Video Assist

Here is how this works in practice. We supply video-help operators who give trusted on-set playback for Austrian shoots. Our video-help operators set up and run playback systems, manage recording and review of takes, support the director, DP and script supervisor, and keep a clean record of coverage. We brief them on your camera package, workflow and schedule, then confirm openings against your shoot dates.

Here is the short of it. Dependable video help is valuable on any production and key on tricky work — multi-camera setups, action and stunt sequences, and the precisely composed takes Austrian cinema favours. Our video-help operators work fluently in English and German and integrate seamlessly with global and DACH-region camera departments. We contract under the Kollektivvertrag terms set by the Fachverband der Film- und Musikwirtschaft within the WKO.

Set up the video-help operator with the DP, camera ops and director so playback supports an efficient, well-tracked shoot.

Here is the breakdown. Video help supports the precision that defines Austrian production. The country's cinematography custom — the exactly composed images of Christian Berger for Michael Haneke, the controlled work of Martin Gschlacht for Jessica Hausner — relies on directors and DPs being able to review and judge each take with care on set, and a trusted video-help setup makes that possible. The Filmakademie Wien, the film academy of the mdw, trains tech crew to support this exacting culture.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Austria has hosted in tech demanding shoots — 'Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation' at the Wiener Staatsoper, the alpine action of the James Bond film 'Spectre' at Soelden — where playback and tracking are key to planning and safety. Austria's central position lets shoots draw camera-department and video-help talent from across the DACH region under EU freedom of movement. The resulting well-tracked work supports the shoots recognised at the Oesterreichischer Filmpreis.