Gaffer Production Jobs

We are looking for a skilled gaffer to join our team for a small documentary project. The ideal candidate should have experience in lighting both indoor and outdoor scenes. As a gaffer, you will be responsible for creating the desired lighting effects and setting up the equipment for each scene. This includes positioning lights, adjusting their intensity, and enhancing the overall look and mood of the footage.

Skills required:
- Experience in gaffing for documentaries
- Proficient in lighting setups for indoor and outdoor scenes
- Knowledge of different lighting techniques and equipment
- Ability to collaborate with the director and cinematographer to achieve the desired visual style

If you are a detail-oriented and creative professional with a passion for lighting, we would love to hear from you. This is a great opportunity to contribute to a meaningful documentary project.

Must be local to location (or willing to work as a local).

Seeking a Gaffer to assist with capturing interviews + b-roll for our client in Sacramento, CA on June 19th + 20th.

Seeking candidates with documentary and corporate experience, ideally in the commercial/event space.

Let us know what lighting/grip gear you can provide, if any. Our DP may be able to cover this, so not necessarily a deal breaker if you don't own anything!

We pay $350/10h and $30/h after that. This is a 2-day shoot. We do not expect the shoot to go into overtime.

Total for both days: $700

Looking for a gaffer or G&E/swing. A bonus if you have a grip truck/sprinter with a small corporate lighting package for interviews and broll. Such as a couple of Aputure 300s, and 1x1s.

Location: Houston, Texas
Date: June 26, 2024

We are shooting a short film, "I HAVE SOME THOUGHTS," written and directed by Taylor Engel.

Taylor’s visually stunning short, "THE PAVEMENT," was featured on HBO's Project Greenlight. He has worked with filmmakers such as Rian Johnson, Barry Jenkins, and Paul Thomas Anderson, creatively directing and editing their film marketing campaigns.

"I HAVE SOME THOUGHTS" is a character study that explores its protagonist's often humorous obsessive-compulsive thoughts with the gripping tension of a 70s paranoid thriller. The film promises to be both artful and darkly funny, akin to "Limitless" meets "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
It’s a super low-budget, independent film to be submitted to major film festivals.

Please apply if you have experience working as a gaffer before.

In search of a Gaffer with a minimum 1-ton package, local to or willing to work as a local to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This shoot will be for a feature documentary, including (1) interview day (which will require lighting units and grip gear). The interview day will have Grip support, but b-roll days may require our Gaffer to work solo as our footprint must remain light.

The documentary's subject matter is neurodiversity/neurosensitivity, and we will feature those from within the community. The individuals participating have kindly offered to share their stories, and we seek to celebrate them while telling honest and informative stories.

A little about our team: our team values individuals with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, and we foster a welcoming environment for all. Particularly for this documentary about neurodiversity/neurosensitivity, we encourage those from within the community to apply - we welcome those who can bring a more specific perspective to the team.

We will be conducting video-conference interviews to discuss the specific needs of this production in greater detail.

Rate is for 12 hours, plus a negotiable kit fee for gear

Looking for a Gaffer for a recruitment government project. DP is very hands on.

Dates: 2 days in August 2024 (rough, no dates yet)
Location: Washington, DC

$750-850 / day
Plus grip/lighting if you have a 2 ton or similar.

Please submit website + gear list if you have a 2 ton or similar, plus lights/gear.

Self report, work as local applicants only please.

We are producing a spec music video for an unreleased country song, and are seeking a Gaffer to work with our Director/DoP to light a single location with 2 major setups. It is a mostly tungsten package due to our budget, so you should be comfortable geling lights; we will be using some fun colors.

$450/10

Shoots Jun 17th Rain or Shine (All INT)

Looking for an experienced Gaffer for a documentary filming 6/20-6/22. Documentary will be mobile around town, as opposed to a set or studio.

Seeking a Gaffer with professional commercial experience local to the NYC area.

This will be a lifestyle still photoshoot with an editorial look for our client in the finance industry. Please share any relevant work samples/website with us when applying.

Rate is $600 for ten hrs on set.

