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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.

Camera magazineCamera magazineA camera magazine is a light-tight chamber or pair of chambers designed to hold film and move motion picturefilm stock before and after it has been exposed in the camera. In most movie cameras, the magazine is a removable piece of equipment. Many still photo cameras also have removable camera magazines. A film cartridge serves the same function, but is usually not reusable.Negative (photography)Negative (photography)In photography, a negative is an image, usually on a strip or sheet of transparent plastic film, in which the lightest areas of the photographed subject appear darkest and the darkest areas appear lightest. This reversed order occurs because the extremely light-sensitive chemicals a camera film must use to capture an image quickly enough for ordinary picture-taking are darkened, rather than bleached, by exposure to light and subsequent photographic processing.CinematographerCinematographerThe 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. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera and light crews working on such projects.Focus pullerFocus pullerA 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. "Pulling focus" refers to the act of changing the camera lens's focus distance to a moving subject's distance from the focal plane, or the changing distance between a stationary object and a moving camera.ClapperboardClapperboardA clapperboard, also known as a dumb slate, clapboard, film clapper, film slate, movie slate, or production slate, is a device used in filmmaking, television production and video production to assist in synchronizing of picture and sound, and to designate and mark the various scenes and takes as they are filmed and audio-recorded. It is operated by the clapper loader. It is said to have been invented by Australian filmmaker F. W. Thring.FujifilmFujifilmFujifilm Holdings Corporation (富士フイルムホールディングス株式会社, Fuji-fuirumu Hōrudingusu kabushiki gaisha), trading asFujifilm (富士フイルム, Fuji-fuirumu), or simply Fuji (originally Fuji Photo Film Co) is a Japanese multinationalconglomerate headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, operating in the areas of photography, optics, office and medical electronics, biotechnology, and chemicals.Camera operatorCamera operatorA 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. Duties and functionsIn filmmaking, the cinematographer or director of photography (DP or DoP) is responsible for bringing the director's vision to life on screen. The cinematographer handles all the technical aspects of visual storytelling and is the head of the camera crew and light crew on the set.Stanley KubrickStanley KubrickAmerican filmmaker and photographer (1928–1999)Stanley Kubrick (July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American filmmaker and photographer. A prominent figure of the New Hollywood era, Kubrick is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers. His films spanned a number of genres and gained recognition for their attention to detail, innovative cinematography, extensive set design, and dark humor.KodakKodakAmerican photographic and film companyThe Eastman Kodak Company, referred to simply as Kodak ( ), is an American public company that produces various products related to its historic roots in film photography. The company is headquartered in Rochester, New York, and is incorporated in New Jersey. It is best known for photographic film products, which it brought to a mass market for the first time.Film crewFilm crewA film crew is a group of people, hired by a production company, for the purpose of producing a film or motion picture. The crew is distinguished from the cast, as the cast are understood to be the actors who appear in front of the camera or provide voices for characters in the film. The crew is also separate from the producers, as the producers are the ones who own a portion of either the film studio or the film's intellectual property rights.Oliver StapletonFilm stockFilm stockFilm stock is a type of photographic film that is used for recording motion pictures or animation. On either side is the film edge (also called a rebate border) which can contain perforations, projector feed directions, the audio track, and other information. It is recorded on by a movie camera, developed, , and projected onto a screen using a movie projector.

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