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RESPONSIBILITY The clapper loader typically has a very high responsibility level on any given set, because they are more or less the only person on set who directly and physically oversees the state of the undeveloped Negative . The loader is the only person who actually handles the negative between the manufacturer and the laboratory, and thus can easily render an entire day's work useless if the film is handled improperly. Additionally, the loader usually is in charge of keeping all records with regard to the film stock from when it is received until when it is sent out to the lab; if this information is miscommunicated or missing, this too can destroy an expensive shoot. Furthermore, the loader usually has much else to do in addition to these tasks. Noted Director of Photography Oliver Stapleton has written on his website : The LOADER loads the camera, oddly enough, with film made by either fired one loader I know on his first day of work for walking across the set holding a magazine upside down. Not Kubrick’s first day of work - the Loader's. This was a trifle harsh, but there is a right way to do the job, and the rules are there for a very good reason. If you screw up the minimum cost is about $20,000 and the max any figure you might care to imagine. DUTIES A full description of the job duties includes the following (although different shoots may often not always require all of these):
On top of all of that, it is expected that a decent assistant will be able to anticipate a good part of those demands before they become demands. |
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