Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utcsrgv.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcsrgv!tugs From: tugs@utcsrgv.UUCP (Stephen Hull) Newsgroups: net.movies Subject: Key Grip Message-ID: <1632@utcsrgv.UUCP> Date: Tue, 28-Jun-83 14:36:57 EDT Article-I.D.: utcsrgv.1632 Posted: Tue Jun 28 14:36:57 1983 Date-Received: Tue, 28-Jun-83 15:33:42 EDT Organization: CSRG, University of Toronto Lines: 12 A grip is a stagehand, i.e. the guy (male or female) who moves things about on the stage or soundstage. The key grip is the head stagehand. In the credits in English movies, you'll see a credit for "lead hand" as opposed to "key grip". They're the same thing. While we're at it, I believe the best boy is the electrician's chief assistant. And an electrician doesn't rewire the washing machine; he handles the lighting. Last but not least, also in England there aren't directors (or didn't used to be); the director is called the producer over there. So what's a producer called? steve hull decvax!utzoo!utcsrgv!tugs