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James Plannette

What's the best bit of advice you can give to aspiring gaffers?

James answers the question: Best of advice you have received?

When picking crew, what do you need to look for?

Are there any cinematographers from the past that you'd liked to have worked with?

What is your go-to light?

If you had to choose a favourite light from the past or present, do any come to mind?

Do you think lighting, equipment and crews

Was there a defining job that helped to shape your career?

Have their ever been any horror stories.

Is light different in other places around the world?

Have you got a favourite location in the world?

What do you think you'd be doing if you weren't in the film industry?

How do you find working in the USA

What do you enjoy about what you do?

Do you have a preference for film or digital?

Was there anyone in the industry that you looked up to at the time?

Was there anyone in particular that showed you the ropes?

How did you get into the industry?

How did you get into the industry?

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Martin Smith

Learning the craft

Biggest lighting challange

Films you're proud to have worked on

Inspiration from others

Being a Gaffer and family life

Jobs you have/havent enjoyed

Rob Hardy and LED

What would you be doing if you wasn't on films

Film or digital

Criteria for doing a job

Inspiration from others

Getting the Mission Impossible job

Favourite Lamps?

Tom Cruise input on lighting

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Perry Evans

Phone calls to other gaffers

Ever taken on a job too big

People you learnt from and job criteria

Importance of a good floor crew

Good old days and favourite lamps

Chuck phoning Perry and Zeron Dark Thirty

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Eddie Night

Directors and cinematographers

Lighting styles and mistakes

Importance of a good crew

Getting into the industry

Film v's digital

Before the film industry

Breaking into gaffering

Best bit about the job

Best and worse jobs

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Chuck Finch

Who showed you the ropes?

What do you enjoy about your job?

Too big a job? Any sleepless nights?

Jobs you've enjoyed? Lucky breaks?

How did you first get into the industry?

Film V's Digital

Favourite genre and profound moments?

DP's from the past and favourite DP's?

Directors and locations you've liked

Criteria for a job and Importance of a good crew

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Pat Groswendt

Advice for youngsters

Developement of the Gemini panel

Transisioning from Gaffer to manufacturer

Could LED replace HMI

Qualification in the USA

Favourite lamps

Who have you enjoyed working with

Who showed you the ropes

How did you get into the industry

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Ronnie "The Commander" Green

Ronnie "The Commander" Green