Walk by any camera cart or snoop inside any camera assistant’s toolkit and you’re guaranteed to find at least one thing: camera tape. And you’ll find it in various sizes, styles, and colors.
Filmmaking Tips and Advice
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Batting Baseballs with Pancakes and Why You Shouldn’t Settle for “Good Enough”
To freelance in the film industry is to always glean more knowledge from every show you work on. And the spec commercial here that teases “Roddick is Coming” is no different. As an AC on the shoot, I ended up with a few lessons learned.
Little Known Way to Make Hidden Marks for Actors Outdoors
Have you ever tried to use a piece of camera tape outdoors to mark an actor? It isn’t easy. Often the ground is uneven or the texture not well-suited for adhesive tape. Luckily, 1st AC Brian Andrews has a brilliantly elegant — and cheap! — solution.
The Soundtrack of the Film Set
Filmmakers love music. Ever since the first films were produced, there was music set to them. It’s the silver screen’s partner in crime. For film crews, well, we love music too.
How My Days in Show Choir Made Me a Better Camera Assistant
When you think of show choir do you think of jazz hands? Glee? Shiny outfits and off-key singing? Probably the last thing you think about is camera assisting. Yet almost everything I do as a camera assistant I can trace back to show choir.
Grab These Free Resume Templates Designed for Freelance Filmmakers
Sitting down to write a resume is hard. As a freelancer, it becomes especially tricky since none of the traditional “rules” of resume advice seem to apply. That’s why I’m offering you three “ready-to-go” resume templates that you can customize in less than five minutes
18 Hilarious Filmmaking Jokes from the Internet Meme Machine
It’s time for camera assistants — and filmmakers in general — to get in on the jokes and make their own meme fun. So here’s 20 memetastic memepics to satisfy your cravings for bold white text and filmmaking related humor.
How an Ice Cream Cone Exposed the True Nature of Working Below the Line
As a camera assistant, my job is inherently physical, rough, and full of sweat. Meanwhile, their job is mentally draining, emotionally exhausting, and full of a different kind of pressure. At the time I envied their ice cream cones, but I didn’t bother to consider the weight on their shoulders.
How to Pitch Your Film’s Crowdfunding Campaign to Bloggers the Right Way
if you’re launching a crowdfunding campaign, it’s likely you’re going to try your hardest to get people like me to write, tweet, share, link, and donate to your film. Well, it’s not as easy as it seems. I’m going to help you get publicity for your film the right way.
Avoid These 3 Practical DSLR “Gotchas” for a Smoother Shoot
If you’re working on a gig as a camera assistant (AC), you’re going to find out why some moan and groan when shooting with DSLR’s. A lot of the reason behind these hissy-fits are the camera’s impracticalities in a film production environment — or “gotchas” — and here are three of them that can stall your production or even ruin your footage.