Duties
A full description of the job duties includes the following (although different shoots may often not always require all of these):
- generally assisting the rest of the camera crew (focus puller, camera operator, director of photography)
- utilizing the camera trainee, film loader, and/or camera runner if one has been brought onto the production
- keeping inventory of all equipment, film, and expendables
- requesting film stock as needed
- securing the equipment
- checking loading materials and spaces to prevent light leaks
- cleaning and keeping clean the magazines and the loading environment
- organizing and cleaning the equipment space
- maintaining and cleaning the equipment
- loading and unloading of film stock from and to the magazines
- labelling of equipment, boxes, magazines, and storage spaces
- marking actors and props (leaving a marker of their positions as the scene is blocked for the purpose of measuring distance from the camera so that its focus can be adjusted throughout the scene)
- marking and operating the clapperboard properly
- keeping meticulous and accurate camera notes
- writing negative report sheets in detail
- interfacing with continuity in order to note which takes to print
- charging of batteries for camera and accessories
- preparation of film to be sent to the lab
- keeping records of time, per diems, and expenses for the entire camera crew
- liaising regularly with production, rental houses, editing, laboratories, and unions
- recordkeeping of all camera-related paperwork, including negative reports, daily stock reports, film inventory reports, lab orders, rental contracts, and expendable orders
- ensuring that all instructions from the director of photography are passed along properly to labs and post houses
- relaying reports from the lab about the rushes to the director of photography
On top of all of that, it is expected that a decent assistant will be able to anticipate a good part of those demands before they become demands.
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