Gaffer (occupation)
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In film and television crews, the gaffer or chief lighting technician is the head electrician, responsible for the execution of the lighting plan for a production. The gaffer's assistant is the best b
Gaffer Patrick Shellenberger in a production photograph on the set of Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
Grip (occupation)
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In the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, grips are camera support and equipment technicians in the filmmaking and video production industries. They constitute their own department on a fil
Gaffer (occupation)
…responsible for the overall lighting design, but delegates the implementation of the design to the gaffer and the key grip. The key grip is the head grip, in charge of the labor and non-electrical equipment used to support and modify the lighting. Grip equipment includes stands, flags and gobos. The…
Grips working on a skateboard dolly
An HMI head on a stand
Cameraman and dolly grip filming The Alamo (2004)
Statue of a boom operator on the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong