If you've ever wondered what a "Best-Boy" does on a movie set (no, it's not what you think), FreshDV explains all of jobs listed in the movie credits.
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I wish they'd included a little etymology. I'd like to know where the terms grip, gaffer and foley come from. Were they terms borrowed from other industries, or do they have a more direct meaning? If borrowed, where did that industry get them? Did a grip actually use to grip something?
FWIW: Foley seems to come from Jack Foley, one of the first sound effects editors. But still, how did the term come into use? Why aren't they just called sound effect editors?
PS. Someone once told me a key grip was the person on the set who had all the keys.
Posted by: gir | October 01, 2007 at 08:19 AM
Co-Star = The Producer's Mistress.
Posted by: bmovies | October 01, 2007 at 11:33 AM
Hey gir, check out wikipedia. They have the etymology of the other terms you mentioned. Glad you asked the question - that was interesting!
By the way, you can also get information on key grip & best boy in a different format by going to yahoo and searching for "Biff's question song by Tom Wilson" (yep, the guy from Back to the Future.) Funny!
Posted by: Im Not A Turnip | October 01, 2007 at 11:53 PM
Hey gir, check out wikipedia. They have the etymology of the other terms you mentioned. Glad you asked the question - that was interesting!
By the way, you can also get information on key grip & best boy in a different format by going to yahoo and searching for "Biff's question song by Tom Wilson" (yep, the guy from Back to the Future.) Funny!
Posted by: Im Not A Turnip | October 01, 2007 at 11:53 PM
Hey gir, check out wikipedia. They have the etymology of the other terms you mentioned. Glad you asked the question - that was interesting!
By the way, you can also get information on key grip & best boy in a different format by going to yahoo and searching for "Biff's question song by Tom Wilson" (yep, the guy from Back to the Future.) Funny!
Posted by: Im Not A Turnip | October 01, 2007 at 11:53 PM
Hey gir, check out wikipedia. They have the etymology of the other terms you mentioned. Glad you asked the question - that was interesting!
By the way, you can also get information on key grip & best boy in a different format by going to yahoo and searching for "Biff's question song by Tom Wilson" (yep, the guy from Back to the Future.) Funny!
Posted by: Im Not A Turnip | October 01, 2007 at 11:53 PM
Hey gir, check out wikipedia. They have the etymology of the other terms you mentioned. Glad you asked the question - that was interesting!
By the way, you can also get information on key grip & best boy in a different format by going to yahoo and searching for "Biff's question song by Tom Wilson" (yep, the guy from Back to the Future.) Funny!
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