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What is a best boy?What is a best boy? And key grip for that matter. Joe | Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 | Filed under Vocabulary
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23rd May 2008 at 3:04 am
What is a best boy? This question is difficult to answer preciously due to more category about behaviors instead, The cultures and religions background from each country could be invented the boy’s behavior so one is good in each country is not the same to other so a good boy in average is a boy who can respect to society surrounding and keep their manner to not became a destroyer, this is my own opinion I hope others can give their assumption
24th May 2008 at 11:25 am
hullo dear Sir,
you know,thoug i am going to write a word about “What is a best boy?”, i find it difficult to submit a comment about it, i feel that there is semething ambiguious and unclear in Your subject, semething i cannot understand.but, a (best boy) does not exist, since all human beings by nature are half good and half bad and cannot promote to the level of perfection.however, we can say a good boy or a good girl in relation to a number of parameters: behaviour, education,function,family,reputation… And as you mentioned above, “a best boy” exists only in movies because of his unreal existece and superficial actions.
thank you
24th May 2008 at 10:21 pm
No comment! untill while, so come on guys!
29th May 2008 at 7:46 pm
the best boy is the boy who lives in peace with others.
alaaauman
29th May 2008 at 7:48 pm
The best boy is the boy who respects others and lives in peace with them.
alaaayman
15th June 2008 at 10:58 pm
Sorry if I am not aware if this “what-is” is supposed to get funny anwers only but as a movie fan I think many people would like to know what a “best boy” is. So:
Best Boy
Source: www.imdb.com
AKA: Assistant Chief Lighting Technician, Best Boy Grip, Best Boy Electric
The chief assistant, usually of the gaffer or key grip. In charge of the people and equipment, scheduling the required quantities for each day’s work. The term originates from promoting the crew’s ‘best boy’ to supervising, allowing the gaffer and key grip to stay on set and carry out the cameraman’s lighting needs. The origin of the term is from “pre-union” filming days when the line between Grip and Electric departments was less rigid. When the head of either department needed another body temporarily, he’d go to the head of the other department and ask him to “lend me your BEST boy”. By default the 2nd in charge of either department came to be known as best-boy. This term may also have been borrowed from early sailing and whaling crews, as sailors were often employed to set up and work rigging in theatres. There are no “best girls” per se; female chief assistants are also called “Best Boys”.
Regards,
cmom
15th June 2008 at 10:59 pm
dears
really Idint understand … u said its at the
[end of the credits of the movies ]? this public word not understandable to me
whats the diffrent between [goodboy ..and..best boy ]
15th June 2008 at 11:09 pm
It’s easier to build strong children, than to fix broken men!
that is why we say train a tree when it’s little, so let us give anice inviroment to our young ones, believe me they will be smarter!
16th June 2008 at 1:37 am
In my opinion ‘a best boy’ means if the boy has good personality, good attitude, good lifeskill (whatever the age), good behavior, and good life. But, of course, we cannot see it right away but let’s talk to him and, I’m sure, we will find out.
16th June 2008 at 5:04 am
Thank you . For me best boy is intellegent ,brave ,clean and respect to others with good communication.
Best regards
16th June 2008 at 7:37 am
Sir,
I studied that “best ” is superlative degree. On account of we must put in front of the best Definite article. That’s why is it “the best” is correct. Can You correct me please?
16th June 2008 at 7:41 am
Which type of moderation need of my comment?
16th June 2008 at 9:06 am
Dear sir ,
i didn’t undrestant ….the credits at the ends of the moivies ?
16th June 2008 at 1:57 pm
cnom, yours is the correct answer. Best Boy is a title of aj ob withing the film ndustry A good boy, is a boy who is good, and that is culturally and morally subjective.
16th June 2008 at 1:58 pm
opps! typing too fast, sorry everyone.
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16th June 2008 at 5:02 pm
Cnom”s answer is the correct answer , any other explanations for what the best boy means were funny though , I’d say I’m the best girl on earth
17th June 2008 at 12:19 pm
“the best boys” is a boys which can hold responsible at their self and vinicity environment……………………..responsibility for all view, utterance and attitude which “will or have” in conducting by their self ……………
18th June 2008 at 1:10 pm
a best boy is he who shows a good level of emotional inteligence and respect the feeling of others and obserb social rules
19th June 2008 at 4:36 am
Dear Sir,
I think the best boy only appears in the right place and at the right time. His action will be assessed according to moral and religious and social criteria. If he rescues another people from death, but the person is a wanted criminal, he may not become a hero. One day, a naughty boy dares to struggle for justice, what do you think about him?…
22nd June 2008 at 1:19 pm
actually it’s a fliexible subject to discuss.everybod’s opinion might be different.because everyone have got different life style and different life philosophy.so this’s the my opinion…
the best boy is that who does not do bad things in his life and rescue people who are in the trouble.
it has been very short but it’s really spesific subject lots of thing can be written abaut that…
7th July 2008 at 5:31 am
I agree with hanena.we can judge of a boy in relation to a lot of parameters:behaviour,education,reputation and so on.One of the most improtant characters is responsibility.When a boy is responsible for anything to do by himself,i think the boy is the best boy
22nd July 2008 at 7:55 pm
The best boy is the one that in the future will be……..The best man
12th August 2008 at 9:34 am
the best boy for me is the one who is supposed to be ” a man of people” that’s to say ,he has to work and sacrifice for the sake of his family, neighborhood., friends, country, then the society as a whole; all this can be achieved by creating, respecting and working hard away from corruption, betrayal…..
17th September 2008 at 2:25 pm
Lol, everyone doesn’t read the subject before posting about what a best boy is. READ PPLZ kthx lol
6th December 2008 at 4:37 am
Best boy is the one who is identified as ready to drive the show.
18th January 2009 at 8:23 pm
err i dunno really
but evry1 u no that he/she iz on bwt wat does the best boy 2 do with film is not wst is a best boy as in the best boy/man/w.e so y say it, it jst makes ya look retarded so dont do it az none of it helpz her/him
mwah luv ya allz x
13th October 2009 at 5:37 pm
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13th October 2009 at 5:38 pm
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