Welcome to all the new subscribers! Just over 1000 of you! I honestly never thought my little channel would get this far (I mean, I honestly got into this not thinking about numbers at all, but this is really lovely.) Thanks so much for all your support! 😄
Hey Felicia! I'm a DP/AC from NYC and just want to say thank you thank you for all your videos! They are so informative and have helped me so much in learning what I need as a new AC.
Not boring at all! No need to keep apologizing, this content is great. As AC you don't really get to talk to peers a TON so in-depth perspective like this makes me confident that I'm approaching each day in a similar fashion and hearing your approach really gives me confidence in my own! (and helps me patch up the places I may be over looking). Thanks for taking the time.
I just discovered this channel and I'm happily surprised about two things: Finally found someone on TH-cam talking about the dynamics and little things of actually working on a film set, which was the one thing I really learnt nothing about from TH-cam, and it comes from a female filmmaker, something I think I almost haven't seen on TH-cam until now. I'm really glad I foung this channel, and I'll watch each one of your videos! Thank you.
love your vids Felicia! i have just started in a new career at 43 years old as a 2nd for a friend who is a career 1st and these vids are bloody awesome content for me to get through and make sure I am not turning up not knowing the ins and outs of the job
In Baltics some responsibilities and jobs are switched between 1st and 2nd. For example 1st AC is the link to production, 2nd AC preps the equipment, builds the camera and "takes the weight off" camera operators shoulder. I really enjoyed the information in this video, especially the tip for 2nd AC's in charge of monitors - clients can't stand not seeing image for a second.
That is so interesting to hear. There's always little differences everywhere you go. Haha the amount of times I would hear someone yell "split is down!" While I was standing in front of them, in plain sight, rerouting power or replacing BNC leads. 😂😑 Thanks for watching!
Loving all your AC tips videos, they've already helped me in my career so much! Really looking forward to seeing anything else you come out with as well!
Hey! I know it’s a little late to have just seen this video but thank you! It’s Super informative and I’ve learnt a lot :) I’m a budding AC/ aspiring DP from Singapore and I can’t wait to learn from more of your videos!!
Thank you for your videos. They are extremely helpful. You tell everything as it is including dynamics on film set, which are very useful as the tchnical job always comes in context of the film set. I also would like to encourage you not to talk negatively about yourself or the fact that you havenät posted or that it's talking heads video or anything of the sort. It's great material and it must be a dream to have you on the crew!
For small productions, the only reports I usually do or require if I'm having someone else doing them, are screenshots from the dailies backups of the properties of the camera media and both backups folders, confirming the size and number of files. More detailed stuff is only for longer or bigger productions.
This is the channel i need at the moment. I started camera assisting a couple months ago. Its a little different here in Japan but the information is great!
Absolutely! I try to make my videos as broad as possible because it's different in every country so I'm glad you're finding useful tips! Thanks for watching!
I am a one man band film maker... I really wish I wasn't. This is the hardest phase I'm going through at the current moment and I am trying to find more people to work with on project on set and collaborate with in the sci fi horror genre. I just cut my first trailer and I think it looks good and all but I still have to edit my short film from it. I had to get clearance for my location, parking, actors, and most importantly provide lunch. I wish I could work on a crew as a cinematographer with a great story and a great crew. But I feel like I'm asking too much haha. Sorry for the long winded comment, I paused it around the 2 minute mark to type this. Gonna watch the rest of the video now lol.
Thank U so much for Ur Videos ...as starting in the Industrie, your Videos help me to keep track of everything to repeat what I learn on set with every new job coming ^^ -> you said 'this video ist boring.' No it isn't! =) its inspiring to see quality hands on videos about work on set from a woman in the industrie. Thank U!
