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[Harry]

I was reading an online article about “gaffer’ and I stumbled upon the term “best boy”. I am a bit confused because I did not find any further details, this term was just mentioned in the article.
So what exactly does the best boy do on the movie set? What is their purpose?

Discussion

[Kim]

What “does” the best boy do – should be the subject title.

[István]

First, you need to understand what a best boy is. He is the senior electrician. What does the senior electrician do? He takes care of the technical electrical side of the set, such as lights.