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Second-in-command of a film crew is always called best boy

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It doesn't matter if you are a fifty-year-old veteran with a massive beard; if you are the lead assistant to the electrical or grip department, your official title is Best Boy. The wildly condescending name is a permanent holdover from early days when departments would simply ask to borrow someone's 'best boy' for help.

Second-in-command of a film crew is always called best boy
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