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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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his studio crew/staff

0As a talented young animator with a promising future, Walt had never expected such a terrible disaster in his career. To him and his studio crew/staff back in Los Angels, all was lost.02br
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00Do both crew and staff fit in the above and mean about the same to you? Thanks.0-
  

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0Yes but staff is not appropriate here. 0-

  • 0Yes but staff is not appropriate here.
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0Yes but staff is not appropriate here. The film industry has crews, not staff.0-
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0Thanks, Nona.02br
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00But doesn't "crew" refer to the people working in a plane or ship? Why is it used in the film industry?0-
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0 Yes, ships and planes have crews. But the team of people working on a TV programme or working on a film are known as the film crew. 02br
00The film crew consists:02br
00camera crew lighting crew sound crew 0-
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0It does seem odd, but that is the case. Just a tradition I suppose but I don't know how it started. Theatres also have a stage crew.02br
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00Crew covers the people doing the support/technical work. Actors are not part of the crew.0-

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