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Hands of Hollywood
ing the rehearsal through the lens of the camera, can see if the char' acters will be lighted properly throughout the entire action of the scene. After this rehearsal, if the cameraman is satisfied with every thing, he tells the director that he is ready, and the scene is taken.
The qualifications are: a thorough knowledge of photography; an extensive knowledge of lighting and photographic composition; the ability to advise the director how to place the action of the scene so that every expression of the actors and actresses will register effec' tively. The salary ranges from $150.00 to $500.00 per week.
The Second Cameraman "shoots" what is called the "foreign negative.1' This negative is sent to Europe so that many prints can be made from it for foreign distributors.
The second cameraman does not share the responsibility for the lighting of the sets. He merely sets his camera at the side of the first cameraman's and starts to grind when his superior gives the word. However, the first cameraman usually consults the second cameraman when a difficult scene is to be taken.
The qualifications are the same as those of the first cameraman, except that he has not had as much experience. The salary ranges from $150.00 to $250.00 per week.
The Assistant Cameraman is usually an apprentice cameraman. He takes care of the camera, cleans and oils it every day, carries it from scene to scene and loads the magazines with raw film.
In the making of silent pictures, the assistant cameraman holds up a slate, on which are marked the numbers of the scenes, in front of the camera, so that the cameraman can photograph these numbers on the film after each "shot."
In the making of talking pictures, the cameraman punches the numbers of the scenes and his own individual stamp on the film.
The qualifications are: alertness and ordinary intelligence plus the ambition to become a cameraman. The salary ranges from $30.00 to $40.00 per week.
The Still Cameraman takes "stills" of all the sets used in a picture so that, if the furniture and props are moved or if the same set is to be used at different periods of production, the property men
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