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goodforabeer t1_iy3bp9s wrote

It shouldn't be totally on you to remember to record. A simple confirmation of recording before starting the interview would have saved the situation.

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Foxxymint t1_iy3h3nq wrote

It's not the cameraman's job to operate the camera?

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mcarterphoto t1_iy3if5q wrote

No only that, it's the cameraman's job to confirm he's rolling. Some setups, everyone looks to you and you say "rolling" or why you're not ("everyone fucking settle in please!!!", people gabbing and making noise). Some setups the interviewer or producer turns to camera and asks if we're rolling. In my experience, generally camera confirms that sound is rolling if there's a separate recorder.

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mcarterphoto t1_iy3i5wv wrote

Don't know who you work for - when I'm shooting interviews, everyone looks to me to say "rolling". I say it once the room has settled down and the red light is blinking in my viewfinder. Nobody stops halfway through to confirm I'm actually doing my job.

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Phighters t1_iy3oba3 wrote

..but they wait for your confirmation before beginning. That's the point.

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