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Paul Sallent

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About Paul Sallent

  • Birthday 04/22/1985

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  • Occupation
    Best Boy
  • Location
    Greece, Cyprus
  • Specialties
    My job is my interest among other things.<br />I always try to learn more and become better in what i am doing.<br />I am also a guitarist in a band,and in general i just love music<br />in every form.

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  1. operating one of those is actually easy. There are a couple of things though that you always need to remember. 1) Never move the light before it goes a little cold after you turn it off. (you may damage the bulb) 2) Always operate the light from the ballast and avoid switching on from the head.(After the half life of the bulb, in the first five minutes of the strike, it might explode sending hot glass all over the place.) 3) Inform everyone on the set that you're striking the light for safety reasons. (4 but rare. If you need to change the lamp for any reason do no touch it with bare hands. The gas in it reacts to the temperature of our hands as well as the oil coating of the lamp, thus creating a weak spot on the glass. You better use a pair of gloves.) I'll be happy to answer more of your questions if there are any! Have a nice shooting! Paul Sallent
  2. In general, because American and English people, got this art where it is now and evolved it to this extend, the terminology is all in english almost everywhere. When it's not it refers, to them in a way. In Greece for example the black flack ( for cutiing the flares etc) it is called Americana ( as a female American). Though all the terms derive from Latin and Greek. Like Cinematographer (cinema derives from the word kinisis which is movement) and grapher (which is an add-on an not a proper word) derives from Grafo which is the verb for writing. So Cinematographer is the one who writes/captures the movement.
  3. First of all, i would like to thank you for your replys both of which i found really helpful. I have a high school degree and something that looks like one, in sound engineering. Ofcourse as most of us wish to, i want to expand my knowledge on what i am doing right now, and why not, evolve. I have already read a few books, includind Cinematography written by Kris Malkiewicz, which in my opinion is a great entry level source for information regarding the craft of cinematography. Also due to the fact that Cyprus is a small market which often attracts big clients, i had the chance to make a quite impressive resume in no time including the British Army for Ridley Scott's company and more. The thing is that i am not sure if my CV could get me a work in the industry or if i need a film school degree.. Wishes for the best on your plans Paul
  4. Hello everybody, It's my first post here, and to be honest I really need some help. I have studied sound engineering (main principalls) in Greece but couldnt get a job there so I decided to give it a shot in Cyprus. I started working in a production house but because they had no actual need for a sound engineer, I got involved in the shootings as a trainee. I found that i love it, and after awhile i went freelance (it's a country that there are aproximatelly 15 people for freelance work in shootings and something like 10 companies.So everybody works) Over the time my skills expanded and i started doing, amongst other things, international productions that come to shoot in Cyprus. As you can imagine i get a lot of experience because i work a lot and with good DP's from Greece,UK and other places.Everyday i learn something new and i really enjoy that. Usually i work as a Best Boy in grip, but there are times that due to the lack of people i get hired as a gaffer.Because of that i was forced (in the good way) to become more and more involved and to learn. I also started reading books about cinematography etc. But, here comes the question, i am 22 years old and i ve been working for 2 years now (the school i attended for sound engineering was only for the basic principals, hence the 2 years of studies), should i attend a film school in order to become better at my job or should i keep learning and gathering experience from it? Thank you in advace P.s excuse my english, i am really trying hard to improve it :rolleyes:
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