Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Could the 'woof' have been a complimentary vocalisation directed towards your girlfriend as she passed by? :-) Rick. On 14/10/2006, at 5:23 AM, Jeff Moore wrote: > 2006-09-23-20:32:29 Mark Rabiner: >> Or the head off an old 135 Elmar or Hektor. >> Woof! > > My girlfriend, who works in cable news, was wandering by the other > day as a > director and crew were trying to set things up for a fancy new > set. The > camera was being zoomed or tracked in, then the director said, "Woof." > > Someone else watching commented that this was really old-school; that > back in the day, "woof" and even "meow" were camera commands that one > might hear. I couldn't find a reference to the cat noises, but I did > find a reference to "woof": > > Really, I believe that in order to maximize your ability on > camera you > need to learn the tools, the talk and the trade. The tools, such > as the > focus and zoom controls, are there to get the job done. Master > them. The > talk is the lingo you'll hear over your headset from the > director. "Push > in" means the same thing as "Zoom in" and "Woof" can mean the > same thing > as "Stop". > > http://www.anthonycoppedge.com/resources/article.cfm?ArticleID=33 > > ...and if it's on the Internet, it must be true. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information