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Camera report

(Bollettino di macchina, versione italiana)

Records the technical data of every take. It is filled in by the 2nd AC and travels with the rushes to the DIT, editorial, VFX and the colourist. It does not replace the script supervisor’s report, which follows the story and continuity: the two documents work together.

Download the fillable PDF

PDF, A4 landscape, 2 pages, 508 KB · 32 take rows · free to use with credit (CC BY 4.0)

What it contains

Header — Production, project, date and shoot day, camera, body, card or roll, format, frame rate, colour space and LUT, timecode, camera crew names.
Scene, shot, take — As on the slate and in the script supervisor’s report.
Lens, T‑stop, focus distance, filters — To repeat the shot and for visual effects.
ISO, shutter, white balance, fps — The camera settings for that take.
Start timecode — To find the take in the rushes.
MOS and circle — Shot without sound; take selected on set (circle take).
Notes — Soft focus, cut takes, flares, changes during the take, notes for VFX and colour.