gaffers
Film lighting chiefs
Gaffers is the plural of gaffer.
A gaffer is the chief electrician on a film or television set, responsible for lighting execution.
In British English, gaffer is informal for an old man or a boss: The gaffer wants this finished by noon.
Gaffer tape, the strong cloth tape used on sets, takes its name from the film industry role.
Person capturing screen visuals
- gripSecure manual hold
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- gelWobbly semi-solid substance
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
dolly · set · crew · spotlight · floodlight · dimmer · tungsten · bounce
Breath-propelled projectile tube
- glory-holeFurnace opening for glasswork
- annealingHeat-softening of metals
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
- moltenLiquefied by extreme heat
gather · shaping · bench · jacks · pincers · kiln · glassworks · craftsman
Worker who directs others
- supervisorOne who directs workers
- old-manInformal term for father
- chiefTop-ranking leader
- guv'norInformal British boss
manager · overseer · employer · head · charge-hand · superintendent
cinematographer
Person capturing screen visuals
diffusion · dolly · set · crew · spotlight · floodlight · dimmer · tungsten · bounce · flags
blowpipe
Breath-propelled projectile tube
- glory-holeFurnace opening for glasswork
- annealingHeat-softening of metals
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
molten · gather · shaping · bench · jacks · pincers · kiln · glassworks · craftsman · artisan
foreman
Worker who directs others
- supervisorOne who directs workers
- old-manInformal term for father
- chiefTop-ranking leader
guv'nor · manager · overseer · employer · head · charge-hand · superintendent
old-timer
Long-tenured person
- show businessactors, actresses, directors, producers, entertainers
- productiondirectors, pre-production, producers, production, cameras
- theater crewstagehand, stagehands, stage hand, stage manager, stage managers
gaffersbest boys
Film crew seconds-in-command
electricians · lighting technicians · cinematographers · cameramen · sparks
gaffersyoungsters
People not yet adult
young'uns · whippersnappers · youths · lads · kids
- gaffer tapeMatte cloth adhesive strip