Devils Bridge

So, I had a last minute offer from a former tutor of mine asking if I would like to be a camera assistant for a feature film he has written. I had about three days notice to re-arrange my jobs and ensure I was financially able to run away for three weeks.

The majority of the shoot was based in Cardigan and a few days in St Clears. We were housed in two cottages near the centre of Cardigan, about 20minutes from our main location with actors in one cottage and crew in the other. After being acquainted I pretty much started work as soon as possible.

Once the DoP arrived we sat with the camera and went through all the details like rigging it to hold the matte box, changing the lenses and focus pulling. I went through all the kit (there was a lot) and organised it so I knew where everything would be.

The camera we used was the EX3 with a Letus lense adapter and many different lenses. We used the adapter at the beginning and end of the shoot, however there were a few problems in the middle and unfortunately it had to go back to London for repair due to some gunk on the mirrors causing constant vignetting on various shots :/

Anyway

The following weeks were hectic and long, but lots of fun. I got stuck into a bit of everything, my main duties were the clapper board, loading and unloading, taking care of batteries and following instruction on lighting setups. I also helped out with the Jib, set up dolly tracks and rigged up the car with both lights and bonnet mounts. 

The experience was amazing, I have taken so much away from it all in both technical skills and also personal development and I hope I impressed a few peeps along the way.

The trailer for the movie and information can be found here

Im not currently on the crew list, but then neither is the runner and makeup person, I should probably enquire into that. But it shall be released next year some time on DVD and I'll get my name on the credits :D

There was also a blog with some photos from one of the producers here

Enjoy!