Ideally seeking diverse POC candidates for this project.

indie budget rate (sorry) 300/12 . Need Gaffer with gear in Washington DC June 15th and June 16th. 12 hour day but hoping to be much shorter each day.

Spec commerical project.

Mostly outdoor shoot, with one location in a cafe, one location at a cyclorama wall (lighting on-site at location) and a location on the water. Additional outdoor shots.

Not a heavy lighting shoot but somebody who feels comfortable as 1 man gaffer with a PA to help move/carry gear.

Thank you for taking the time to read! Meals crafty and OT if needed included. Expectation is easy shoot.

We will be filming a commercial for a restaurant/bistro/casino for two days in Santa Rosa. We need a gaffer with their own kit to light the space and work with the DP and director to curate the look of the film shoot.

We will be filming a one day, docu-style commercial for the medicine Fintepla in Waterford, MI. We need a gaffer who can create natural, bright images for a pharma shoot. We also need the gaffer to provide their own equipment, which we would pay a kit rental fee for. The shoot will be on June 15th for a full day.

The range depends both on experience/rates and also cost of kit rentals.

Gaffer needed for a sit-down interview. One subject, two cameras.
One day of pre-light and one shoot day.
Rate is 700/12

Searching for a gaffer to work on a medium-large scale outdoor product shoot for a gardening company. Furthermore our studio is seeking to expand our freelance roster for semi-regular productions over the rest of the year and onwards. This particular project will have a ~12 person crew.

The pay range listed is a reflection of what we have paid to different gaffers over the last few years. Please let me know what rate you are comfortable with and we will meet it if we can!

Seeking a Gaffer for 1 day of corporate interviews and 1 day of b-roll during the week of August 19th in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Specific days are still TBD.

Please include your day rate, a link to your website/work, and a gear list.

Looking for energetic, hard working team members to help out with a very small crew, indie budget music video shoot. Looking for people willing to help out on all aspects of the production, able to lift and carry heavy equipment, and be willing and eager to chip in with whatever needs to be done to have the production run smoothly.

Please send resume or links with any relevant experience you may have, along with your asking day rate. Individuals who are budget friendly to indie gigs will be highly considered.

Looking for a Grip / PA a corporate shoot. Very small grip/lighting package. DP is very hands on with all lighting aspects and grip He just needs a little help in the grip department. This is for a corporate video, small 3-person crew.

Location: Houston, Texas
Date: June 26, 2024

Please submit asap.

This will be a two person crew; myself and a Grip. One location. Multiple sit down interviews inside and then some b-roll.

Duties will include helping me setup and tear down grip and lighting for interviews.

I appreciate working with people that are professional and attentive; people that will respect my equipment and treat it with care and that will jump in and help where needed.

Thank you for your interest!

This is a one-day shoot at a race track.
Skelton crew will be me you and a Director.

Your duties would be to assist me with the rigging and drop the gear off in ATL after the shoot.

Will cover gas.

Rate: $350
Gear Drop off in ATL: $50

We are a small crew coming to town to shoot a handful of Interviews and b-roll for a corporate video. We are looking for some assistance with set up, break down, and transportation of gear. June 14th. This is based on a 10hr day. We will provide lunch and cover any parking fees.
Payment within 15 of receipt of invoice.

Looking for a Grip for a recruitment government project.

Dates: 2 days in August 2024 (rough, no dates yet)
Location: Washington, DC

$700-850 / day depending on experience

Please submit website + gear list if you have a 2 ton or similar, plus lights/gear.

Looking for a couple local Grips to lend a hand with our ENG shoots in OC, MD.

Dates are still in flux.

Maryland residents preferred.

Looking for a local Electrician to lend a hand with our ENG shoots in OC, MD.

Dates are still in flux.

Maryland residents preferred.

Need a grip, experience in nature, low lighting and dark places is a plus. 2 day shot with one day in nature on the trails and the other day inside the caves

Looking for a grip to assist the DP with a testimonial shoot on June 18th in Roseville, NC. This will be a 6 hour shoot made up of b-roll and interviews for our client's product which is in the women health care space. There is no gear required.

$170 for 6 hours guaranteed. This is not expected to go over 6 hours, rate will be increased by $20/h if the shoot goes over.