Gaffer tape
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Gaffer tape is a heavy cotton cloth pressure-sensitive tape with strong adhesive and tensile properties. It is widely used in theatre, photography, film, radio and television production, and industria
Matte black gaffer tape
Red gaffer tape
Yellow gaffer tape used for marking a camera department remote on a film set
Rolls of gaffer tape in a variety of colors
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
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…removed without damaging the surface to which it adhered. The precise origin of the name is unknown, one hypothesis being that it is named for the gaffer (chief lighting technician) on a film crew. When cables are taped down on a stage or other surface, either to prevent tripping hazards or conceal them…
Gaffer Patrick Shellenberger in a production photograph on the set of Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart