CINEMATOGRAPHER & GAFFER RELATIONSHIP

I think the relationship with your gaffer should be one of mutual understanding across the board. If you show up with a game plan, your gaffer should be all thumbs up and making it happen.I personally like telling my gaffer what I’m looking for and give them a game plan, then be open to augmentation and their suggestions as you go. It allows me to back off and focus with the director on the shot, rather then focusing so much on lighting.It all depends on the shoot. If you are doing a ton of electrical distribution, huge lighting setups then you will absolutely need someone in charge for it so you can focus on telling the story rather than getting distracted by the mechanics of lighting a scene.And Faheem Anwar aka Faheem bhai is one of senior gaffer in Pakistani film/ad commercial industry.