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11/18/2008 11:27:11 PM · #1 |
Some have wondered, even hurt themselves thinking..."What is a Best Boy?"
Well, I can answer your question, but I would have to kill you.
So, instead of a straight forward answer, here is a video produced by a 'Best Boy', or what in the industry we refer too as the Assistant Chief Lighting Technician, and his most excellent video.
And you think that you have a lot of extension chords, what we call 'Stingers', check out this cable we normally don't use much.
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11/19/2008 09:19:38 AM · #2 |
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11/19/2008 09:54:50 AM · #3 |
| What's he plugging in? lol? |
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11/19/2008 10:46:07 AM · #4 |
There was WAYYYYYY to many people involved with that video.
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11/19/2008 11:07:25 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by Dirt_Diver:
There was WAYYYYYY to many people involved with that video. |
Admittedly so, definetly was not a ground floor production. The benefits of having access to equipment, man power, and time.
Originally posted by Jac:
What's he plugging in? lol? |
The toaster for Craft Service.
Message edited by author 2008-11-19 11:08:23.
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11/19/2008 11:26:08 AM · #6 |
So, if you wanted to get into the business... Do you apply to be somethng like Second Best Boy, or Third Best Boy, to get your foot in the door? ;-)
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11/19/2008 11:41:07 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by Man_Called_Horse:
Some have wondered, even hurt themselves thinking..."What is a Best Boy?" |
Even without knowing what they were, I always figured the job of Gaffer sounded a bit more ... mature? And maybe less strenuous that the Key Grip. :-)
FWIW my mom worked as a Looper ...
Message edited by author 2008-11-19 11:42:29. |
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11/19/2008 12:26:28 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by ambaker:
So, if you wanted to get into the business... Do you apply to be somethng like Second Best Boy, or Third Best Boy, to get your foot in the door? ;-) |
Work you way up moving sandbags, running to get coffee for the boss, and placing heavy things where the Best Boy says too, because the Gaffer requested it, because the DP wanted it.
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by Man_Called_Horse:
Some have wondered, even hurt themselves thinking..."What is a Best Boy?" |
Even without knowing what they were, I always figured the job of Gaffer sounded a bit more ... mature? And maybe less strenuous that the Key Grip. :-)
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Don't have any desire to be a Gaffer. A Rigging Gaffer is so much better than the 1st unit Gaffer. The Rigging Gaffer is of with a crew rigging a set somewhere.
The 1st unit Gaffer handles all the lighting, and is my boss, is the whipping boy for the DP. Not to mention they can't leave the DP's back pocket, so they are stuck on set all day long as long as the show goes.
A Best Boy handles the rigging notes for the Rigging Gaffer, man power, time cards, equipment management, truck and stage electrical and lighting management, scouts locations, conduit to production and the UPM, handles petty cash, and gnerally a high stress job is a better gig, but doesn't pay as good as the Gaffer, but gets to stay off set.
The Key Grip handsles hardware rigging for electrical, but also handles set walls, back drops, dollies, cranes, and basic safty officials of the set, are the equal to the Gaffer pay wise, but is not equal on set. The "Key" is slightly subordinate to the Gaffer.
Originally posted by GeneralE:
FWIW my mom worked as a Looper ... |
Yeah, I knew that. Kind of a cool job.
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11/19/2008 12:32:43 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
FWIW my mom worked as a Looper ... |
She was a caddie? |
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11/19/2008 12:40:01 PM · #10 |
Looping is post-production sound -- adding vocal parts after filming. "Foley" is adding other sound effects. As I understand it, most filming these days yields an essentially silent film except for close-up mics right on the actors -- everything else is added in later.
My brother has some experience as a UPM (and one Emmy!).
Message edited by author 2008-11-19 12:41:08. |
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11/23/2008 10:19:35 AM · #11 |
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