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as in patriarch
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Now everyone, including lighting gaffers, carpenters, production assistants, wardrobe, hair and makeup artists, zombie extras, gun wranglers, and all who bring movies and TV to life or not can go to work again.
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Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 12 Nov. 2023
And that brings us to the next wrinkle: the business traditionally takes most, if not all, of December off to give every actor, gaffer, and agent a breather from what can be very long days and weeks the rest of the year.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2023
The series’ gaffer had the idea to blast the interviews with bright white light like an Avedon portrait.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023
The videos include professionals in specialties such as gaffer, grip, locations, hair and makeup, accounting, camera, production assistant and props.
—Tommy Cummings, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
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Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 12 Nov. 2023
And that brings us to the next wrinkle: the business traditionally takes most, if not all, of December off to give every actor, gaffer, and agent a breather from what can be very long days and weeks the rest of the year.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2023
The series’ gaffer had the idea to blast the interviews with bright white light like an Avedon portrait.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023
The videos include professionals in specialties such as gaffer, grip, locations, hair and makeup, accounting, camera, production assistant and props.
—Tommy Cummings, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
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“Gaffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaffer. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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