Camera

Report Sheets
for Film

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 Camera Report Sheets
– Camera sheets can take a number of
forms

Copyright © 1998 to 2008 Mic Collis

 Camera Report Sheets
– Camera sheets can take a number of
forms
– For drama productions there are 5 pages
which are carbon backed to “print
through” to the pages below

Copyright © 1998 to 2008 Mic Collis

 Camera Report Sheets
– Camera sheets can take a number of
forms
– For drama productions there are 5 pages
which are carbon backed to “print
through” to the pages below
– Make sure you press hard enough that all
the pages are legible – camera
department gets to keep the bottom one!

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 Camera Report Sheets

White – travels with the film to

the Laboratory and on to Telecine
Blue – Production Office
Yellow – Editors
Pink – Accounts Department
Green – Camera Department

Copyright © 1998 to 2008 Mic Collis

 Camera Report Sheets

White – travels with the film to

the Laboratory and on to Telecine
Blue – Production Office
Yellow – Editors
Pink – Accounts Department
Green – Camera Department

Copyright © 1998 to 2008 Mic Collis

 Camera Report Sheets

White – travels with the film to

the Laboratory and on to Telecine
Blue – Production Office
Yellow – Editors
Pink – Accounts Department
Green – Camera Department

Copyright © 1998 to 2008 Mic Collis

 Camera Report Sheets

White – travels with the film to

the Laboratory and on to Telecine
Blue – Production Office
Yellow – Editors
Pink – Accounts Department
Green – Camera Department

Copyright © 1998 to 2008 Mic Collis

 Camera Report Sheets

White – travels with the film to

the Laboratory and on to Telecine
Blue – Production Office
Yellow – Editors
Pink – Accounts Department
Green – Camera Department

Copyright © 1998 to 2008 Mic Collis

Copyright © 1998 to 2008 Mic Collis
 Camera Report Sheets

The location as it is on the script

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Camera Report Sheets

The Director of
Photography

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 Camera Report Sheets

Emulsion
Details from
Film Can

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 Camera Report Sheets
Focal Length of Lens

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 Camera Report Sheets
Focal Length of Lens P for prime or Z for Zoom

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Camera Report Sheets
Focus Distance

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Camera Report Sheets
T-stop

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Camera Report Sheets

Filters or No Filter (N/F)

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Camera Report Sheets

Tail Slates

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 Camera Report Sheets

Other Relevant Information

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Camera Report Sheets

Gate Checked

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Camera Report Sheets

Circle the Print Takes

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Camera Report Sheets

Round Counter Readings to

the nearest 5ft for 16mm
the nearest 10ft for 35mm

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Camera Report Sheets

Roll an extra 20ft of film through at the end of the roll

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Camera Report Sheets

Short Ends (film which is

recanned for future use)

50ft or Greater for 16mm

100ft or Greater for 35mm

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 Camera Report Sheets

Film too short to make

a useful short end is
thrown away and
counted as Waste
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Amount from this roll

being sent to lab for
developing

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Camera Report Sheets

Drawn Footage is the

quantity of film the camera
crew has been issued from
the production office

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Camera Report Sheets

Total of all the Print Takes

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 Camera Report Sheets

Footage that may still

be in the camera and
not sent to the lab with
this sheet
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Camera Report Sheets

Sign or Initial the Sheet

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