Download or read book The Skinny about Best Boys, Dollies, Green Rooms, Leads, and Other Media Lingo written by Richard Weiner and published by Random House Reference Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For anyone who has ever stuck around for the credits at the end of a movie and wondered what gaffers and best boys do, Weiner's compendium of media slang, jargon and shoptalk will be a welcome read. This book covers everything from advertising to broadcasting to slang used by comedians and explains the lineage of phrases such as "break a leg," a theatrical good luck wish that dates back to ancient Greece, and technical terms such as double trucks, which are two-page spreads in newspapers and magazines. The book overflows with trivia and definitions of media terms from all media realms.