From all the filmmaking videos I've watched, it seems like being highly adaptable and ready to do your job at all times are the number 1 ways to get hired again (regardless of what your job is). I can imagine a situation where a 1st AC demands a halt to proceedings while he gets marks, and maybe the director would allow it because he's a good director that wants to let everyone do their jobs right... but he's going to be frustrated, and maybe next time he happens to work with someone who understands that the sun is about to set and the shot needs to happen NOW or not at all and just does his best without marks, and the director feels just a little bit less stress and the shot is actually completed instead of being delayed.
@WardVisionFilms17 күн бұрын
Can you add 2 transmitters to one Receiver? I have 2 cameras and I want both on my directors screen?
@FilmmakerSurvival17 күн бұрын
You would have to either have 2 Teradek systems and have both receivers into your directors monitor that has multiview capabilities. OR if your monitor doesn't have multiview, you can use something like a Blackmagic Multiview 4 to output 2 to 4 cameras to one output signal in multiview. Either way, you need two teradek systems if you want it to be wireless that way.
@FilmmakerSurvival17 күн бұрын
You could also hard line into the Blackmagic Multiview 4 and output to one teradek system to send both images to a monitor with one receiver.
@MatthewSoltis23 күн бұрын
Freakin awesome, thanks!
@thebathumanАй бұрын
Is there a specific reason for using a wheel instead of a crank when pulling focus? Surely a small crank attached to the centre of the wheel would allow an infinite degree of turn without compromising comfort/positioning of the hand or the smoothness of the pull?
@siltstrider6812Ай бұрын
Assassins Creed training?
@deanakasquidly2 ай бұрын
Thanks for this video. what's the name of the umbrella you used? is it silver outside?
@FilmmakerSurvivalАй бұрын
It's a Sportbrella. This one is just grey. They have different colors.
@mmike8552 ай бұрын
Thanks for the great coverage!
@porelbarranco2 ай бұрын
Terrific video really appreciate the explanation and the breakdown of how different people on the set fall into different areas. I am currently trying to get enough hour as a stills photographer to join my local 600 in Ontario Canada and would love any advice on how to find non union jobs that fit the requirements. thanks!
@malakbakir37972 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video! So little general info out there about unions for people coming into the industry! I thought I’d add some info for Canadians watching this video; in Southern Ontario we have the DGC, IATSE and NABET. The DGC is the same as the DGA but also covers accountants, production managers, production designers and Set PAs. A Set PA is part of the Assistant Directors department and not Production- despite the name. There is no real Producer’s Guild in Canada that I know of, producers might be PGA coming up North or Non Union. IATSE local 873 covers most departments including Hair/ Makeup, Costume, Props, Art, Transport, Grips & Electrics. IATSE 667 is Camera - Cinematographers, 1st/2nd ACs, Trainees etc. IA 411 is production coordinators and craft (I find it confusing that managers and coordinators aren’t in the same union), I’ve been told that if you join one IA local it is relatively easy to switch to another local. NABET I do not know too much about however, someone I talked to recently mentioned that IATSE members cannot work on NABET productions. Unions typically have a sort of apprenticeship/ trainee program for those who do not have enough experience to join as member (worth checking out!). There are non union roles on Union productions, sustainability, office PAs and director/producer’s assistants are all non union so if you have a good enough amount of experience you can get on a netflix show as an office PA (also a way to join IATSE 411 as they would give you a permit once working a certain number of days as an office PA on a union production). Commercials are non union but I typically meet quite a few DGC and IATSE members on them, rates are determined by the ACCP which almost acts as a union. Always good to answer questions if anyone has any!
@ghoulywood3 ай бұрын
I always teach my 2nds who are interested in becoming 1sts to learn on a manual follow focus whenever you can. Even if you wind up using a wireless system for your entire professional career, being attached to the camera, feeling all of its subtle movements, and being right there and ready to whip your tape measure or laser out to grab distance marks builds much stronger muscle memory than relying entirely on the monitor. And sometimes wireless signals fail, and you have to be ready to pull focus on your instinct to guess distance. I also like to set marks for landmarks on a set, furniture, doorways, you get the idea. This is especially useful on longer lenses, where you may not have any frame of reference for where the subject is in relation to the rest of the environment.
