Ladies & Gentleman…“Douglass”

While Mr. Ma held it down in the electrical department, my 1st AC “Douglass” had the camera department in tip-top shape. Now, I have a confession to make. His name is not really “Douglass.” I wish I could tell you his real name, but I can’t pronounce it let alone spell it. That’s why I pulled an Ellis Island and re-named him “Douglass.” I chose “Douglass” in honor of the famous camera assistant Douglass Hart. I think he liked the name. I hope it sticks. Here are a few interesting facts about my boy Douglass:

-- I met Douglass because my original AC dropped the camera in the middle of a busy intersection and broke it in half (he felt bad about that)

-- Douglass worked on a National Geographic documentary in Northern China about grave diggers and had to sleep with corpses

-- His favorite video cameras are the Panasonic HDX900 and Panasonic Vari-Cam

-- He is 1 of only 6 people in the world to stand on the roof of “National Stadium” in Beijing

-- He can open a bottle of beer with chopsticks:


-- He eats grasshoppers:


-- of course he is an awesome AC who busted his ass for me. I can’t wait to work with him again. Thanks Douglass!!!!!!