I love your face. Love the videos. Didn't know you were into making other things other than the AC stuff. But I am looking forward to seeing all of it. Good on'ya! Peace ☮️
Thanks for all the tips on the roles and responsibilities that a 1st/2nd AC does. i have been looking for someone to work with me to assist on Jobs. Learned that on my last work , i was doing all the Packing, logistics, camera prep, setup, operating and focus pulling all by own , and it was a terrible idea to do. Yes it was a super low budget shoot , but the shoot came out really well. Also i have a quick question about the Gear drop and pick up for the 1st AC. 1.Does the production help with conveyance and logistics for the person to make the pick up and drop or is it just carrying out with those expenses with the 1st AC all by himself ? 2. And also the Van that you talked about , does the rental house send one for each shoot or the production arranges it for you? Sorry for the lengthy question , i Live in Chennai, India where most indie/ mid range budget shoots , the assistant carries all out all by himself. only the top high end productions arrange equipment truck to do the loading and unloading.
Setup is looking good, the mid shot with the table feels a lot nicer than the slightly loose MCU you used to have. On topic, I dream of the day I get to actually have a full team to work with. 95% of the jobs I have done in the past 4 years have had a DP, 1stAC and sometimes a 2nd AC as camera team and we as the camera department did all the G&E as well. I have never done long form, I look forward to doing a long form project one day to see what having a consistent full team is like.
Thanks! Still working on the setup. It's a process. Long form production is very different. After working commercial for most of my assisting career, doing long form was like a different planet.
@@jamesandcamera Hmmm, there's pros and cons of both. It's nice to have consistent work and pay (and you have no time to spend that money), you learn a lot, you become a little family, often you can move onto another production once you're finished on your current one. But it can be really tiresome, personally I don't like being trapped in the same environment, long hours but every day. I don't think I could do back to back long forms but sometimes it's nice, especially if it's second unit because it's a little more relaxed.
For focus pullers, practice makes perfect and it's a skill that takes many years to get good at. I actually did a video on the basics of focus pulling that speaks about a kind of exercise you could do but really just getting out there and doing it is the best way to improve skill :) th-cam.com/video/I18WKaVTUfo/w-d-xo.html
Hi, thanks for your video, it so helpful for beginners. I have one question, sorry if it sounds stupid, so - what is the average weight of gear/camera you have to pull/move during the shooting? Is it 5/9/15/20 kilos? (Just want to know how hard do i have to try in gym before getting on set)
Thanks for all your content! So good! Quick question: so a 1st AC slates AND pulls focus? How does that work? Feel free to correct me if I heard it wrong
Thanks for watching! The 1st AC pulls focus and the 2nd AC slates. However, depending on the job you may be the only AC due to a skelleton crew or maybe it's a low budget. That's happened to me a few times so I've had to take on both roles. In those cases someone else on the crew might step up to slate, or sometimes the DP will roll camera and focus to the slate while you do that. Then when you get back to the camera you resume focus pulling. ☺️
Do you prefer the a7r over the a7s? I personally use the A7Sii. I have buddies that use the A7r for video as well. Maybe because it has 40MP so you can do both photography and video. That would make sense I’m assuming
As I used to say, back in the late 90s when a DM for a NWN RP server... "Don't worry about it, RL is first, and all this shit is second." :) If people start having kittens cos you didn't put up a vid.. kiss them with your boot.
Welcome to all the new subscribers! Just over 1000 of you! I honestly never thought my little channel would get this far (I mean, I honestly got into this not thinking about numbers at all, but this is really lovely.)
Thanks so much for all your support! 😄
Hey Felicia! I'm a DP/AC from NYC and just want to say thank you thank you for all your videos! They are so informative and have helped me so much in learning what I need as a new AC.
That's so lovely to hear, Christina! Thanks for watching! 🥰
Not boring at all! No need to keep apologizing, this content is great. As AC you don't really get to talk to peers a TON so in-depth perspective like this makes me confident that I'm approaching each day in a similar fashion and hearing your approach really gives me confidence in my own! (and helps me patch up the places I may be over looking). Thanks for taking the time.
I just discovered this channel and I'm happily surprised about two things: Finally found someone on TH-cam talking about the dynamics and little things of actually working on a film set, which was the one thing I really learnt nothing about from TH-cam, and it comes from a female filmmaker, something I think I almost haven't seen on TH-cam until now. I'm really glad I foung this channel, and I'll watch each one of your videos! Thank you.
