super16 skeletal crew

[peter_g]

Hey,
Could anyone recommend an absolutely minimal crew for shooting super16 with sync sound? in college we have a crew of about 20, but I'm sure thats more then nessecary or required. Is it really nessecary to log everything?

Thanks

[cash]

Camera OP, focus puller, camera Assitant, Boom Swinger, and a sound recorder, and of course the director

[Generic Skinhead]

Erm surely a DOP, Ass Lights, and Continuity are fairly critical positions to fill. An AD is a good idea too.

Judging by the amount of questions you ask on here, I'm thinking Ballyfermot is as disorganised as ever.

[miker]

you just need a team that works well together.

depends if you mean "what can I get away with" or "how should I crew a union shoot"

are you using natural light?

can you use a lighting camerman?

can the sound recordist sling the nagra around his neck and do the boom swinging?

can the director spend time with the actors as well as bark orders at everyone else?

as they say, you have to know the rules before you can break them ...

[andyblaa]

I'd agree with Mike generally. I'd say you can definately get by with:

1 Lighting Cameraman (DOP)
1 Camera Assistant/Focus Puller
1 Clapper Loader/Lighting Assistant
1 Boom Op/Recordist
1 First Assistant Director
1 Second/Third AD/Runner
1 Director

Make sure your camera department are taking their camera notes on take length's, exposure etc. Then if you are using the American system of boarding (Scene number on board is boarded as exactly that: the scene number, Take number is boarded starting at A and every subsequent shot in the scene goes up a letter) and you make notes of what the camera setup was for each letter, you should have a good list of shots and where there are in your rushes. Ask the DOP to include which shots were good in their camera notes and this will also help to find the takes you like and want to print. Obviously this doesn't account for the other aspect of Continuity ie. prop placement etc, but get any digital camera and take lots of stills of the sets and you should be able to put things back where they should be.

Andy