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The person on film sets, TV, etc., who is the assistant to the electrician.
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The Gaffer's first assistant on large film crews. Origin: may have come from the Merchant Marine, as did many other film terms.
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 – Also called the Assistant Chief Lighting usually of the gaffer or key grip. In charge of the people and equipment, scheduling the required quantities for each day’s work. The term originates from p [..]
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the term for any technical assistant, apprentice or aide (regardless of sex) for the gaffer or the (key) grip on a set, responsible for the routing and coiling of power cables necessary to run the lig [..]
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The assistant chief lighting technician or the assistant to the key grip. (Grip/Lighting)
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Broadcasting term for second-in-command of a lighting team.
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Broadcasting term for second-in-command of a lighting team.
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The assistant chief lighting technician or the assistant to the key grip.
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Chief assistant to either the gaffer or key grip. Responsible for the daily running of the lighting or grip department.
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The first assistant to the gaffer (head electrician) of a film crew. (The term is apparently borrowed from sailing terminology.)
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Assistant to the CHIEF LIGHTING TECHNICIAN, Assistant to the GAFFER or Assistant to the KEY GRIP. BOOM PERSON
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In films, the assistant to the electrician
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There are actually two separate best boy positions -- the best boy/grip and the best boy/electric -- who are second in command to the key grip and to the gaffer. The best boy/grip is in charge of the [..]
Source: clevelandfilm.com

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The best boy is the lead electrician on set and is in charge of all the other electricians, similar to how the key grip is in charge of all the grips. The best boy usually operates, adjusts and balanc [..]
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The assistant to the Chief Electrician, or Head Gaffer.
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AKA: Assistant Chief Lighting Technician, Best Boy Grip, Best Boy Electric The chief assistant, usually of the gaffer, but more often lately used as a general term for the second in command of a group [..]
Source: ldsfilm.com

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The first assistant to either the key grip (in charge of camera placement and movement) or the gaffer (in charge of lighting and electrics).
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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