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Arabic translation: مساعد مدير الإضاءة


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English term or phrase:best boy
Arabic translation:مساعد مدير الإضاءة
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14:01 Mar 5, 2010
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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
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 Enrique
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مساعد مدير الإضاءة
Definition:
من يساعد مدير الإضاءة أثناء عملية التصوير السينمائي
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Summary of translations provided
4 +3مساعد مدير الإضاءة
Rana Charif
3الصبى المثالى
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الصبى المثالى


Definition from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_boy:
الصبى المثالى أو أفضل صبى

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الصبى المثالى
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Local time: 14:25
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36
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8 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
مساعد مدير الإضاءة


Definition from own experience or research:
من يساعد مدير الإضاءة أثناء عملية التصوير السينمائي

Example sentence(s):
  • مدير الإضاءة المساعد يشارك في عملية التصوير السينمائي - Cinema  
Rana Charif
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 16:25
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8

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Yes  Nadia Ayoub
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Yes  Douniac
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Yes  sahar
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