Duane Katz Duane Katz is an electrician and lighting and rigging technician for film and television . He was a rigging technician on , though he did not receive credit for his work . More recently , he was a lighting technician on , produced and directed by J . J . Abrams . Katz is a 1983 graduate of Santa Monica High School in Santa Monica , California . In addition to film and television , he has also worked on music videos and commercials . Early in his career , Katz was a lighting technician for cinematographer Hiro Narita on the 1993 Disney film " Hocus Pocus " , which featured Michael McGrady and Charles Rocket . His other early film credits include " Bound by Honor " ( featuring Carlos Carrasco , Raymond Cruz , Mike Genovese , Natalia Nogulich , Tom Towles , and an uncredited Roxann Dawson ) and " Sister Act " ( starring Whoopi Goldberg and featuring Jim Beaver , Ellen Albertini Dow , Max Grodénchik , and Jeremy Roberts ) . After " Sister Act " , Katz reunited with that film ' s director of photography , Adam Greenberg , for the films " Dave " ( starring Frank Langella and featuring Parley Baer , Stefan Gierasch , and Stephen Root ) , " North " ( starring Jason Alexander and featuring Rosalind Chao and Keone Young ) , and " Rush Hour " ( featuring Tzi Ma and Mark Rolston ) . Katz later worked with visual effects photographer Robert Elswit when the latter directed photography on the 2002 science fiction film " " Impostor " , which featuring Golden Brooks , Brian Brophy , Rosalind Chao , Maury Sterling , Tracey Walter , and Clarence Williams III . Katz and Elswit again collaborated on the 2008 film " Redbelt " . In addition , Katz was a rigging or lighting technician on such films as " Toys " ( which had set decoration by Linda DeScenna ) , " What ' s Love Got to Do with It " ( featuring Penny Johnson ) , " City Slickers II : The Legend of Curly ' s Ghost " ( featuring Noble Willingham ) , " The Crossing Guard " ( featuring John Savage ) , " Mr . Wrong " ( featuring John Cothran , Jr . , Brad William Henke , Camille Saviola , and Dean Stockwell ) , and " Last Man Standing " ( featuring Ken Jenkins , Patrick Kilpatrick , Jimmy Ortega , and Tiny Ron ) . He was also a lighting technician for the second unit of Paramount Pictures ' Academy Award - winning film " Titanic " , which starred David Warner . More recently , Katz worked on films such as " The Replacement Killers " ( starring Clifton Collins , Jr . and Patrick Kilpatrick ) , " The X - Files " ( directed by Rob Bowman and featuring Terry O ' Quinn , George Murdock , Michael Shamus Wiles , and Michael Krawic ) , " Godzilla " ( featuring Clyde Kusatsu and Glenn Morshower , with art direction by William Ladd Skinner and Robert Woodruff ) , " Bowfinger " ( starring Eddie Murphy and featuring John Cho ) , " Enough " ( starring Billy Campbell and featuring Bill Cobbs , Bruce French , Jeff Kober ) , and " Kicking & Screaming " ( featuring Musetta Vander , David Bowe , Tom Virtue , and Matt Winston ) . For television , Katz was a lighting technician and dimmer board operator for the first two seasons the HBO western series " Deadwood " , whose cast included such " Star Trek " alumni as Jim Beaver , Brad Dourif , Paula Malcomson , Leon Rippy , and Titus Welliver . He then became a lighting console programmer on NBC ' s drama series " Las Vegas " , which stars Nikki Cox .