Grip Trucks, Lighting & Crew in Roanoke
Fully stocked grip trucks, lighting, and crew support for productions in Roanoke and southwest Virginia — mountain locations, rural sites, and everything the Blue Ridge brings.
Southwest Virginia, Covered
Roanoke anchors southwest Virginia — the Star and the overlooks, the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Roanoke River, the downtown market district, and a region of small towns, farms, and mountain roads that pulls documentary crews, commercials, and location work looking for something the coast can't give them. Photon covers this territory: the truck arrives with a Photon crew member who knows the package cold, and mileage is a clean line on your quote.
Mountain and rural work rewards a truck that came prepared. Locations here are often a long way from the nearest power, the nearest hardware store, and sometimes the nearest cell signal — so the shoot brings what the location can't provide. Generators, deep stand and rigging packages, expendables to spare: that's a normal day out here, and we pack for it.
Truck, lighting, power, jib, and the crew conversation — one call covers the package. Need grip trucks, lighting, or crew in Roanoke? 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
Generators, power, and deep packages for locations far from the grid
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Yes — southwest Virginia is part of our regular territory. Mileage is a straightforward line on your quote, and for multi-day shoots in the region, production covers the crew member's travel days, lodging, and meals — standard practice, spelled out up front. If your location is remote, tell us early and we'll plan power and access with you.
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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.