It’s easy to find interviews with big players on film sets, but it’s harder to point the camera on those behind the camera in the first place – the camera assistant (AC). With some luck, however, you can find the odd interview with an AC, like this one with 2nd AC Sterling Wiggins.
Articles Tagged with "2nd Ac"
How to Handle Pressure and Perform Better On Set
There are so many ways to trip over yourself in this industry and pressure is nothing more than a mind game and a trick of the thoughts. Seize control of it and you’ll be able to do your job well and accomplish the toughest of tasks.
5 Mistakes That Hurt Your Chances for a Job
You’re left wondering why producers aren’t tripping over each other offering you gigs. Well, it may be their fault, but it may also be yours. If you make any of the 5 mistakes below, you could be hurting your chances to land that perfect job.
How (Not) to Become a Camera Assistant
If you Google the words “camera assistant,” only a few results from the top is an article from eHow.com titled How to Become a Camera Assistant (AC). You don’t have to be a pro to find this article horribly misinformed. So let’s break down what eHow says and why their method is not the direction you want to go.
Why It’s a Good Thing Nobody Notices You
Two Types of Filmmakers: Which One Are You?
I’ve always been a little miffed at the film industry’s walled garden of secret practices and inaccessible work. For whatever reason, learning what actually happens on a film set is tough to do for the masses.
That’s why I share so much of my own knowledge on this site, because I believe in the collaborative medium of film and that the more minds contributing the better.
Unfortunately, not everyone is as open with their experiences as I am.
The Stupidest Thing I’ve Ever Done On Set
I’m not perfect. Even though I spend a lot of time on this site talking about being a perfect camera assistant, I haven’t always successfully followed that advice. A lot of filmmaking is common sense and you’d be surprised at the amount of people who fail at the most basic sensibilities, including myself.
Three Tips to Help You When Shooting Handheld
Shooting with a handheld camera is harder physically and mentally. Mentally, your job is intensified because the camera is now as dynamic as the subject which makes pulling focus more difficult. Physically, you have to be lifting the camera quite frequently as well as guiding your and the operators’ body through a scene.
Learning to Limp By the Long Days
If you’re planning on a long career in film, I’m convinced you have to learn to deal with the unexpected. Whether that means get by without a piece of gear, without an extra crew member, or even without your own health.
What Skiing the Rockies Taught Me
As I sat down to write this weekly newsletter, I started to think about how skiing and camera assisting are similar and came up with three qualities that a good camera assistant and a good skier will have in common.