@MAVI-id4yp3 ай бұрын
informative n important stuff you had . Thanks for the video, now I have my idea of film unions and the process of joining clearer than before.
@FollowTheJohn3 ай бұрын
Great content but links to the items would be helpful. 8-)
@AshTheDuke4 ай бұрын
ty for this i recently got an acting offer i will follow these protocols
@JDubsProduction4 ай бұрын
great interview. would like to see more 😊
@roxo33454 ай бұрын
Where is this?
@FilmmakerSurvival4 ай бұрын
dbV in Nashville.
@SPDTDL5 ай бұрын
Never use canned air no matter what. Use a Nitecore BB21.
@reptongeek6 ай бұрын
When you were talking about working a seventh day I thought of the film Unforgiven. The final scenes were shot in a 36 hour marathon with a single break for sleep because of an approaching blizzard. Apparently the studio wasn't informed to subvert the MP
@hamzashiban27136 ай бұрын
Thanks legend, very informative input!
@mmmilan6 ай бұрын
Did you do the training series yet? ANd if so where can i find it?
@FilmmakerSurvival6 ай бұрын
Not yet. First videos of the series will be coming in March.
@Milan-cf1xe6 ай бұрын
@@FilmmakerSurvivalhere on KZread? I am really excited for it. You cant imagine how helpful your stuff is for people like me who are just starting. Thank you for your work!
@askeen87966 ай бұрын
The focus breathing on that lens is crazy
@cia29286 ай бұрын
Wow, nice job putting this together. You presented alot of great techniques to think about. For my last film, my camera operator was always moving and used a gimbal or a steady-cam for 90% of his shots. Sometimes the actors would add some improvisation. I'm cool with that, as it can add another layer of realism. The camera operator was changing focus with those shots by touching the eyes of the speaking actor on the camera touch screen. Most of the film was shot that way and we won a few awards for cinematography. I imagine this technique would be really hard for a focus puller that has to focus on the fly. That said, I have a soft spot in my heart for focus pullers as my first few features always had dedicated focus pullers. That said, those films took a lot longer to film than more my more recents projects.
@Zakariathree6 ай бұрын
small monitor!
@jargopapii6 ай бұрын
This video is very helpful. Answered almost all the questions I've, I'd love to see the Focus puller series
@SeeWhatYouSee6 ай бұрын
why there is not two different operator in camera team, one touch the camera and second who only focus focus puller work. Because if you 1 camera assist do both work it takes time to training in focus puller work.
@DeeganTono6 ай бұрын
Hello, I've going to school for stage craft. And I'm studying the light board. I want to join the local,. I have a job as an usher at my current school at a college. With experience with that and more lightboard classes, will the local accept me even though I'm a high school dropout at 11th grade? Is my high school graduation a requirement?
@Dezbateri7 ай бұрын
Thank you for the video. Is really helping for those that are beginning or already use focus pulling. I've noticed that the focus peaking in general is not quite reliable when camera is moving or the subject is moving, so my question is how do you deal with action shots without peaking. Sharpness is a good alternative, but how do they do it on large productions sets ?
@LaceyFilm4 ай бұрын
On larger productions actor and camera positions will be thoroughly marked. An experienced focus puller will use their judgement to compensate for any variation. They'll also have a cine tape or Cine RT range finder to help them judge distance.
@Dezbateri4 ай бұрын
@@LaceyFilm Thank you for your reply.
@pedrodanielu7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video! For car stuff which system you think suits better for really long distances?
@user-jo9lm6ti1v7 ай бұрын
I worked in a convention center in Huntsville Al where atse threatened me as did the production department Lynn broad when it has been open sincev1975 apparently workers who aren't union aren't supposed to sau anything to them. So apparently I was financially exploited for twi years apparently from 2016-2018 when the center has been open since 1975 si apparently from 1975 apparently I'm the only one who had conversations in tye entire building apparently during those years. I inoy worked there two years out of how many? Is it legal for atse or associates of atse to assault me twice if I was in another department? At the center? I was assaulted three years after working there. Possibly by associates of labor finders Randstad or ex von Braun center Huntsville employees.
