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==Etymology== |
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The term has been used for the chief electrician in films since the 1930s. The ] has a citation from 1936;<ref name=OED>] accessed 15 May 2009</ref> a 1929 book on motion picture production also uses the term.<ref>Mary Eunice McCarthy, The Hands of Hollywood, 1929: 61.</ref> |
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The term has been used for the chief electrician in films since the 1930s. The ] has a citation from 1936;<ref name=OED>] accessed 15 May 2009</ref> a 1929 book on motion picture production also uses the term.<ref>Mary Eunice McCarthy, The Hands of Hollywood, 1929: 61.</ref> |
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Gaffer. 1580s, "elderly rustic," apparently a contraction of godfather (cf. gammer); originally "old man," it was applied from 1841 to foremen and supervisors, which sense carried over 20c. to "electrician in charge of lighting on a film set." |
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Gaffer. 1580s, "elderly rustic," apparently a contraction of godfather (cf. gammer); originally "old man," it was applied from 1841 to foremen and supervisors, which sense carried over 20c. to "electrician in charge of lighting on a film set." |
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The gaffer is responsible for managing lighting, including associated resources such as labour, lighting instruments and electrical equipment under the direction of the director of photography. |
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The gaffer is responsible for managing lighting, including associated resources such as labour, lighting instruments and electrical equipment under the direction of the director of photography |
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The gaffer is responsible for managing lighting, including associated resources such as labour, lighting instruments and electrical equipment under the direction of the director of photography.
