Pick ups 2nd Unit Underwater 1st Assistant Camera on Dam Sharks

Alexander recently walked away from his last feature film project exhausted but completely inspired despite the challenges he faced along the way. He got a call to do pick ups for a feature film for "Dam Sharks". His job started at Hydroflex, where he spent several hours trying to prep the underwater Hydroflex housing despite being without a camera package and lens package. He was in charge of taking the gear to Bakersfield where he met up with the production. While he was in Bakersfield he was faced with unpredictable challenges of trying to make a red scarlet lens package work with mismatched gear with the existing Hydroflex Housing. Despite all the challenges he realized that it was out of his control and he had to improvise with a alternative method to deal with making the housing work for the production. He found himself working with a DP who wasn't certified in scuba and realized the production didn't hire a underwater operator for him to assist. Despite all of his challenges he was able to hold his composure and went above and beyond to ensure that the housing remained water tight from the water and was able to get production something to work with. Now that it's over he has come away with many production life lessons about the importance of preparing the equipment ahead of time, to ensure that your production equipment is troubleshooted before you arrive on set to ensure that the equipment works and functions the way it needs to be fully operational.