Introduction to Cinematography

2bCamera Assistant Skills

This chapter looks at best practice for focus pulling, slating, record keeping, setting up monitors, and battery and data management. An in-depth knowledge of these skills is required by camera assistants on larger shoots. The same principles apply when shooting alone.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

This chapter will help you:

1. Use best practice to carry out: slating, focus pulling, record keeping and battery management
2. Set up and manage monitors
3. Use safe and consistent professional data management and delivery procedures

FOCUS AND FOCUS PULLING

Focus pulling is both an art and a precise technical skill. The objective of focus pulling is to keep the subject in focus even if it is moving and, when appropriate for the story, ...