There's a guy with a tape measure in the video of Neda and her music
teacher supposedly taken "moments before her shooting". He's measuring
the scene, looking at the cameraman.
NEDA With Her Music Teacher 20.06.2009http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95TlWJAkHio
The version of this video that was shown on CNN doesn't show the guy
with the tape measure:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2009/06/21/on.her.name.was.ned...
I googled "tape measure, film crew, movie""
"To accurately focus on the subject, it is common to measure the
distance (usually with a tape measure...
http://www.moviestaff.com/directory/movie_crew/1st_AC.htm
1st AC / First Assistant Camera
In cinematography, a focus puller or first assistant camera (1 AC) is
the member of a film crew responsible for keeping the camera's focus
right during a shoot. Often this requires pulling the focus with a
follow focus device during the take without looking through the camera
(the camera operator is doing that), to compensate for camera or
subject movement. The depth of field may sometimes be very small, as
little as 1/4 or 1/8th of an inch (36 mm) in extreme circumstances.
Most people on the set will agree that the focus puller's job is among
the most technically difficult during production.
To accurately focus on the subject, it is common to measure the
distance (usually with a tape measure or, more recently, with
electronic tape measures using lasers) between the camera and the
subject being focused before the take.
mis15.ncarts.edu/film/151/cinema_08/film_crew.pdf
FIM 151 - FUNDAMENTALS OF PRODUCTION AND CINEMATOGRAPHY
The principal creative artist on a movie set. A director is usually
(but not ... A key member of the film crew, stationed by the camera,
whose job it is ... By using a tape measure, reference marks and a
good sense of estimation, an ...
http://film.art.columbia.edu/wiki/index.php/Film_Productions_Only
What follows is a list of expendables that all film shoots require:
Sharpies Spring clips
Camera tape (1 black & white) Bounce board
Paper tape (1 black & 1/2 color) Show card
Film cans Gels
Bags Diffusion
Cores Assorted batteries
Canned air/Dust off Black wrap
Lens tissue Swiss Army Knife
Tape measure
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