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What Does a 2nd AC Do in Film? Salary, Daily Responsibilities, and How to Break Into the Camera Department

The 2nd AC is the person who slates every take, keeps the camera department organized, and quietly holds the whole shoot together from behind the scenes. It is one of the most demanding entry-level roles on a professional film set, and it is also one of the clearest on-ramps into a long career in cinematography. If you are researching how to break into the camera department, this is where most working DPs started.

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