The phrase "a minimal crew" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to the smallest number of people necessary to operate or manage a task or project effectively.
Example: "For the initial phase of the project, we will operate with a minimal crew to keep costs down."
Alternatives: "a skeleton crew" or "a bare-bones team".
He shot the documentary with a minimal crew.
Filming was completed with a minimal crew, and Mr. Webber used wireless microphones so Isaac wouldn't get distracted.
The BMW Oracle president, Larry Ellison, had to watch the start from a chase boat; the American team used a minimal crew because of the light wind at the start.
He and a minimal crew were allowed into the extraordinary Chauvet cave in the south of France, named after Jean-Marie Chauvet, the explorer who in 1994 made a Tutankhamun-level discovery: hundreds of pictures of animals drawn with flair, sophistication and detail by early man around 32,000 years ago.
While at sea for a month or two, the ships basically take care of themselves, allowing a minimal crew to conduct experiments, perhaps even rent out space to research institutions.
additional filming was done at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station with a minimal crew.
The world body's rankest cowardice came with the withdrawal of an armed peacekeeping force-leaving behind a minimal crew--at the outbreak of the Rwandan genocide of Tutsis by Hutus..
The world body's rankest cowardice came with the withdrawal of an armed peacekeeping force-leaving behind a minimal crew--at the outbreak of the Rwandan genocide of Tutsis by Hutus.
Broomfield is known for working with minimal crew, often in a "gonzo" reporting style.
It would have a minimal skeleton crew of 17 men or fewer in peace time and when she was "in ordinary" (in reserve).
The minimal crew consists of Mr. Wiseman himself, taking sound, and a cameraman whom the director instructs via ear-mike.