@Chijn7 ай бұрын
Great stuff brother !
@ericquao40428 ай бұрын
where did you get the lens wrap from?
@FilmmakerSurvival8 ай бұрын
It's been a while, but probably filmtools.
@aleetee20038 ай бұрын
You can tell this guy works on tons of sets just from the fact that he has La Croix on the cart. Only filmmakers actually enjoy that nasty drink 😂
@koriowhite8 ай бұрын
Great tips mate! Really helpful. CAn you tell me why you prefer TVlogic over SmallHD?
@FilmmakerSurvival8 ай бұрын
Back in the day, most people used the TVLogic 5.6 or the sony 17" or if go even more old school the panasonic 17", and then the TVLogic OLED 5.5 came out, and everyone started using that. SmallHD didn't exist then. When SmallHD came out, their first monitors sucked. The LCD panels they used were garbage and so soft. Their peaking wasn't very good either. The TVLogic 5.5 was very sharp and had great peaking. I've stuck with them over the years and still prefer my 7" TVLogic. SmallHD has improved, and the monitor to have now is their newer 13". Most 1st ACs I know use that monitor.
@LaceyFilm4 ай бұрын
@@FilmmakerSurvivalthe TVLogic OLEDs never became popular with focus pullers because they were too soft and dim. The SmallHD 702 touch/Cine 7 and the TVLogic F-7H are most common here, although so many panels failing in the TVLogics has impacted their popularity.
@StrawberryDances8 ай бұрын
I'm a PA right now and I keep a little small first aide kit, hand sanitizer, tissues, breathe spray, plus the stuff you suggested. On my first job, for whatever reason, I brought a clapperboard. Surprisingly, the director forgot her clapperboard! It was super cool that I pulled mine out. The looks I got from the crew were awesome that day. (Brownie points!) From then on, my magic bag was referred to as "The Mary Poppins Bag" because I have the most random, yet somehow useful stuff in it. Hairspray anybody? Hand warmers? c-47's? Lotion? Sunblock? Bug spray? Lens cloth? Extra ponchos (from dollar store) I got 'em. LOL.
@FilmmakerSurvival8 ай бұрын
It's always great to be the hero. Being prepared is essential in this industry. They will definitely remember you for that and look to hire you again.
@SydKon8 ай бұрын
FYI - IATSE 873 reps transportation.
@Dzaen29 ай бұрын
That would be a very nice ad. It sticks in the mind.
@playmatee19 ай бұрын
is there a game for focus pullers ?
@kamediabb9 ай бұрын
Hi Leonard, loving the content! Could you say which dovetail plate you're using?
@FilmmakerSurvival9 ай бұрын
Thanks! It's the Tilta 10" lightweight dovetail.
@PancakeLighting10 ай бұрын
I just found your channel and I’m loving your content. There’s so much to learn about the business of being a freelancer. There’s enough content about cameras and lighting, but there’s not enough people talking about the money. Thank you for doing what you’re doing. Excuse me while I file my weekly claim.
@gabemurcia915810 ай бұрын
Top notch, on point, clear and useful advice for anyone starting. (From a ‘been there done that’ guy)
@wesleycollins554510 ай бұрын
Pumped!
@ericwu031810 ай бұрын
❤
@orangejjay10 ай бұрын
I TOTALLY touched that monitor. The label just made things too tempting. 😉
@ggdfggdfgdffgfddg3411 ай бұрын
Friend, tell me, I want to film a moving person entering a restaurant. The tilta m has handles for controlling the focusing motors. Is it possible to control the focus movement while moving? Is it generally possible for a single operator, carrying a camera and holding it by the focus control knobs, to twist his wheel and control the focus or is it very difficult? Is it possible to control focus without measuring distances but by controlling it based on the image on the monitor? Or is it necessary to have a monitor with a backlit focusing part like yours?
@FilmmakerSurvival11 ай бұрын
In general, it is difficult to operate and pull your own focus, especially on a gimbal. If you are using the Titla M you should try to get someone to pull focus for you off of a monitor. Another solution is if your camera has auto focus capabilities. Use lenes that will work with the cameras autofocus. It would be much easier. If you have to do it yourself with the Titla M...try setting the focus to the distance you want your subject and do your best to stay that distance throughout the shot. You can shoot at a higher t-stop/f-stop to help with depth of field. Good luck.
