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I thought somebody might mention it, but since nobody did: a best boy grip is the chief assistant to the person in charge of building rigs and frameworks for th
by Applejinx 6y ago
I thought somebody might mention it, but since nobody did: a best boy grip is the chief assistant to the person in charge of building rigs and frameworks for things like cameras and lights.
Best boy basically means 'chief assistant', second in command kind of thing.
Grips build the structures which cameras and lights are hung on. They don't touch the electrics, gaffers and electricians do that: grips make the towers, stands, tracks: the physical stuff on which you put things.
- lostdog 6y agoAll these specialized jobs--best not, gaffer, makeup--really highlight what's different between software and movie production. On a movie set, nearly everyone is doing exactly the same thing they did on the last movie set. In many software jobs you're never repeating your last project.
- qznc 6y agoThese are just roles and we have those in software as well. For example, Scrum defines "product owner" and "scrum master". In Hollywood they call the "project manager" a "producer" but the job is very similar.