How To Camera Prep for a Film Shoot | CinePandemia

Prepping a cinema camera for a shoot. Assistant cameras must come to the rental house to make sure all the equipment, which includes monitors, wireless video (Teradek, DJI Transmission, Hollyland), wireless focus (Tilta Nucleus, Arri WCU-4), monitors, and accessories are all in the package. Don't skip any steps during prep!
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[@Prongle]

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[@19bprojects82]

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[@itsaaronmiller]

Does the 1st AC get paid to do the gear pickup and prep? Or is that usually included in their day rate? If they get paid, is is just a typical day rate or a more reduced rate?

[@CinePandemia]

This is a common point of contention with producers. You could be responsible for camera pickup and drop off, and thats usually paid either as a bonus on your rate or just extra hours if you’re being paid by the hour. This in my experience is usually not a problem. Prep should be a full day rate or at least a half day rate. All the responsibility of the equipment working, being compatible, and being accounted for, falls on the 1st AC. If a producer doesn’t want to pay for prep, you have to make them sign a paper saying that you are not responsible for the gear working as intended. Communicate that with the DP as well. When inevitably something is missing, you have it on writing that you weren’t compensated for prepping the gear.

[@itsaaronmiller]

@@CinePandemia this is great info! Thanks for sharing all that

[@aaronsmithson4989]

I wanna see how a cam op does it!!

[@CinePandemia]

Ill talk to my producer about it