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Camera Assisting

Camera Assisting

How to Get Better at Pulling Focus, Slating, and Being a Badass AC

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How to Net a Cinema Lens Video Tutorial

How to Net a Cinema Lens (Video Tutorial)

by Evan LuziCamera Assisting

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Netting a lens is a great and simple way to add style to a scene using cloth material mounted on the rear element of a lens. While netting lenses won’t happen on every job, it’s a technique camera assistants are expected to be familiar with – and can learn how to do in this video.

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How to Be a Resourceful Camera Assistant

How to Be a Resourceful Camera Assistant, in Under 300 Words

by Evan LuziCamera Assisting

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Without resourcefulness, I wouldn’t be able to solve camera problems effectively. I wouldn’t be able to handle the pressure of pulling focus handheld on wide open SuperSpeeds. I wouldn’t be able to ruthlessly cut inefficiencies on set. It’s worked wonders for me and it can help you, too.

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10 Best Pieces of Advice from a 1st AC's Reddit AMA

10 Great Pieces of Advice from a 1st AC’s Reddit AMA

by Evan LuziCamera Assisting

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Have you ever wanted to sit down for coffee with an industry pro just to ask them a few questions about their experience and their life as a crew member? That’s exactly what a Reddit AMA (ask me anything) is like – a virtual version of a coffee meet-up. And though it won’t get you that latte you’re craving, this AMA with a union camera assistant may help you answer a few questions.

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Keep Your Eyes on the Talent with This Quick Focus Pulling Tip

by Evan LuziCamera Assisting

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Have you ever been pulling focus and found yourself off the mark during that split-second in which you glanced between the actor in a scene and your marks on the follow focus? It only takes a split second for the focus to go soft. By that time, the camera operator mutters, “Buzzy” and you know you’re going to need another take.

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The 7 Stupidest Assumptions You Can Make When Rigging Your Camera

The 7 Stupidest Assumptions You Can Make When Rigging Your Camera

by Evan LuziCamera Assisting

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When rigging a camera to a jib, a crane, or even a Steadicam, you don’t want to leave anything to chance by making false assumptions. So, to stay safe and keep your job, avoid making these 7 stupid assumptions that could lead to your demise, the camera’s demise, or put the crew in danger.

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The 10 Commandments of Slating

The 10 Commandments of Slating

by Evan LuziCamera Assisting

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What came forth were laws and commandments written by the Lord himself for all camera assistants and clapper-loaders to learn and to follow. With their slates in hand, they waited patiently as, one-by-one, the rules of slating were laid upon them.

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5 Ways the Camera Department Can Help Avoid "Fix It In Post" Headaches

5 Ways the Camera Department Can Help Avoid “Fix It In Post” Headaches

by Evan LuziCamera Assisting

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It’s true there are some things that are primed for post-production and are better done in front of a computer rather than in front of a camera. But there’s a difference between planning a shot to be enhanced in post and relegating a shot to be fixed in post. As camera assistants, we may have a small role to play, but if we play it effectively, we can help avoid some major “fix it in post” headaches.

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The Quick and Dirty Video Guide to Marking Actors

The Quick and Dirty Video Guide to Marking Actors

by Evan LuziCamera Assisting

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At less than two minutes long, the video above, from Jared Abrams at Wide Open Camera, covers the most popular types of marks you need to know. And I have a few extra tips of my own to share with you.

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Deciphering the Film Slate Mural

Deciphering the Film Slate (Part 3): Twelve Examples of a Completed Slate

by Evan LuziCamera Assisting

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I find looking at other slates to be extremely helpful. When I was first starting out as a 2nd AC, it was useful to see how others applied the principles I had learned about slating. So let’s take a look at twelve completed clapperboards.

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Secrets Slate Clapperboard

Deciphering the Film Slate (Part 2): Pickups, Plates, MOS, and More

by Evan LuziCamera Assisting

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The film slate hasn’t existed for so many years — adapting to the ever-changing filmmaking landscape — without developing nuances and best practices for a few non-conventional situations. So I want to help you navigate these grey areas.

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