Hello my dear friends in this post, I will write about another very important professional, I talk about the camera assistant.
Do you like previous posts I gave professional information to?(digital image technician)?and the “Logger”, now is the time to discover the world of camera assistants.
- The cameraman’s assistant is the faithful squire of the director of photography.
- Cameraman or cameraman.
- Is in charge of assembling.
- Organizing and controlling all photographic equipment (camera.
- Lenses.
- Tripod and accessories).
- There is a hierarchy in this professional’s category.
- The “First Camera Assistant” and the “Second Camera Assistant”.
- We’ll describe a little bit of each of them.
THE 1st CAMERA ASSISTANT
The first digital camera assistant is responsible for several very important procedures and functions in a production and is directly linked to the cinematographer. Let’s look at these main functions and procedures:
1- The first camera assistant with the cinematographer lists the equipment to be used in the respective production, in some cases test with a certain camera, lens or equipment of a new model or not, check the image, latitude and files. produced by these specific equipment and evaluates with the DF whether it corresponds to this specific recording or filming situation.
2? The first camera assistant, also takes care of the entire workflow (graphic) related to the camera, organizes, tests and supports the removal of film crews from rental companies or producers, is also responsible for the organization of the equipment and its transport in the camera van (a van specially adapted for the transport of the camera and the equipment associated with it) , is responsible for the assembly and disassembly, proper operation, safety and handling of all camera equipment, takes care of all cleaning, camera, lenses and accessories during the duration of the shooting. It is placed next to the camera throughout the shoot and, in his absence, the second camera assistant assumes this responsibility.
3? The first camera assistant, in addition to the pre-tests carried out, at the request of the DF, performs tests on the set to analyze the definition of professional lenses, frames and a specific test to see the noise level in a given image. .
4- The first camera assistant in certain situations, especially in certain movements with certain objectives, is responsible for correcting the focus, in fact, mainly on the international market, this focus correction function, already part of the responsibility of the first camera focus camera assistant (which is enabled in this function in focus correction).
To make these focus corrections, the 1st Camera Assistant determines the marks that are made with a tape measure, marking corrections in an area intended for it in an accessory called?Follow focus? That attaches to the target.
This appointment is made after the director rehearses the scene with the actors. The first camera assistant should not use the actors to make these marks, and if the actor does not stop at a certain mark when shooting the scene, the first camera assistant should look for This focus correction In the event of an error in this correction, the first camera assistant must immediately inform the cameraman or the cinematographer.
5? When operating with cranes, remote heads, a steadicam camera or in challenging and challenging environments, the first camera assistant works with a wireless focus, an electronic tape and a laser pen.
In case you want to know more about this accessory, I wrote an article dedicated to?Follow Focus?
[url -button?http: //blog. emania. com. br//follow-focus/?] FOCUS FOLLOW [/ button]
THE 2ND ASSISTANT CAMERA
The second camera assistant is directly subordinate to the first camera assistant, must be where the camera helps and provides full support to the first camera assistant in several of its functions, camera transport and mounting, loading, unloading, labeling and changing camera. chassis when using movie capture, receive and exchange media (cards and hard drives) when using digital file capture. Help change the camera accessories and be careful to fill and touch the applause. When the second camera assistant cannot touch the applause, it must be delivered to a production member (usually the production assistant), to continue identifying and counting scenes and shots.
This is not very common, especially here in the Brazilian market, but in some situations and productions, the 3er camera assistant. In the hierarchy, support camera assistants 1 and 2.
TOOLS FROM A CAMERA ASSISTANT
Below is a small sample of the equipment and accessories that a camera assistant must have:
This list is just one part of the tools and accessories used by a professional camera repair professional. Look at the images below and you’ll see more about the tools and accessories used by a camera assistant.
I will soon write about the tools used by all film, video and photography professionals.
Meet also our specialist in photography and filming equipment: http://www. emania. com. br/
I hope you liked it and see you soon in the next post
Abdominal!
Fernando Rozzo