tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311037477621350510.post4799082344238466802..comments2023-10-05T10:02:15.684-05:00Comments on I Tell Stories. It's What I Do: On Film Making: The GafferTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15126750605069711353noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311037477621350510.post-6113305966280665742007-10-24T09:25:00.000-05:002007-10-24T09:25:00.000-05:00Well said.My explanation was always this:The Grip ...Well said.<BR/><BR/>My explanation was always this:<BR/><BR/>The Grip moves the Mole-Richardson's off the truck and into their approximate location.<BR/><BR/>The Gaffer plugs them in and aims them when the DP isn't looking.<BR/><BR/>95% of the time, the lights never get adjusted by the DP.<BR/><BR/>Gaffers were some of the best people I met on set, perhaps only second to the cameramen in terms of crew respect.<BR/><BR/>Gaffers were the guys you could count on to show up on location, look around, and then shimmy up an 80 ft. electrical pole to steal/drop/jerryrig the power needed for a shoot. Watching them do that always made me sick to my stomach with worry.<BR/><BR/>That's why I never aspired to be more than a grip.Dwight's Writing Manifestohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583719276706757556noreply@blogger.com