1100: What It’s Like to Be a Gaffer and Grip in Film, Commercial & TV With Ronen Schechter, Go for Ro Grip & Lighting [Main T4C Episode]

Ronen Schechter is a full-time freelancer and entrepreneur in the film, commercial, and television industries. He is general manager of his own company, Go for Ro Grip & Lighting, based in Atlanta, Georgia. Ronen started freelancing while he was still an undergrad during the pandemic and has built a thriving business only a couple years after graduating.  Tune into this episode to learn more about what a gaffer and a grip do and how Ronen learned most of what he knows on the job. He graduated in 2021 with a B.A. in Film & Media from Georgia State University.  WHAT YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT IN THIS EPISODE: What are gaffers and grips (2:38) How Ronen got a job right out of college (6:50) Why being a freelancer has its positives and negatives (14:40) What working in the entertainment industry is like (21:33) What are the upsides and downsides to being a gaffer or grip (44:07) Why Ronen is non-union (50:12) How Ronen’s college major relates to what he does now (56:33) CLASSIC T4C QUESTIONS: What is the best career advice Ronen ever got (1:02:10) How did Ronen persevere despite a big challenge (1:04:05) What advice would Ronen give himself if he went back to college (1:09:24)