Long days, heavy loads: what the best boy does on a film set
- Written by Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Lecturer, University of New England
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Recalling his early days in television as a “best boy” on The Sullivans (1976-1983), Adelaide-based Richard Rees-Jones remembers a time when lighting departments were teams of just two. At Crawford Productions, two gaffer/best boy teams would work either in the studio,...
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