The benefits of having an assistant at anytime cannot be underestimated but having someone who is local and speaks the language is a bonus. So for me Cannes was very different this year, in part because I had the good fortune to have an assistant who was as happy to be working with me as I was to have him. His name was Johann and he was recommended by a friend's assistant who'd previously attended the same film and photography school in Nice. He was friendly (a good networker) and conscientious. The bonus for him was being introduced to the cinematography of
Jack Cardiff via a special screening in Cannes of
Cameraman: The Life and Work or Jack Cardiff.
Coincidently, the week before I had photographed the director
Craig McCall with
Martin Scorsese (who gave a special introduction) at the BFI Southbank. In fact Johann was so enthused by the movie that he went to a talk the next day given by Craig. So thank you Johann for your help and enthusiam. It will be remembered. ps. He's also a dab hand in the kitchen.
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