gaffer

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Working with gaffer Jim Plannette, Schiffman referenced classic films while adding his own interpretation, capturing the sequence on 35mm color film stock and converting it to black and white.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

It’s telling that while Mr. Deakins takes pains to praise his longtime gaffer, key grip, dolly grip, best boy and more, he never bothers to define those roles for the lay reader.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

This means he ensures the director feels comfortable with the gaffer, the dolly grip, the key grip, so that there’s no one on set that feels like a stranger.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025

Mr Hill said he messaged the streamer with the job offer on Instagram, writing: "Alright Daisy Hill gaffer, this is the other Daisy Hill gaffer."

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2025

‘I must go home. They’ve dug up Bagshot Row, and there's the poor old gaffer going down the Hill with his bits of things on a barrow. I must go home!’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien