Focus puller, the Glossary
A focus puller or first assistant camera (1st AC) is a member of a film crew's camera department whose primary responsibility is to maintain the camera lens's optical focus on whatever subject or action is being filmed.[1]
Table of Contents
8 relations: Camera lens, Camera operator, Cinematographer, Clapper loader, Film crew, Focal Press, Oliver Stapleton, Video tap.
Camera lens
A camera lens (also known as photographic lens or photographic objective) is an optical lens or assembly of lenses used in conjunction with a camera body and mechanism to make images of objects either on photographic film or on other media capable of storing an image chemically or electronically.
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Camera operator
A camera operator, or depending on the context cameraman or camerawoman, is a professional operator of a film camera or video camera as part of a film crew. Focus puller and camera operator are cinematography and filmmaking occupations.
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Cinematographer
The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the recording of a film, television production, music video or other live-action piece. Focus puller and cinematographer are cinematography and filmmaking occupations.
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Clapper loader
A clapper loader or second assistant camera (2nd AC) is part of a film crew whose main functions are that of loading the raw film stock into camera magazines, operating the clapperboard (slate) at the beginning of each take, marking the actors as necessary, and maintaining all records and paperwork for the camera department. Focus puller and clapper loader are cinematography and filmmaking occupations.
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Film crew
A film crew is a group of people, hired by a production company, for the purpose of producing a film or motion picture. Focus puller and film crew are cinematography and filmmaking occupations.
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Focal Press
Focal Press is a publisher of creative and applied media books and it is an imprint of Routledge/Taylor & Francis.
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Oliver Stapleton
Oliver David Whiteside Stapleton (born 12 April 1948), BSC is an English cinematographer.
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Video tap
A video tap is an accessory for a motion picture camera used in filmmaking to provide a video signal from the camera lens.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focus_puller
Also known as Camera assistant, First Assistant Camera, Focus pulling, Rack focus, Rack focusing, Racking focus.