Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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.