Camera Report
Definition
A Camera Report is a written log maintained by the camera department (typically the clapper loader or 2nd AC) that records detailed information about every roll of film or every media card used during a day's shooting. For each roll or card, the camera report records the production name, the date, the camera and lens used, the scene and take numbers covered, the exposure settings, any special instructions for the laboratory, and whether the roll is "good" (approved for printing/processing) or "NG" (no good). Camera reports are essential for tracking and managing the production's media.
Contextual Usage
At the end of the shooting day, the 2nd AC compiles the camera reports and hands them to the DIT: "Here are the camera reports for today. Cards 1 through 4 are all good for processing. Card 5 has a note — there was a focus issue on takes 1 through 3, so only take 4 is circled as good. Please make sure that note is passed on to the editor."
About this section
Production — or "principal photography" — is the phase in which the film or video is actually shot. It is the most visible and, typically, the most expensive phase of the entire process. Every day on ...
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