@MediaBuccLA11 ай бұрын
Hey love your content! I hope you’re well. Keep making more for us please!
@don_ald3245 Жыл бұрын
The last job I got was as a 1st AC/grip/spark. It was my big break but I got a cold from the reece and gear check. Did my best on that shoot, everything went smoothly but it was a terrible look coz I was always blowing my nose or sneezing. I could tell people weren’t too happy with that.
@don_ald3245 Жыл бұрын
The last job I got was as a 1st AC/grip/spark. It was my big break but I got a cold from the reece and gear check. Did my best on that shoot, everything went smoothly but it was a terrible look coz I was always blowing my nose or sneezing. I could tell people weren’t too happy with that.
@zez_gval Жыл бұрын
I finished high school in 2019 and did nothing, wasn't able to enter college and then there was the pandemic and everything, so I already lost a few years of my life. But I thought a lot about how I should plan the next years, and film school really seems like the safest path possible. It's four years of experiences and making contacts. Trying another way is kind of an insane move when you're poor and live in my country lol.
@eggy718 Жыл бұрын
817 all day
@sasharenee7348 Жыл бұрын
Thank You Sir Thenx!!!! I’m getting stronger everyday & more sculpted everyday & have decided to compete in a bodybuilding show & feeling so so pretty & toned now and still have a lot to do!!!!!! But feel Awesome doing your workouts!!!!!!
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From all the filmmaking videos I've watched, it seems like being highly adaptable and ready to do your job at all times are the number 1 ways to get hired again (regardless of what your job is). I can imagine a situation where a 1st AC demands a halt to proceedings while he gets marks, and maybe the director would allow it because he's a good director that wants to let everyone do their jobs right... but he's going to be frustrated, and maybe next time he happens to work with someone who understands that the sun is about to set and the shot needs to happen NOW or not at all and just does his best without marks, and the director feels just a little bit less stress and the shot is actually completed instead of being delayed.
Can you add 2 transmitters to one Receiver? I have 2 cameras and I want both on my directors screen?
You would have to either have 2 Teradek systems and have both receivers into your directors monitor that has multiview capabilities. OR if your monitor doesn't have multiview, you can use something like a Blackmagic Multiview 4 to output 2 to 4 cameras to one output signal in multiview. Either way, you need two teradek systems if you want it to be wireless that way.
You could also hard line into the Blackmagic Multiview 4 and output to one teradek system to send both images to a monitor with one receiver.
Freakin awesome, thanks!
Is there a specific reason for using a wheel instead of a crank when pulling focus? Surely a small crank attached to the centre of the wheel would allow an infinite degree of turn without compromising comfort/positioning of the hand or the smoothness of the pull?
Assassins Creed training?
Thanks for this video. what's the name of the umbrella you used? is it silver outside?
It's a Sportbrella. This one is just grey. They have different colors.
Thanks for the great coverage!
Terrific video really appreciate the explanation and the breakdown of how different people on the set fall into different areas. I am currently trying to get enough hour as a stills photographer to join my local 600 in Ontario Canada and would love any advice on how to find non union jobs that fit the requirements. thanks!
Thank you for this video! So little general info out there about unions for people coming into the industry! I thought I’d add some info for Canadians watching this video; in Southern Ontario we have the DGC, IATSE and NABET. The DGC is the same as the DGA but also covers accountants, production managers, production designers and Set PAs. A Set PA is part of the Assistant Directors department and not Production- despite the name. There is no real Producer’s Guild in Canada that I know of, producers might be PGA coming up North or Non Union. IATSE local 873 covers most departments including Hair/ Makeup, Costume, Props, Art, Transport, Grips & Electrics. IATSE 667 is Camera - Cinematographers, 1st/2nd ACs, Trainees etc. IA 411 is production coordinators and craft (I find it confusing that managers and coordinators aren’t in the same union), I’ve been told that if you join one IA local it is relatively easy to switch to another local. NABET I do not know too much about however, someone I talked to recently mentioned that IATSE members cannot work on NABET productions. Unions typically have a sort of apprenticeship/ trainee program for those who do not have enough experience to join as member (worth checking out!). There are non union roles on Union productions, sustainability, office PAs and director/producer’s assistants are all non union so if you have a good enough amount of experience you can get on a netflix show as an office PA (also a way to join IATSE 411 as they would give you a permit once working a certain number of days as an office PA on a union production). Commercials are non union but I typically meet quite a few DGC and IATSE members on them, rates are determined by the ACCP which almost acts as a union. Always good to answer questions if anyone has any!
