The Camera Assistant: A Complete Professional Handbook

ISBN-13: 9780240800424 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 452 str.

Douglas C Hart

Opis

This is a guide to all the important facets and duties of the first and second camera assistants' jobs. Whether it is feature films, episodic television, documentaries, commercials or music videos, this book explains both the practice and the theory, with a concentration on technique rather than equipment. It also contains personal anecdotes from the author's years behind and beside the camera, which provide an insight into this demanding field of work.

Spis treści

Preface; Introduction to camera assisting; Responsibilities of the camera assistant; Film formats and aspect ratios; The camera equipment checkout; Shotting tests during checkout; Loading/unloading; Lenses; Filters; Focus; Set-up and maintenance; Shooting procedures; Slates and slating; Paperwork; Video assist systems; Tools and supplies; Education of a camera assistant, and finding work afterwards; Appendices.

O autorze

Douglas C. Hart, Mary Mortimer