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Wooden box or crate of varying sizes with holes on each end used chiefly in film production
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Apple boxes are wooden boxes or crates of varying sizes with holes on each end used chiefly in film production. These boxes are specialized pieces of equipment belonging to the grip department, and should not be confused with simple crates, other boxes, or boxes for apples.

As one of the most ubiquitous and useful pieces of equipment on a film set, apple boxes are used for anything that needs to be propped up or supported temporarily. They can be used to prop up furniture and light stands, for leveling camera dolly track, or to provide temporary seats, workbenches, or stepladders. Often the need arises to make an actor appear taller, either because of their height, or to fit with the composition of a particular shot. In this use apple boxes are jokingly referred to as "man makers". Apple boxes were originally used for storage. They would have a forward opening in the box and it could be used as a double storage device for small necessary things.

Often when a grip is placing an apple box others are lifting something heavy to put on top of it, thus arose the need for terms describing what position the apple box should be placed in (i. e., which side of the apple box should be placed face down). It is rare that these terms are used for anything other than the "full apple" size. New York or "A": Positioned so the apple box is tallest, like the tall buildings in New York, 20" high. Texas/Chicago or "B": Positioned so the apple box is resting on its longest narrow side, 12" high. LA or "C": Positioned so the apple box is flattest, 8" high. Regional variations exist for the colloquial names of these positions. These include 1/2/3, New York/Chicago/LA, and Manhattan/Brooklyn/Queens.

Basso blocks are a stacking variant of conventional apple boxes. Their design gives the same elevation ability of Apples, but takes 66% less storage space. A full set of Basso Blocks is equivalent to twelve 1/2 Apples. A set of 1/2 Basso Blocks is equivalent to twenty four 1/4 Apples. Elephant blocks are a three legged stable update to Basso Blocks that allow 1" elevation increments.