I always teach my 2nds who are interested in becoming 1sts to learn on a manual follow focus whenever you can. Even if you wind up using a wireless system for your entire professional career, being attached to the camera, feeling all of its subtle movements, and being right there and ready to whip your tape measure or laser out to grab distance marks builds much stronger muscle memory than relying entirely on the monitor. And sometimes wireless signals fail, and you have to be ready to pull focus on your instinct to guess distance. I also like to set marks for landmarks on a set, furniture, doorways, you get the idea. This is especially useful on longer lenses, where you may not have any frame of reference for where the subject is in relation to the rest of the environment.
informative n important stuff you had . Thanks for the video, now I have my idea of film unions and the process of joining clearer than before.
Great content but links to the items would be helpful. 8-)
ty for this i recently got an acting offer i will follow these protocols
great interview. would like to see more 😊
Where is this?
dbV in Nashville.
Never use canned air no matter what. Use a Nitecore BB21.
When you were talking about working a seventh day I thought of the film Unforgiven. The final scenes were shot in a 36 hour marathon with a single break for sleep because of an approaching blizzard. Apparently the studio wasn't informed to subvert the MP
Thanks legend, very informative input!
Did you do the training series yet? ANd if so where can i find it?
Not yet. First videos of the series will be coming in March.
@@FilmmakerSurvivalhere on KZread? I am really excited for it. You cant imagine how helpful your stuff is for people like me who are just starting. Thank you for your work!
The focus breathing on that lens is crazy
Wow, nice job putting this together. You presented alot of great techniques to think about. For my last film, my camera operator was always moving and used a gimbal or a steady-cam for 90% of his shots. Sometimes the actors would add some improvisation. I'm cool with that, as it can add another layer of realism. The camera operator was changing focus with those shots by touching the eyes of the speaking actor on the camera touch screen. Most of the film was shot that way and we won a few awards for cinematography. I imagine this technique would be really hard for a focus puller that has to focus on the fly. That said, I have a soft spot in my heart for focus pullers as my first few features always had dedicated focus pullers. That said, those films took a lot longer to film than more my more recents projects.
small monitor!
This video is very helpful. Answered almost all the questions I've, I'd love to see the Focus puller series
why there is not two different operator in camera team, one touch the camera and second who only focus focus puller work. Because if you 1 camera assist do both work it takes time to training in focus puller work.
Hello, I've going to school for stage craft. And I'm studying the light board. I want to join the local,. I have a job as an usher at my current school at a college. With experience with that and more lightboard classes, will the local accept me even though I'm a high school dropout at 11th grade? Is my high school graduation a requirement?
Thank you for the video. Is really helping for those that are beginning or already use focus pulling. I've noticed that the focus peaking in general is not quite reliable when camera is moving or the subject is moving, so my question is how do you deal with action shots without peaking. Sharpness is a good alternative, but how do they do it on large productions sets ?
On larger productions actor and camera positions will be thoroughly marked. An experienced focus puller will use their judgement to compensate for any variation. They'll also have a cine tape or Cine RT range finder to help them judge distance.
@@LaceyFilm Thank you for your reply.
Thanks for the video! For car stuff which system you think suits better for really long distances?
I worked in a convention center in Huntsville Al where atse threatened me as did the production department Lynn broad when it has been open sincev1975 apparently workers who aren't union aren't supposed to sau anything to them. So apparently I was financially exploited for twi years apparently from 2016-2018 when the center has been open since 1975 si apparently from 1975 apparently I'm the only one who had conversations in tye entire building apparently during those years. I inoy worked there two years out of how many? Is it legal for atse or associates of atse to assault me twice if I was in another department? At the center? I was assaulted three years after working there. Possibly by associates of labor finders Randstad or ex von Braun center Huntsville employees.
