A camera operator, or depending on the context cameraman or camerawoman, is a professional operator of a film camera or video camera as part of a film crew. In filmmaking, the cinematographer or director of photography (DP or DoP) is sometimes called lighting cameraman or first cameraman.

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noun. Also called moviemaker. a producer or director of motion pictures, especially one working in all phases of production: the leading young filmmakers of France. a person who makes film, especially for use in photography.

1. Roger Deakins. There is no denying that Roger Deakins is one of the best cinematographers of all time. He’s at the top of his game, and has been for the last 25 years./span>

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What is its origin? In 16th century England, a gaffer was the head of an organised group of labourers. Also used colloquially to refer to an old man, which several managers were, the word entered the sports lexicon. It’s thought to derive from ‘godfather’ or ‘governor’./span>

UK informal. to start or continue doing something, especially more quickly or with more energy after a pause: The meeting needs to finish by 5, so we’d better crack on.

noun In Maritime regions “the Little Gaffer” is the baby in the house. (the boss!) noun film A chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or television production.

What does a gaffer do? Gaffers work closely with the director of photography (DoP) to bring to life the overall look of a film by creating and controlling light. They work with the DoP to understand the desired light effects and figure out how to achieve them.

A person who blows glass is called a glassblower, glassmith, or gaffer. A lampworker (often also called a glassblower or glassworker) manipulates glass with the use of a torch on a smaller scale, such as in producing precision laboratory glassware out of borosilicate glass.

A glass blower can easily suffer first-degree burns, which cause skin reddening and a burning sensation, from lingering too long near the furnace. Second-degree burns produce skin blisters, while extremely serious third-degree burns result in skin charring and shock.

The average salary for a glass blower in the United States is around $34,030 per year.

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You can melt glass with a propane torch only if you can achieve high enough temperature i.e. by creating non-luminous flame. To get a non-luminous flame you have to have some kind of air vent on your torch to let the air mix with the propane which would result in complete combustion.