The head lighting technician in a film or video crew. Implements the lighting plans of the Director of Photography and is responsible for set power requirements.
The main electrician and supervisor of lighting on a set.
The chief lighting technician on a television or movie set.
In film, a crew member who places lighting and electrical equipment and instruments.
Chief electrician, responsible for setting up lights under the DP's direction.
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The chief lighting technician or head of the electrical department, responsible for the design and execution of the lighting plan for a production. [Interesting note on the origin of the term: since early films used mostly natural light, which is hard to control, stagehands had to wield large heavy cloths, using gaffs (long poles) to do so.
The gaffer is the chief glassblower. He/she takes full responsibility for the work that is being made; the assistants (like it or not) need to listen to and be responsive to the needs of the gaffer.
The chief lighting technician for a production who is in charge of the electrical department. The gaffer handles all lights and lighting crew.
The production crew member in charge of lighting equipment.
Crew member responsible for placement and rigging of lighting instruments and other video equipment.
Term used in the film industry to describe the chief technician.
The Head of the Lighting department.
A lighting electrician on a motion picture or television production unit.
AKA: Chief Lighting Technician The head of the electrical department, responsible for the design and execution of the lighting plan for a production. Early films used mostly natural light, which stagehands controlled with large tent cloths using long poles called gaffs (stagehands were often beached sailors or longshoremen, and a gaff is a type of boom on a sailing ship). In 16th Century English, the term "gaffer" denoted a man who was the head of any organized group of laborers.
Works with the D.P. and the lighting director to light the scene. Handles the equipment.