best boy

French translation: assistant (électricien ou machiniste)

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:best boy
French translation:assistant (électricien ou machiniste)

For term searches and specialty glossaries, please try the new GBK glossaries
13:59 Mar 5, 2010
English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Additional field(s): Media / Multimedia
English term or phrase: best boy
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 sentence(s):
  • 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
Glossary-building KudoZ




This question was created by:


This question is closed

assistant (électricien ou machiniste)
Definition:
personne qui assiste (le machiniste si c'est "best boy grip", le chef électricien/éclairage si c'est "best boy electrician"), son second.
Selected response from:

ALIAS trad
Belgium
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of translations provided
4 +2assistant (électricien ou machiniste)
ALIAS trad
4 +1assistant chef électricien
Sylvie Chartrand (X)
4 +1second électricien de plateau
Beba Maranz


Discussion entries: 2





  

Translations offered


56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
assistant chef électricien


Definition from Sila:
"Sur un plateau de tournage, il s'agit de n'importe quel assistant, apprenti ou aide technique du chef électricien ou du premier machiniste, ..."
Gaffer signifie le chef électricien

Example sentence(s):
  • 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  
Sylvie Chartrand (X)
Switzerland
Local time: 12:30
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Votes in favor of/against selecting this as the best translation of the term asked
Yes  Beba Maranz
10 days
  -> Merci Marantz!
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
assistant (électricien ou machiniste)


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 sentence(s):
  • "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  

Explanation:
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
ALIAS trad
Belgium
Local time: 12:30
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 20

Votes in favor of/against selecting this as the best translation of the term asked
Yes  egallet
30 days

Yes  Jalrian (X)
30 days
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

10 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
second électricien de plateau


Definition from own experience or research:
un second électricien sur le plateau de tournage d'un film est l'assistant du chef électricien/du monteur-régleur. Il est aussi couramment appelé assistant électricité, et les autres membres de l'équipe, les électros.

Example sentence(s):
  • 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  
Beba Maranz
Switzerland
Local time: 12:30
Native speaker of: French

Votes in favor of/against selecting this as the best translation of the term asked
Yes  melodie1974
19 days
  -> Merci, Mélodie
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.


See also:
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search