Camera Assistant, The A Complete Professional Handbook
Douglas
C Hart
- Details both the practice and the theory necessary to be a camera assistant.
- Concentrates on technique, not equipment.
- Serves as a comprehensive manual, which teaches the necessary methods to get the job
done and stay employed.
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Veteran camera assistant Doug Hart describes in
this comprehensive technical guide all of 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, The Camera Assistant: A Complete Professional
Handbook explains both the practice and theory behind it with a concentration on technique
rather than equipment. In addition, personal anecdotes from the author's years behind and
beside the camera provide insight into this demanding field. |
Key topics include film formats and aspect ratios, testing lenses and camera equipment,
focus theory, film loading and labeling, scene blocking, marking actors, shooting tips,
slating, paperwork, equipment maintenance, set etiquette, and finding work. This is not a
camera equipment handbook; it is a comprehensive procedures manual which describes and
explains the most important responsibilities of the camera assistant on the set, the
theory behind the practice, and the methods that get the job done properly and keep the
assistant frequently employed.
Douglas C. Hart has been a freelance first-camera assistant on feature films,
documentaries, television shows, and commercials for more than 20 years, including 10
years (and 10 films) as first-camera assistant to Gordon Willis, ASC, as well as work in
42 states and 26 foreign countries. His work includes Presumed Innocent, Hannah and Her
Sisters, The Cosby Mysteries, and CBS's Central Park West. He is a member and former
president of the International Photographers Local 644, IATSE, and teaches the Camera
Assistant Workshops at the International Film and Television Workshops in Rockport, Maine.
Preface; Introduction to camera assisting; Responsibilities of the camera assistant;
Film formats and aspect ratios; The camera equipment checkout;
Shooting 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.
ISBN: 0240800427 Hardcover
Color plates: Line Illustrations: 140
Halftones:
Measurements: 8.75 x 6 In.
Pages: 421
Publication Date: Wednesday, December 27, 1995
Price: $57.95 |
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