
- The gaffer and the gear arrive together
- One COI, one W-9, one invoice
- The kit is packed by the person working it
- Van is loaded with lots of extras for those last-minute curveballs
- You text one number: 678-371-5715
Five stars on Google
David has even rigged his van and organized his gear so that he can be ready for the first shot as fast as possible.
Send the dates. You'll hear back today.
Same-day answer, usually within the hour. You get me, not a coordinator.
david@robertsonproduction.com · Atlanta, GA
Robertson Production
Gaffer + Grip Van · Full Manifest
$1,750/day, and the van comes with it
Light Fixtures
COB
- 1×Nanlux 1200B Bicolor LED
- 2×Aputure 600x Bicolor LED
- 2×Aputure 300x Bicolor LED
- 4×Nanlite 60c RGBLAC 80w LED
Tubes
- 2×Amaran T4C 4' RGB
- 2×Amaran T2C 2' RGB
Matte / Panel
- 1×Aputure Nova P300C RGB Panel
- 3×Amaran P60C 1x1 RGB Panel
- 4×Godox 400Bi 4x2 Bicolor Mat
- 1×Godox F200SR RGB 4x1 Mat
- 1×Amaran F22C RGB 2x2' Mat
Small Lights
- 6×Aputure B7C RGB Bulb
- 4×Aputure MC RGB Kit
Shaping
Bowens
- 2×Aputure Light Dome II
- 1×Aputure Light Dome Mini II
- 1×Aputure Light Dome 150
- 1×Aputure Lantern
- 1×Aputure Lantern 90
- 1×Aputure Spotlight Mount, 24° & 36°
- 2×Nanlite Spotlight for 60c's
- 2×Aputure F10 Fresnel & Barn Doors
- 2×Aputure 2x Fresnel
Frames
- 1×8x8 Matthews Frame w/ ears
- 1×8x8 Scrim Jim Frame Kit
- 1×6x6 Scrim Jim Frame Kit
- 1×4x4 Floppy
- 1×40x40" Floppy, Black/Bounce
- 2×4x4 Bead Board, White/Silver
- 2×24x36 Cutter
- 1×24x36 1/2 Diff
Fabric
- 2×8x8 1/2 Grid
- 1×8x8 Black / Ultrabounce
- 1×8x8 Magic
- 1×6x6 1/2 & Full Grid
- 1×Soft Box for Nova P300C
Grip
Carts
- 1×4x2 3-Shelf Motorized Cart
- 1×3.5x2 3-Shelf Cart
Stands
- 6×C-Stand
- 2×C-Stand Roller Base
- 2×Combo Triple Rise
- 4×Combo Double Rise
- 2×Combo Low Rise
- 4×Beefy Baby Stand
- 1×12' Background Stand Kit
- 3×Roller Set
Arms
- 5×40" Grip Arm
- 2×Baby Boom Arm
- 1×Avenger D650 Junior Boom
Heads
- 6×Grip Head 2.5"
- 2×Junior Grip Head "Lollipop"
- 6×Cardellini
- 2×Junior to Baby Pin Adapter
Rigging & Misc
- 10×Safety Cable
- 4×Cheeseborough Clamp
- 2×Mafer Clamp
- 6×25lb Sand Bag
- 4×20lb Sand Bag
- 6×15lb Sand Bag
- 2×10lb Boa Bag
- 20×1" Spring Clamp
- 10×3" Spring Clamp
- 2×Apple Box Nested Set
- 2×Baby Wall Plate
- 6×Baby Pin Spigot
- 8×Wedge
- 2×T Marker
Power
Generator
- 2kW battery generator built into the van
Electric
- 6×25' Stinger
- 4×50' Stinger
- 2×100' Stinger
- 6×Cube Tap
- 1×Dimmer
Expendables
Included, not billed
- 24" Cinefoil
- 48" Duvetyne
- 24" Diffusion Roll
- 2" Gaff Tape
- Camera Tape
- Trash Bags
Set Support
On the truck
- 6×Hollyland C1 Comms
- 1×4-Step Ladder
- 1×Folding Table
- 2×Folding Chair
- 4×Ratchet Strap
- Tool kit: screwdrivers, wrenches, hex keys, tape measure