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Gaffer Patrick Shellenberger in a production photograph on the set of Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart. In film and television crews, the gaffer or chief lighting technician is the head electrician, responsible for the execution (and sometimes the design) of the lighting plan for a production. The gaffer's assistant is the best boy electric.
Gaffer (boss), a British colloquial term for "boss", "foreman" or "old man" Gaffer (filmmaking), the head of the electrical/lighting department; Gaffer District (Corning, New York), a historic district of downtown Corning; Gaffer tape, or Gaffa tape, a type of adhesive tape; Gaffer, a person who blows glass; Gaffer (sailor), of a gaff rig boat
Gaffer tape (also known as gaffer's tape, gaff tape or gaffa tape [1] as well as spike tape for narrow, colored gaffer tape) is a heavy cotton cloth pressure-sensitive tape with strong adhesive and tensile properties.
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During shooting, the best boy may also cover for the key grip or gaffer when he or she is on a break or otherwise away from the set. On films with very small crews, the electricals (lighting) department often consists of only a gaffer, a best boy, and a few electricians. The grip department may include only a key grip, a best boy, and a few grips.
A supervisor, or lead, (also known as foreman, boss, overseer, facilitator, monitor, area coordinator, line-manager or sometimes gaffer) is the job title of a lower-level management position and role that is primarily based on authority over workers or a workplace. [1]
Key grip working on set. A key grip is a senior role on movie sets, [1] involved with a wide variety of behind-the-scenes tasks. The key grip supervises grip crews who support camera and lighting technicians; assesses what equipment is necessary for each shooting location; coordinates the transportation of this equipment and its set up; and arranges the general movement and positioning of the ...
Erik Messerschmidt, ASC (born October 23, 1980) [1] is an American cinematographer.He is best known for his collaborations with director David Fincher on the films Mank and The Killer (as director of photography) and Gone Girl (as gaffer), and on the Netflix series Mindhunter.