Camera Operator 101, Rule 1: PAY ATTENTION!
Camera Operator 101, Rule 1:
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15 responses to “Camera Operator 101, Rule 1:”
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If it “rep’d” this generation, it’d have a cupholder. lol.
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A quick camera story. Where I work we have alot of volunteer camera ops, n 1 day we got a new crew in. N our 1st rule always was never touch anythin red on the camera. Cuz that was the release to the tripod. Low n behold halfway through the show, I hear the director yellin, CAMERA 2 WHATS GOIN ON, CAMERA 2 GRHHHHH. I look over n see the camera slowly sliding off the tripod. So i lock down my camera, run over n catch the other camera inches before it hits the ground n the lense gets smashed into pieces. UGH! Unfortunatly we never saw that volunteer again 🙁
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Love that. Will pass it to our students.
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JoeP.,i was thinking of you when i posted my ‘guidelines’ and they really really work!!
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having to write down the names of the important guys on the other end of the headset…..? Not a bad idea when you’re a ‘VideoGigilo” Hired Gun,FlyBoy..!
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The other thing I remember about that first remote, was me and another guy trying to carry a TK-42 to the top of the gym bleachers. I was about 140 pounds soaking wet, and the other guy was not much bigger. A 3rd crew member saw us struggling and we finally got that beast on the camera pedestal, but have to admit it wore me out.
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In this particular shot the VF works as you can see the reflection on the shade. The camera ‘flash’ washed out the VF screen.
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Whoever’s shading that camera should also pay attention.
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Is Chuck still with us?? it’s been 30 years ….. I worked a track meet w/out a talley or View finder for only one set of Lane intros at the Garden….Risky! a Bosch Fernseh
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I don’t think Chuck Miles used the VF at all on tight roof NASCAR. Amazing.
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During the first remote I had ever done, my viewfinder went out during a basketball game shortly after the game started. I worked with the director to get me in focus and picked a spot on the camera to use as a gun sight and followed the action that way. Luckily I was the wide shot so I just left the zoom alone and panned appropriately.
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Reminds me of Chris V freaking out with ‘video’ for a few minutes, trying to get his VF working again. It simply went dark in the middle of a show, not knowing his rain cover blew in front of his lens. LOL
And Bobby, seems I have seen that rig several times. That’s the same GV rig.
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If the VF doesnt work, you are in return
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Like Your’s 1] Pay Attention, 2] Give them what they don’t have 3]Give it to them before they ask for it ,& 4] Make the Picture tell the Story! [and don’t post napping fotos on facebook]
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I have Four GuideLines that have helped since 1967
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