The Camera Assistant's Manual

7th Auflage. Revised
ISBN: 978-1-138-32335-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 552 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 844 g

Excel as a Cameraman in today’s evolving film industry with this updated classic. Learn what to do – and what NOT to do – during production and get the job done right the first time.

This seventh edition covers the basics of cinematography and provides you with the multi-skill set needed to maintain and transport a camera, troubleshoot common problems on location, prepare for job interviews, and work with both film and digital technologies. Illustrations, checklists, and tables accompany each chapter and highlight the daily workflow of an Assistant Cameraman (AC), with expanded sections on problems and troubleshooting, updated formulas, tables, and checklists, as well as new information on the differences between working in the United States and UK and additional information on working with digital technology.

This is a must-have for anyone looking to succeed in this highly technical and ever-changing profession.

This book features a comprehensive companion web site that offers plenty of useful resources, including online tutorials that ACs can easily access while on location and supplementary downloadable forms and checklists.

Zielgruppe

Professional, Professional Practice & Development, and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Elkins, David E.

Elkins SOC, David E.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmgattungen, Filmgenre
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Fotografie Spezielle Techniken in der Fotografie
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstformen, Kunsthandwerk Installations-, Aktions-, Computer- und Videokunst
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmproduktion, Filmtechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1 - Basics of Cinematography

Chapter 2 - The Camera Department

Chapter 3 - Camera Trainee and Camera Production Assistant (PA)

Chapter 4 - Second Assistant Cameraman (2nd AC) and Film Loader

Chapter 5 - First Assistant Cameraman (1st AC)

Chapter 6 – Film Productions - Problems and Troubleshooting

Chapter 7 – Cameras

Chapter 8 - Before, During and After the Job

Appendix A – Digital Cameras

Appendix B – Equipment and Apps

Appendix C – Camera Department Checklists, Production Forms and Labels

Appendix D – Tools, Accessories and Expendables

Appendix E – Tables and Formulas

Recommended Reading

Glossary

Über Autor(innen)

David E. Elkins, S.O.C., has over 30 years of professional experience as a Camera Operator and First Assistant Cameraman, working on feature films, television series, commercials, music videos, educational films, industrial films, and much more. He has also taught classes and workshops on both the East and West Coasts of the United States. He has been an active member of the International Cinematographers Guild Local 600 since 1989 and the Society of Camera Operators since 1992.