Australian Mandy Walker started as a teenage
clapper loader at a TV station and worked her way up through the camera department, shooting her first feature at age 25.
The 41 - year - old Christopher Blauvelt is an L.A. native, and a third - generation film professional who went into the family trade, his first credit coming as
a clapper loader on «The Rocketeer» in 1991.
Even
the clapper loaders, who technically are the ones who call shots.