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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

best boy

French translation:

assistant (électricien ou machiniste)

Mar 5, 2010 13:59
14 yrs ago
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English term

best boy

GBK English to French Art/Literary Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Definition from MediaCollege.com:
Best Boy means chief assistant. The best boy can be the second in charge of any team, but the term usually applies to the lighting/electrical and grip departments on a film set.
Example sentences:
The Gaffer could also be named "chief lighting technician" and a Best Boy is his next in command. (Gothamist LLC)
The job is not a glamorous one, and usually the only recognition you get for your hard efforts is when the audience sees the term 'Best Boy' in the credits and laughs. (Helium, Inc.)
On films with very small crews, the electric (lighting) department often consists of only a gaffer, a best boy, and a few electricians. The grip department may include only a key grip, a best boy, and a few grips. (Wapedia)
Proposed translations (French)
4 +2 assistant (électricien ou machiniste)
4 +1 assistant chef électricien
4 +1 second électricien de plateau
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Discussion

emiledgar Mar 15, 2010:
I think the definition must include the information that this is a position on a film set or possibly a theatre stage. So "assistant" is not enough. The electrician wiring a building will not have a best boy.
Gurikusama Mar 5, 2010:
generic term Since you define it as the second in charge for virtually any team, I would suggest 'assistant-*****' or some similarly generic term.

Proposed translations

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assistant (électricien ou machiniste)

BEST BOY : This term is used in reference to any technical apprentices, assistants, or aides related to the gaffer or the key grip. (See "gaffer" and "key grip".)
http://www.allmovie.com/glossary/term/best boy
Definition from own experience or research:
personne qui assiste (le machiniste si c'est "best boy grip", le chef électricien/éclairage si c'est "best boy electrician"), son second.
Example sentences:
"Carl Reiner débute comme assistant machiniste à l'âge de seize ans." (Tout le ciné (site internet))
La fiche technique: Interprétation : Hassan BADIDA / L’enfant Reda Rouibâa Producteur :Lahoucin FAOUZI Ahmed BAIDOU Production : FAOUZI VISION Directeur de production : (...) Chef machiniste : Noureddine MECIFI Électricien : Youssef BAIDOU Assistant électricien : Adil ELOMARI Montage : Brahim AMZIL (La mémoire)
Peer comment(s):
agree egallet
30 days
agree Jalrian (X)
30 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
56 mins

assistant chef électricien

Definition from Sila:
&quot;Sur un plateau de tournage, il s&#039;agit de n&#039;importe quel assistant, apprenti ou aide technique du chef électricien ou du premier machiniste, ...&quot;<br />Gaffer signifie le chef électricien
Example sentences:
Sous l’autorité du Chef électricien ou d’une personne désignée par le directeur logistique, l’assistant électricien effectue des tâches de montage et démontage, de maintenance et de réparation sur les équipements et infrastructures électriques de tournée. La personne doit être disponible pour travailler selon des horaires variables (Cavalia)
Peer comment(s):
agree Beba Maranz
10 days
Merci Marantz!
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+1
10 days

second électricien de plateau

Definition from own experience or research:
un second électricien sur le plateau de tournage d&#039;un film est l&#039;assistant du chef électricien/du monteur-régleur. Il est aussi couramment appelé assistant électricité, et les autres membres de l&#039;équipe, les électros.
Example sentences:
5227 Personnel de soutien du cinéma, de la radiotélédiffusion et des arts de la scène * second électricien/seconde électricienne * second électricien/seconde électricienne de plateau (Ressources humaines et développement de)
Peer comment(s):
agree melodie1974
19 days
Merci, Mélodie
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