Thanks so much, Matías! I really appreciate it :)
love your vids Felicia! i have just started in a new career at 43 years old as a 2nd for a friend who is a career 1st and these vids are bloody awesome content for me to get through and make sure I am not turning up not knowing the ins and outs of the job
You are the best! Thank you. Can you do a “what to wear to set” and what brands are typically the best?
Ah yeah! I'll pop it on my list!
In Baltics some responsibilities and jobs are switched between 1st and 2nd. For example 1st AC is the link to production, 2nd AC preps the equipment, builds the camera and "takes the weight off" camera operators shoulder.
I really enjoyed the information in this video, especially the tip for 2nd AC's in charge of monitors - clients can't stand not seeing image for a second.
That is so interesting to hear. There's always little differences everywhere you go. Haha the amount of times I would hear someone yell "split is down!" While I was standing in front of them, in plain sight, rerouting power or replacing BNC leads. 😂😑
Thanks for watching!
Super glad I found your channel! I've just "promoted myself" to AC and I'm loving all the information you're providing! Thank you so much!
You're very welcome, Brendan!
don't worry about the scheduling, we all know how life is : ) anyways enjoy the talking head vids just was much
Love hearing a pro stream of conscious for newbs.
Loving all your AC tips videos, they've already helped me in my career so much! Really looking forward to seeing anything else you come out with as well!
Hey! I know it’s a little late to have just seen this video but thank you! It’s Super informative and I’ve learnt a lot :) I’m a budding AC/ aspiring DP from Singapore and I can’t wait to learn from more of your videos!!
Not late at all! Thanks so much for watching and I'm glad you're enjoying the videos 😊👍
I am a camera trainee and your videos are a great help ! Great work !
Thank you for your videos. They are extremely helpful. You tell everything as it is including dynamics on film set, which are very useful as the tchnical job always comes in context of the film set. I also would like to encourage you not to talk negatively about yourself or the fact that you havenät posted or that it's talking heads video or anything of the sort. It's great material and it must be a dream to have you on the crew!
For small productions, the only reports I usually do or require if I'm having someone else doing them, are screenshots from the dailies backups of the properties of the camera media and both backups folders, confirming the size and number of files.
More detailed stuff is only for longer or bigger productions.
This is the channel i need at the moment. I started camera assisting a couple months ago. Its a little different here in Japan but the information is great!
Absolutely! I try to make my videos as broad as possible because it's different in every country so I'm glad you're finding useful tips! Thanks for watching!
I am a one man band film maker... I really wish I wasn't. This is the hardest phase I'm going through at the current moment and I am trying to find more people to work with on project on set and collaborate with in the sci fi horror genre. I just cut my first trailer and I think it looks good and all but I still have to edit my short film from it. I had to get clearance for my location, parking, actors, and most importantly provide lunch. I wish I could work on a crew as a cinematographer with a great story and a great crew. But I feel like I'm asking too much haha. Sorry for the long winded comment, I paused it around the 2 minute mark to type this. Gonna watch the rest of the video now lol.
You are not boring... I like all the info.
Thank you for this video! It’s so incredibly helpful! 👏🏻😍
Thank U so much for Ur Videos ...as starting in the Industrie, your Videos help me to keep track of everything to repeat what I learn on set with every new job coming ^^ -> you said 'this video ist boring.' No it isn't! =) its inspiring to see quality hands on videos about work on set from a woman in the industrie. Thank U!
I love your face. Love the videos. Didn't know you were into making other things other than the AC stuff. But I am looking forward to seeing all of it. Good on'ya!
Peace ☮️
We love all the vid u make for us.
People who r in the industry or r willing to join have gained a lot of valuable knowledge.
Thanks :)
Oh thank you so much!! 😊❤
@@flickcine thanks to your teaching i am a budding 2nd AC :)
Been a PA for 2 years just started to help camera guys in my recent documentary shoot
thank you soo much for sharing the real experience with us
Thanks for all the tips on the roles and responsibilities that a 1st/2nd AC does. i have been looking for someone to work with me to assist on Jobs. Learned that on my last work , i was doing all the Packing, logistics, camera prep, setup, operating and focus pulling all by own , and it was a terrible idea to do. Yes it was a super low budget shoot , but the shoot came out really well. Also i have a quick question about the Gear drop and pick up for the 1st AC.
