Posting up on B Camera today. 📷 by Alex VanPutin at L.A. River Studios--Louis Normandin

Having a great time in Kuala Lumpur with the International ASC Master Class. We have a wonderful group of students from all around Southeast Asia. My fellow instructors, Dean Cundy, ASC and Theo Van De Sande, ASC are amazing to work with! Our friends at the Malaysian Society of Cinematographers (MySC) have been taking very good care of us and are outstanding hosts.---James Neihouse, A.S.C.

mornin'---Robert Tuscani

Nick Kramer is one of the best 1st AC's I've ever known, let alone worked with. He has perfection mixed with speed and foresight. Watching him and his apprentice, Leah work with Silent Precision, is rad. There are others who profess to work in this business and showcase gagets and an Instagram only proficiency, but Kramer never asks for attention, he's greatness is his invisibility, and it's such an honor to work with him.----Cinematographer Leo Jaramillo

Film Slang

Sometimes on a film set you need to work quietly but still communicate. The below is a chart of the basic hand signals used by electricians.

Electricians- Lighting crew. Also known as Electrics and Sparks. They create light.

The Electrician's brothers & sisters called Grips, create shadows, rig cameras, dollies and cranes. Grips are sometimes also know as Hammers.  The grips know these signals as well and have more of their own.

Film Slang

Pick Ups/Pick-Up Shots
Shots needed to complete the storytelling that were initially missed or left out and are “picked up ” at a later time.