Seven Tips for Maintaining a Cam Op’s Most Valuable Asset

Those who work in production are conditioned to promote themselves as invincible in ordered to be a desirable pick for any crew. We scoff in the face of an eight hour work day, demanding a minimum of 12. We live off of La Croix and Gummies, and we combine arduous manual labor with the creation of art in the name of storytelling. With all of that as our baseline, we are led to believe that should we slip up, there is a host of 20-something former AAA athletes waiting to take our places, who will do our jobs better and faster.

There is a consistent pressure to perform above and beyond, and we respond with a desire to push ourselves beyond our limits. However, that push can have long lasting side effects on one’s health and could in some cases, even end a career.  Unlike many other creative professions, crew members, especially those who work in the camera and G&E departments, truly have one essential and irreplaceable asset: a healthy body.

©Graham Sheldon 2019

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