1.Does the production help with conveyance and logistics for the person to make the pick up and drop or is it just carrying out with those expenses with the 1st AC all by himself ?
2. And also the Van that you talked about , does the rental house send one for each shoot or the production arranges it for you?
Sorry for the lengthy question , i Live in Chennai, India where most indie/ mid range budget shoots , the assistant carries all out all by himself. only the top high end productions arrange equipment truck to do the loading and unloading.
Loved it, is this the same position as Video Assist ???
Thanks for the video!
Highly informative, lively, understandable and pleasant video! And no way too wordy - don't apologize!
you're amazing! thank you!
You’re amazing.
Congratulations on the 1K subscribers.
Thanks, Ken! What a lovely thing to wake up to!
Setup is looking good, the mid shot with the table feels a lot nicer than the slightly loose MCU you used to have.
On topic, I dream of the day I get to actually have a full team to work with. 95% of the jobs I have done in the past 4 years have had a DP, 1stAC and sometimes a 2nd AC as camera team and we as the camera department did all the G&E as well.
I have never done long form, I look forward to doing a long form project one day to see what having a consistent full team is like.
Thanks! Still working on the setup. It's a process.
Long form production is very different. After working commercial for most of my assisting career, doing long form was like a different planet.
@@flickcine Which do you prefer? or is it a matter of its good to do a bit of both to keep it fresh?
@@jamesandcamera Hmmm, there's pros and cons of both.
It's nice to have consistent work and pay (and you have no time to spend that money), you learn a lot, you become a little family, often you can move onto another production once you're finished on your current one.
But it can be really tiresome, personally I don't like being trapped in the same environment, long hours but every day.
I don't think I could do back to back long forms but sometimes it's nice, especially if it's second unit because it's a little more relaxed.
I have a question, isnt VT responsible for client and directors monitor in a commercial?
great video thank you
Very Helpful ! thank you so much
Are there exercises or exercises carried out by fucos puller to strengthen his ability?
For focus pullers, practice makes perfect and it's a skill that takes many years to get good at.
I actually did a video on the basics of focus pulling that speaks about a kind of exercise you could do but really just getting out there and doing it is the best way to improve skill :)
th-cam.com/video/I18WKaVTUfo/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for this ♥️🤘
Thanks for sharing. When you said data wrangling, do you mean archiving the files?
very informative thank you!
Eight out of my ten favorite DPs prefer to operate themselves when possible.
Good Job thank you so much ☺️
Hi, thanks for your video, it so helpful for beginners.
I have one question, sorry if it sounds stupid, so - what is the average weight of gear/camera you have to pull/move during the shooting? Is it 5/9/15/20 kilos? (Just want to know how hard do i have to try in gym before getting on set)
Not silly at all! 15-20kg is a good estimate actually. Depends on the camera and lens package + accessories but yeah that's a good estimate. 👍👍
Felicia Smith thank you so much
Thanks for all your content! So good! Quick question: so a 1st AC slates AND pulls focus? How does that work? Feel free to correct me if I heard it wrong
Thanks for watching!
The 1st AC pulls focus and the 2nd AC slates. However, depending on the job you may be the only AC due to a skelleton crew or maybe it's a low budget. That's happened to me a few times so I've had to take on both roles. In those cases someone else on the crew might step up to slate, or sometimes the DP will roll camera and focus to the slate while you do that. Then when you get back to the camera you resume focus pulling. ☺️
Felicia Smith thank you so much for your thorough answer!!! So helpful!!
You're very welcome ☺️
Do you prefer the a7r over the a7s? I personally use the A7Sii. I have buddies that use the A7r for video as well. Maybe because it has 40MP so you can do both photography and video. That would make sense I’m assuming
As I used to say, back in the late 90s when a DM for a NWN RP server... "Don't worry about it, RL is first, and all this shit is second." :) If people start having kittens cos you didn't put up a vid.. kiss them with your boot.
Hi I am a focus puller from India
Come to India different experience