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'''Clapper loader''' is a credit approximately equivalent to [[camera assistant]] in most [[BBC Wales]] productions, or "2nd assistant camera" for the [[Doctor Who (TV story)|''Doctor Who'' TV movie]]. Their main responsibilities are operating the [[clapperboard]] at the beginning of each take, marking the actors as necessary, and maintaining all records and paperwork for the camera department. On film shoots, they would also be responsible for loading film stock. | '''Clapper loader''' is a credit approximately equivalent to [[camera assistant]] in most [[BBC Wales]] productions, or "2nd assistant camera" for the [[Doctor Who (TV story)|''Doctor Who'' TV movie]], which was credited to [[Nick Watson]]. Their main responsibilities are operating the [[clapperboard]] at the beginning of each take, marking the actors as necessary, and maintaining all records and paperwork for the camera department. On film shoots, they would also be responsible for loading film stock. | ||
To date, this credit has only been used in ''[[Class (TV series)|Class]]'' and in ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]''. | To date, this credit has only been used in ''[[Class (TV series)|Class]]'' and in ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]''. | ||
Revision as of 22:36, 17 February 2018
Clapper loader is a credit approximately equivalent to camera assistant in most BBC Wales productions, or "2nd assistant camera" for the Doctor Who TV movie, which was credited to Nick Watson. Their main responsibilities are operating the clapperboard at the beginning of each take, marking the actors as necessary, and maintaining all records and paperwork for the camera department. On film shoots, they would also be responsible for loading film stock.
To date, this credit has only been used in Class and in An Adventure in Space and Time.
