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Choosing Your Equipment Cameras Lenses Camera accessories Camera support systems Lighting and Grip equipment Meters Filters Film
Before You Start Shooting Safety First! Job delegation Lighting set-ups Metering, lighting ratios and modifying the light Loading the film Cleaning the camera body and lenses Marking, labelling, slating Camera reports F-FAST (filter, focus, aperture, shutter, time)
Operating the camera Camera movements (tripod, dolly, etc.) Motor speeds and ramping Pulling focus Following action
Wrapping Up Unloading the film Striking the lights Just when you think you can sit down and have a beer...
The Lab and Post-Production Processing Printing Telecine (video transfer)