Career Focus Fridays - Episode 10: Tom Dean - TV & Film Rigger, Gaffer
Channel: NBS-AERho: National Electronic Media Association
Date: 16/07/2020

Tom Dean has been behind the scenes in the TV/film industry for 30 years, playing an important role in the production process that most college media  students haven’t given a second thought.  He started his career as a set electrician on Muppets in Space, Black Knight, and 28 Days to name a few.  He worked as a set electrician on TV shows Dawson’s Creek and One Tree Hill. Over the years he has worked his way up from a Set Electrician, to a Rigging Electrician to Rigging Gangboss to Rigging Foreman to Rigging Best Boy to a Rigging Gaffer.  Most Notably he was Rigging Best Boy on the first 3 seasons of Homeland, Rigging Foreman on Dr. Sleep, Black Panther, and Godzilla.  He has served as Rigging Gaffer for Zombieland: Double Tap, Mile 22, Chaos Walking, Richard Jewel, Coming to America 2, Jungle Cruise and Respect. He is currently working on Red Notice with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (which is on hiatus due to Covid 19).