best boy

best boy

English

WOTD – 4 September 2010

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛstˌbɔɪ/

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Noun

best boy (plural best boys) (feminine best girl)

1. (film jargon) The first assistant to either the key grip (in charge of camera placement and movement) or the gaffer (in charge of lighting and electrics).

Translations

film jargon: first assistant to either the key grip or the gaffer

Finnish: valaistusteknikko, näyttämöteknikko

Russian: пе́рвый помо́щник главного электрика (pérvyj pomóščnik glavnovo elektrika), помо́щник осветителя (pomóščnik osvetitelja)

See also

• best man