Focus puller (1st AC) for hire in the UK
The focus puller (1st AC) keeps every shot sharp — pulling focus by hand as actors and camera move — and looks after the camera build.
Are you a focus puller (1st ac)? Get listed and take work near you
Post the role, your postcode and your rate. The nearest focus puller (1st ac) is asked first — within 19 miles, or further for anyone who has said they travel — and if they pass it moves to the next nearest. Nothing is charged unless someone accepts.
Focus puller (1st AC) work near you
Is this your job? Set up your profile with your day rate and how far you travel. When a production nearby posts for the role, the nearest people are asked first and the job reaches your phone. You only take the ones you want.
What a focus puller (1st ac) does on a shoot
- Pulls focus by hand through every take, judging distance as the actors and the camera move.
- Builds and maintains the camera — rig, matte box, filters, batteries, wireless — between setups.
- Runs the lens changes and sets the marks that let a take repeat cleanly.
Gear a focus puller (1st ac) usually needs
Crew and kit are hired separately on Picturental. If the production is supplying the package, these are the categories this role tends to work from.
How hiring a focus puller (1st ac) works
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Post the role
Say you need a focus puller (1st ac), where the shoot is, the dates and the rate you're offering.
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The nearest is asked first
The closest focus puller (1st ac) gets it alone, and it widens to the next nearest every 60 seconds until someone accepts.
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First to accept takes it
The job locks to them, you swap details, and you rate each other afterwards.
Hiring a focus puller (1st ac)
- What is the difference between a 1st AC and a 2nd AC?
- The 1st AC is on the camera, pulling focus and looking after the build. The 2nd AC supports them — slate, media, lens changes, paperwork. On a small shoot you may only need a 1st.
- Do focus pullers bring their own kit?
- Many bring a follow focus or wireless unit, a tape and their own tools, but not lenses or a monitor. Say what the camera package is when you post so they know what they are stepping onto.