ABSTRACT
Camera assistants should be familiar with as many different cameras as possible. This chapter provides basic information, such as format, magazine sizes, and simple line drawings of the threading diagrams of film cameras and magazines, for most of the film cameras that are used in the film industry. The threading diagrams and on the web site are not meant to teach camera assistants how to load magazines or thread cameras. They are intended only as a reference in case they have forgotten about a specific camera system. Having the instruction manuals or books for all cameras will allow camera assistants to refresh their memory for any cameras and equipment that they may have forgotten. To learn more about any of these cameras, speak with a representative at any professional motion picture camera rental house.
