{"id":32165,"date":"2013-12-16T17:17:18","date_gmt":"2013-12-16T22:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=32165"},"modified":"2013-12-16T17:19:03","modified_gmt":"2013-12-16T22:19:03","slug":"camera-assistant-essentials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/camera-assistant-essentials\/","title":{"rendered":"Camera Assistant Essentials"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"dont-be-caught-on-set-without-the-necessary-tools-for-the-job-in-this-quick-tutorial-youll-get-a-rundown-of-the-essential-items-that-every-camera-assistant-should-have-in-their-toolkit\">Don&#8217;t be caught on set without the necessary tools for the job. In this quick tutorial you&#8217;ll get a rundown of the essential items that every camera assistant should have in their toolkit.<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-32169\" title=\"Cameras and Equipment\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2013\/12\/cameras-and-equipment.jpg\" alt=\"Cameras and Equipment\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re in the <strong>video\/film production industry<\/strong> and you&#8217;re not reading <a title=\"The Black and Blue\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theblackandblue.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">The Black and Blue<\/a> you should be. Black and Blue founder <a title=\"Evan Luzi\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm3428993\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Evan Luzi<\/a> is a skilled <strong>camera assistant<\/strong> who uses the blog to share his in-depth knowledge of the job and film industry.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent post and video he pulled out his <strong>camera assistant toolkit<\/strong> and showed the items he brings on every shoot. 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