Gaffer & Lighting Services Ireland
Professional gaffers and lighting crews with expertise in LED, HMI, and tungsten systems. From intimate interviews to large-scale nighttime shoots across Ireland.
The gaffer is the chief lighting technician, responsible for designing and executing the lighting plan established by the director of photography. In Ireland, where productions shoot in diverse environments from Dublin studios to locations across Cork and beyond, experienced gaffers must navigate varying power infrastructure, weather conditions, and local equipment availability from Irish rental houses.
Our NeedAFixer network connects you with experienced gaffers and grips across Ireland who work seamlessly with your cinematography team. Our professionals are skilled in studio and location lighting, rigging for challenging environments, and managing the electrical and mechanical systems that modern productions demand—with strong connections to Irish equipment suppliers and rental facilities.
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Capabilities
Lighting Department Solutions
From intimate interview setups to large-scale feature productions, we provide experienced gaffers and complete electric crews tailored to your project's needs.
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Feature & TV
- Cinematic lighting design
- Large-scale set lighting
- Night exterior setups
- Practical integration
- Period and stylized looks
Narrative Excellence
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Commercial
- Product lighting
- Tabletop photography
- Beauty and fashion
- Food cinematography
- High-key brand looks
Brand Impact
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Live Events
- Concert and performance
- Corporate presentations
- Award ceremonies
- Fashion shows
- Live broadcast lighting
Event Production
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Corporate
- Interview setups
- Office and facility
- Training videos
- Webinar production
- Executive portraits
Professional Content
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Why Us
Why Choose Our Gaffer & Lighting Services Ireland
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Experienced Gaffers
Our gaffers bring years of experience across Irish and international features, commercials, and broadcast with proven creative and technical abilities.
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Complete Departments
Full electric crews from gaffer to best boy to electricians—scaled to your production's size and complexity, available across Ireland.
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Equipment Integration
Seamless coordination between crew and equipment sourced from Irish rental houses, whether from local suppliers or production-owned packages.
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Creative Partnership
Gaffers who work collaboratively with DPs and directors to realize creative visions through light, with deep knowledge of Ireland's shooting conditions.
On Location
Gaffers and key grips on ARRI SkyPanel, M-Series HMI, Aputure 600d Pro, Astera Titan Tube, plus Movi-and-Technocrane rigs for Vikings, Game of Thrones, Foundation, and Banshees
Here is how this works in practice. Our Irish gaffer-and-key-grip roster covers the senior lighting-and-grip department heads who anchored Vikings six seasons at Ashford Studios Wicklow (the Lough Tay night-and-fire-lit Norse-village scenes plus the Atlantic-sea longboat rigging), Game of Thrones across Titanic Studios Belfast and Paint Hall (the Battle of the Bastards mud-and-fog night-rigs, Battle of Winterfell pyro-and-wildfire-lit sequences, Dragonstone underwater dungeons), Foundation across Troy Studios Limerick on Apple TV+ (the 320,000 sq ft stage Trantor-sites LED-volume-and-classic-lighting hybrid). Penny Dreadful and The Tudors at Ardmore Studios Bray. The Star Wars Skellig Michael unit (the helicopter-resupply lighting precedent on the UNESCO-island shoot).
Here is the short of it. Plus the recent Banshees of Inisherin (DP Ben Davis BSC) Achill Island and Inishmore unit (the cold-October Atlantic exterior natural-and-augmented-light workflow), Belfast 2021 (DP Haris Zambarloukos GSC, the black-and-white-and-color terraced-street nighttime rigs), Normal People HBO (DP Suzie Lavelle ISC), The Wonder, and the An Cailín Ciúin Gaeltacht units.
Here is the breakdown. Lighting fleet covers ARRI SkyPanel S30, S60, S120, S360 (the prestige-series and feature LED-soft-light standard), ARRI M-Series HMI M18 and M40 (the 1.8K and 4K HMI daylight-fill standard). ARRI Orbiter. Aputure 600d Pro and 1200d Pro Bowens-mount LED. Astera Titan Tube and Hyperion portable RGB tubes, Litepanels Gemini, Creamsource Vortex8 and Vortex24, plus Cineo Maverick and Quantum2 LED. Grip-and-rigging fleet — Technocrane 30 and 50 telescoping cranes, Movi M11 and Ronin 4D gimbals. Dolly Chapman Hybrid and Peewee 4. Plus Manitou and Genie scissor-and-boom-lift, Snorkel articulating, and Mole-Richardson speedhead and lighting-grip stands.
Here is what that looks like on the ground. Rental coverage via Cine Electric Dublin (the senior Irish camera-and-lighting house), TeamWork Productions Belfast, Cameron Gear Galway, plus Movietech Belfast (cross-border GBP). Section 481 32% tax credit qualifies lighting-and-grip spend through Irish-resident hires plus the 40% regional uplift on named-area shoots. SIPTU union compliance, EUR Eurozone with GBP NI dual-currency.
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FAQ
Our Lighting Network
What does a gaffer do on set?
The gaffer is the head of the electrical/lighting department, responsible for executing the DP's lighting vision. They design lighting setups, manage the electric crew, coordinate equipment, and ensure safe power distribution throughout the production.
What crew positions are in a lighting department?
A full lighting department includes: Gaffer (department head), Best Boy Electric (gaffer's assistant, manages crew and equipment), Electricians/Sparks (set up and operate lights), and on larger productions, Rigging Gaffers and Generator Operators.
Do your lighting crews bring their own equipment?
Crew and equipment are typically separate. We can coordinate equipment packages from Irish rental houses to complement your crew booking. Some gaffers have personal equipment for smaller productions.
How many electricians do I need for my production?
Crew size depends on production scale: small shoots may need just a gaffer, medium productions typically need gaffer plus best boy and 1-2 electricians, while larger productions require full departments with rigging crews.
Can your lighting crews work with international DPs?
Yes. Our gaffers are experienced working with international cinematographers and understand international terminology, techniques, and workflow expectations.
Do you provide generators and power distribution?
We coordinate generator hire and distribution equipment through our Irish rental partners. Generator operators can be included in crew packages for productions requiring significant power infrastructure.
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