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Why the dumb music? It’d be good to only hear you talk.

Thinking about becoming a gaffer, this video was super helpful ty

Excellent video!

do more video like this man, it's very helpful! thank you

$8000 Union fee

How do you tie your tape leash?

Can I join if I’m from Mexico, living now in the USA?, I used to work in the film industry in Mexico City!

What's the common expectation around having (silenced) phones on sets? I've been on a few shoots where an AD was strictly against seeing any out. Unless told otherwise, if you need or find it most productive to use a tool on your smartphone, like some measuring app, or to quickly check some info rather than interrupting someone else to see if they can give a verbal explanation at that moment... What's some advice around using your personal device professionally ? Just hold it discretely and hope no one assumes you're randomly browsing social media?

can you please provide links for all of these tapes? specially the exact one you use for mags!

Hi, thank you for sharing all that you have!!!!

I've become interested and work in the area when I can. My skills are in Costume/Wardrobe but some items are useful to know about and carry my own kit bag that includes obscure items, you never know when you will be needed.👍

Thank you for creating such helpful content! 👏 👏👏

From all the filmmaking videos I've watched, it seems like being highly adaptable and ready to do your job at all times are the number 1 ways to get hired again (regardless of what your job is). I can imagine a situation where a 1st AC demands a halt to proceedings while he gets marks, and maybe the director would allow it because he's a good director that wants to let everyone do their jobs right... but he's going to be frustrated, and maybe next time he happens to work with someone who understands that the sun is about to set and the shot needs to happen NOW or not at all and just does his best without marks, and the director feels just a little bit less stress and the shot is actually completed instead of being delayed.

Can you add 2 transmitters to one Receiver? I have 2 cameras and I want both on my directors screen?

Freakin awesome, thanks!

Is there a specific reason for using a wheel instead of a crank when pulling focus? Surely a small crank attached to the centre of the wheel would allow an infinite degree of turn without compromising comfort/positioning of the hand or the smoothness of the pull?

Assassins Creed training?

Thanks for this video. what's the name of the umbrella you used? is it silver outside?

Thanks for the great coverage!

Terrific video really appreciate the explanation and the breakdown of how different people on the set fall into different areas. I am currently trying to get enough hour as a stills photographer to join my local 600 in Ontario Canada and would love any advice on how to find non union jobs that fit the requirements. thanks!

Thank you for this video! So little general info out there about unions for people coming into the industry! I thought I’d add some info for Canadians watching this video; in Southern Ontario we have the DGC, IATSE and NABET. The DGC is the same as the DGA but also covers accountants, production managers, production designers and Set PAs. A Set PA is part of the Assistant Directors department and not Production- despite the name. There is no real Producer’s Guild in Canada that I know of, producers might be PGA coming up North or Non Union. IATSE local 873 covers most departments including Hair/ Makeup, Costume, Props, Art, Transport, Grips & Electrics. IATSE 667 is Camera - Cinematographers, 1st/2nd ACs, Trainees etc. IA 411 is production coordinators and craft (I find it confusing that managers and coordinators aren’t in the same union), I’ve been told that if you join one IA local it is relatively easy to switch to another local. NABET I do not know too much about however, someone I talked to recently mentioned that IATSE members cannot work on NABET productions. Unions typically have a sort of apprenticeship/ trainee program for those who do not have enough experience to join as member (worth checking out!). There are non union roles on Union productions, sustainability, office PAs and director/producer’s assistants are all non union so if you have a good enough amount of experience you can get on a netflix show as an office PA (also a way to join IATSE 411 as they would give you a permit once working a certain number of days as an office PA on a union production). Commercials are non union but I typically meet quite a few DGC and IATSE members on them, rates are determined by the ACCP which almost acts as a union. Always good to answer questions if anyone has any!

I always teach my 2nds who are interested in becoming 1sts to learn on a manual follow focus whenever you can. Even if you wind up using a wireless system for your entire professional career, being attached to the camera, feeling all of its subtle movements, and being right there and ready to whip your tape measure or laser out to grab distance marks builds much stronger muscle memory than relying entirely on the monitor. And sometimes wireless signals fail, and you have to be ready to pull focus on your instinct to guess distance. I also like to set marks for landmarks on a set, furniture, doorways, you get the idea. This is especially useful on longer lenses, where you may not have any frame of reference for where the subject is in relation to the rest of the environment.

informative n important stuff you had . Thanks for the video, now I have my idea of film unions and the process of joining clearer than before.

