A report for one card
The header identifies the media and the camera. Each line is a take.
THE LONG DRIVE CAMERA REPORT Day 6 3/10
Camera: A Card/Roll: A014 Body: (camera model) FPS 23.976 Shutter 180
Codec: (recording format) 2nd AC: Kira Mendes
| Clip | Scene | Take | Lens | T-stop | Filter | Circle | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A014C001 | 14 | 1 | 32mm | 2.8 | ND.6 | Wide master | |
| A014C002 | 14 | 2 | 32mm | 2.8 | ND.6 | O | |
| A014C003 | 14A | 1 | 50mm | 2.8 | ND.6 | Soft focus end of take | |
| A014C004 | 14A | 2 | 50mm | 2.8 | ND.6 | O | |
| A014C005 | 14A | 3 | 50mm | 2.8 | ND.6 | MOS, insert of mug | |
| A014C006 | 14A | 4 | 50mm | 2.8 | ND.6 | False start, tail slate |
A film camera report adds footage columns: feet exposed per take, short ends, waste, and the roll total ("Roll 12: exposed 940 ft, short end 60 ft, total 1,000 ft"). Those numbers are how production tracked stock usage before digital, and accounting still reads them on film shoots.
How the 2nd AC keeps it
The 2nd AC updates the report after each take, usually from the slate they just clapped. Lens and stop come from the 1st AC. Circled takes come from the director through the script supervisor, and the 2nd AC checks them against the continuity report at the end of each setup. When a card comes out of the camera, the report travels with it to the DIT or loader, who confirms the clip count while offloading.
Where reports cause problems
A clip count that doesn't match the card is the scary one, because it could mean a missing file or a mislabeled card. Other errors: marking a take as circled that the script supervisor has as a no good, forgetting to note MOS takes (the editor goes looking for sound that doesn't exist), writing the wrong frame rate on an off-speed shot, and never recording a tail slate, which makes syncing slower.
Where copies go
The editorial team uses the report to sync and organize dailies. The DIT checks it against the offload. The production office files totals for the daily production report. Its partner on the sound side is the sound report, and the scene and take numbers on both have to agree.