Grip Trucks, Lighting & Crew in Chesapeake & Portsmouth
Fully stocked grip trucks, lighting, and crew support for productions in Chesapeake and Portsmouth — waterfront, historic downtown, and commercial locations.
Chesapeake & Portsmouth, Covered
These two cities give productions range. Portsmouth brings historic Olde Towne, the working waterfront, and downtown blocks that read as period or contemporary depending on the lens. Chesapeake brings the other half — the Great Bridge and Deep Creek waterways, the canal, farmland and suburban neighborhoods, and the commercial and industrial corridors that corporate shoots run on. Photon covers both: the truck arrives ready with a Photon crew member who knows the package cold, mileage a clean line on your quote.
Producing from out of town? Worth knowing that a shoot basing here can reach every Hampton Roads location without changing vendors — Norfolk, Virginia Beach, the peninsula — on one G&E department and one set of paperwork.
Truck, lighting, power, jib, and crew — one booking covers the package. Need grip trucks, lighting, or crew in Chesapeake or Portsmouth? Request a quote and we'll get your production moving.
WHY PHOTON
Every truck comes with a Photon gaffer — someone who knows the pack, drives the truck, and keeps your set moving
Real production experience, not just rental-counter service
Trucks go out clean, counted, and organized — no day-one gear hunts
Lighting, generators, jib, and crew available on the same booking
One department for all of Hampton Roads — no vendor changes when the shoot moves
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Yes — both cities are part of our regular Hampton Roads territory, and shoots that move between Portsmouth, Norfolk, Chesapeake, and Virginia Beach are routine for us. Mileage is a straightforward line on your quote, and for multi-day shoots, production covers the crew member's travel days, lodging, and meals — standard practice, spelled out up front.
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Yes. Trucks are driven to your location by your Photon driver, billed per mile from our Richmond base.
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Every Photon truck comes with a Photon gaffer who drives the truck, knows the package inside out, and works your shoot. The gaffer's rate is quoted separately. Need more crew — camera, grips, electricians, a full G&E team? We know them all.
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Mileage runs $2.10/mile from Richmond. For shoots beyond the immediate region, production is responsible for the gaffer's travel days, lodging, and meals — standard practice for out-of-town crew. Multi-day and multi-week rates are available: the longer the run, the more room we have to work with you on the package.
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We require a certificate of insurance covering the rented equipment, naming Photon Grip & Electric as additionally insured. Most production insurance policies handle this in a quick email with your broker. Booking without production insurance? Contact us and we'll talk through options.