gaffer
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈɡæfər/
- Jargon
:
jefe de iluminación
- On set, the gaffer was responsible for all lighting decisions and ensured each shot was visually stunning.
- gaffer tape
- gaffers and grips
And then he goes this way and works with the gaffer and the key.
- And then he goes this way and works with the gaffer and the key.
- E camera crew consists of two cinematographers, a sound person and a gaffer for lighting.
- So basically we had a director of photography, a producer, A gaffer, and a first AC and then also a sound person.
- We had what's called like a pre rigged day where it was, it was the core team, myself, my grip and gaffer.
- So we come in afterwards and I I think there's going to be some by what just happened and the gaffers, gaffer or Jase, he's like see ya Monday.
- We had like a guy who did like a gaffer did like industrials, You know, this is out in deep Long Island.
Examples
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E camera crew consists of two cinematographers, a sound person and a gaffer for lighting.
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The Gaffer can be seen in the background fumbling with a light.
Fiction book (1995) -
And then he goes this way and works with the gaffer and the key.
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I never worked with a woman gaffer before.
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You talk to the stunt gaffer about me today?
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The Gaffer and Boom man turn and look at the AC for a long moment.
Fiction book (1995) -
And she's the best God damn gaffer I ever worked with.
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The Gaffer and AC stand in silence for a long, awkward moment.
Fiction book (1995) -
Kline's gaffer had recommended this place.
Fiction book (2002) -
The Gaffer tugs a thin, tattered script, folded lengthwise, out of his back pocket.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
A person who sets and controls lights for theatre, film, or concerts
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Gaffer comes from an old word for godfather or grandfather, and it used to mean an 'old man' or a respected 'boss'. In film crews the name was given to the lighting boss, so a gaffer is the chief electrician who runs the lights.