Great content but links to the items would be helpful. 8-)

ty for this i recently got an acting offer i will follow these protocols

great interview. would like to see more 😊

Where is this?

Never use canned air no matter what. Use a Nitecore BB21.

When you were talking about working a seventh day I thought of the film Unforgiven. The final scenes were shot in a 36 hour marathon with a single break for sleep because of an approaching blizzard. Apparently the studio wasn't informed to subvert the MP

Thanks legend, very informative input!

Did you do the training series yet? ANd if so where can i find it?

The focus breathing on that lens is crazy

Wow, nice job putting this together. You presented alot of great techniques to think about. For my last film, my camera operator was always moving and used a gimbal or a steady-cam for 90% of his shots. Sometimes the actors would add some improvisation. I'm cool with that, as it can add another layer of realism. The camera operator was changing focus with those shots by touching the eyes of the speaking actor on the camera touch screen. Most of the film was shot that way and we won a few awards for cinematography. I imagine this technique would be really hard for a focus puller that has to focus on the fly. That said, I have a soft spot in my heart for focus pullers as my first few features always had dedicated focus pullers. That said, those films took a lot longer to film than more my more recents projects.

small monitor!

This video is very helpful. Answered almost all the questions I've, I'd love to see the Focus puller series

why there is not two different operator in camera team, one touch the camera and second who only focus focus puller work. Because if you 1 camera assist do both work it takes time to training in focus puller work.

Hello, I've going to school for stage craft. And I'm studying the light board. I want to join the local,. I have a job as an usher at my current school at a college. With experience with that and more lightboard classes, will the local accept me even though I'm a high school dropout at 11th grade? Is my high school graduation a requirement?

Thank you for the video. Is really helping for those that are beginning or already use focus pulling. I've noticed that the focus peaking in general is not quite reliable when camera is moving or the subject is moving, so my question is how do you deal with action shots without peaking. Sharpness is a good alternative, but how do they do it on large productions sets ?

Thanks for the video! For car stuff which system you think suits better for really long distances?

I worked in a convention center in Huntsville Al where atse threatened me as did the production department Lynn broad when it has been open sincev1975 apparently workers who aren't union aren't supposed to sau anything to them. So apparently I was financially exploited for twi years apparently from 2016-2018 when the center has been open since 1975 si apparently from 1975 apparently I'm the only one who had conversations in tye entire building apparently during those years. I inoy worked there two years out of how many? Is it legal for atse or associates of atse to assault me twice if I was in another department? At the center? I was assaulted three years after working there. Possibly by associates of labor finders Randstad or ex von Braun center Huntsville employees.

Great stuff brother !

where did you get the lens wrap from?

You can tell this guy works on tons of sets just from the fact that he has La Croix on the cart. Only filmmakers actually enjoy that nasty drink 😂

Great tips mate! Really helpful. CAn you tell me why you prefer TVlogic over SmallHD?

I'm a PA right now and I keep a little small first aide kit, hand sanitizer, tissues, breathe spray, plus the stuff you suggested. On my first job, for whatever reason, I brought a clapperboard. Surprisingly, the director forgot her clapperboard! It was super cool that I pulled mine out. The looks I got from the crew were awesome that day. (Brownie points!) From then on, my magic bag was referred to as "The Mary Poppins Bag" because I have the most random, yet somehow useful stuff in it. Hairspray anybody? Hand warmers? c-47's? Lotion? Sunblock? Bug spray? Lens cloth? Extra ponchos (from dollar store) I got 'em. LOL.

FYI - IATSE 873 reps transportation.

That would be a very nice ad. It sticks in the mind.

is there a game for focus pullers ?

Hi Leonard, loving the content! Could you say which dovetail plate you're using?

I just found your channel and I’m loving your content. There’s so much to learn about the business of being a freelancer. There’s enough content about cameras and lighting, but there’s not enough people talking about the money. Thank you for doing what you’re doing. Excuse me while I file my weekly claim.