tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311037477621350510.post7107147339254394459..comments2023-10-05T10:02:15.684-05:00Comments on I Tell Stories. It's What I Do: On Film Making: The Best BoyTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15126750605069711353noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311037477621350510.post-325980790732257892007-12-19T19:21:00.000-05:002007-12-19T19:21:00.000-05:00Those are some specifics that I'll be getting into...Those are some specifics that I'll be getting into in a later post.<BR/><BR/>The Best Boy <I>Electric</I> is the right hand to the Gaffer but there are other kinds of Best Boy's, most notably the Best Boy Grip. <BR/><BR/>In my experience Keys get to choose their own Best Boys but I'm not one hundred percent sure that it's actually written into the B.A.. I have twice been a key on a non-union show and not gotten to pick my number two but I wasn't working grip or electric on either of those sets. I know that, were I a key grip or a gaffer, I would never work a show without the best boy of my choice simply because there are too many safety concerns.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15126750605069711353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311037477621350510.post-46723522860427503152007-12-19T10:21:00.000-05:002007-12-19T10:21:00.000-05:00Dude.You forgot to answer the question."The Best B...Dude.<BR/><BR/>You forgot to answer the question.<BR/><BR/>"The Best Boy is second in command TO... the Key Gaffer."<BR/><BR/>Right?<BR/><BR/>Apocryphally derrived from the expression, "Yes, I'll sign for your movie, but only if I can bring my Best Boy along too."<BR/><BR/>Are not Keys and Bests often contractually a set?Dwight's Writing Manifestohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583719276706757556noreply@blogger.com