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Camera return checklist

(Checklist di riconsegna camera, versione italiana)

At wrap the kit goes back to the rental house as it left: complete, clean, with no project data on it and every fault declared. Fill it in here, on your phone or computer; the signed PDF stays with production.

00Project

Film or project titleDirectorDirector of photographyProduction companyRental houseReturn dateShoot datesMain camera and lenses

Contacts

Production (contact)
Rental house (contact)
Director of photography
1st AC (focus puller)
2nd AC (clapper loader)
DIT

01Inventory

Kit checked against the rental list and the prep checklist: nothing is missing
Serial numbers checked on bodies, lenses and main accessories
Small parts recovered: caps, plates, keys, cables, adapters, focus rings
Kit added during the shoot (replacements, extra rentals) kept apart and pointed out to the rental house

02Cleaning and breakdown

Camera broken down, mount capped, sensor protected
Lenses and filters cleaned, capped, each in its own case
Tape, labels and adhesive residue removed from bodies, lenses, monitors and batteries
Cases and flight cases closed and packed as they left the rental house

03Media and settings

The DIT has confirmed in writing that every card is copied and verified (double backup)
Rental cards and SSDs formatted only after the DIT and production have confirmed
Project presets, LUTs and user files removed from the bodies, if the rental house asks
Timecode, date and time and network settings left as the rental house requires

04Power

All batteries returned, at the charge level the rental house asks for
Chargers, power supplies and power cables returned

05Damage and faults

Faults during the shoot noted with date and description, as in the set reports
Faulty kit tagged “not working” and shown to the rental technician
New damage and scratches photographed before the check-in

06Check-in

Check-in done together with the rental technician, piece by piece
Photos of the returned kit and the closed flight cases
Differences or damage written on the return slip; signed copy to production

07Sign‑off

Missing or damaged itemsNotes

1st ACReceived by the rental house (contact)Date

Privacy

These tools are the working method Nicola Cattani uses on his own productions, shared for free: anyone who uses them does so at their own responsibility.

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