Great stuff brother !
where did you get the lens wrap from?
It's been a while, but probably filmtools.
You can tell this guy works on tons of sets just from the fact that he has La Croix on the cart. Only filmmakers actually enjoy that nasty drink 😂
Great tips mate! Really helpful. CAn you tell me why you prefer TVlogic over SmallHD?
Back in the day, most people used the TVLogic 5.6 or the sony 17" or if go even more old school the panasonic 17", and then the TVLogic OLED 5.5 came out, and everyone started using that. SmallHD didn't exist then. When SmallHD came out, their first monitors sucked. The LCD panels they used were garbage and so soft. Their peaking wasn't very good either. The TVLogic 5.5 was very sharp and had great peaking. I've stuck with them over the years and still prefer my 7" TVLogic. SmallHD has improved, and the monitor to have now is their newer 13". Most 1st ACs I know use that monitor.
@@FilmmakerSurvivalthe TVLogic OLEDs never became popular with focus pullers because they were too soft and dim. The SmallHD 702 touch/Cine 7 and the TVLogic F-7H are most common here, although so many panels failing in the TVLogics has impacted their popularity.
I'm a PA right now and I keep a little small first aide kit, hand sanitizer, tissues, breathe spray, plus the stuff you suggested. On my first job, for whatever reason, I brought a clapperboard. Surprisingly, the director forgot her clapperboard! It was super cool that I pulled mine out. The looks I got from the crew were awesome that day. (Brownie points!) From then on, my magic bag was referred to as "The Mary Poppins Bag" because I have the most random, yet somehow useful stuff in it. Hairspray anybody? Hand warmers? c-47's? Lotion? Sunblock? Bug spray? Lens cloth? Extra ponchos (from dollar store) I got 'em. LOL.
It's always great to be the hero. Being prepared is essential in this industry. They will definitely remember you for that and look to hire you again.
FYI - IATSE 873 reps transportation.
That would be a very nice ad. It sticks in the mind.
is there a game for focus pullers ?
Hi Leonard, loving the content! Could you say which dovetail plate you're using?
Thanks! It's the Tilta 10" lightweight dovetail.
I just found your channel and I’m loving your content. There’s so much to learn about the business of being a freelancer. There’s enough content about cameras and lighting, but there’s not enough people talking about the money. Thank you for doing what you’re doing. Excuse me while I file my weekly claim.
Top notch, on point, clear and useful advice for anyone starting. (From a ‘been there done that’ guy)
Pumped!
❤
I TOTALLY touched that monitor. The label just made things too tempting. 😉
Friend, tell me, I want to film a moving person entering a restaurant. The tilta m has handles for controlling the focusing motors. Is it possible to control the focus movement while moving? Is it generally possible for a single operator, carrying a camera and holding it by the focus control knobs, to twist his wheel and control the focus or is it very difficult? Is it possible to control focus without measuring distances but by controlling it based on the image on the monitor? Or is it necessary to have a monitor with a backlit focusing part like yours?
In general, it is difficult to operate and pull your own focus, especially on a gimbal. If you are using the Titla M you should try to get someone to pull focus for you off of a monitor. Another solution is if your camera has auto focus capabilities. Use lenes that will work with the cameras autofocus. It would be much easier. If you have to do it yourself with the Titla M...try setting the focus to the distance you want your subject and do your best to stay that distance throughout the shot. You can shoot at a higher t-stop/f-stop to help with depth of field. Good luck.
Hey love your content! I hope you’re well. Keep making more for us please!
The last job I got was as a 1st AC/grip/spark. It was my big break but I got a cold from the reece and gear check. Did my best on that shoot, everything went smoothly but it was a terrible look coz I was always blowing my nose or sneezing. I could tell people weren’t too happy with that.
The last job I got was as a 1st AC/grip/spark. It was my big break but I got a cold from the reece and gear check. Did my best on that shoot, everything went smoothly but it was a terrible look coz I was always blowing my nose or sneezing. I could tell people weren’t too happy with that.
I finished high school in 2019 and did nothing, wasn't able to enter college and then there was the pandemic and everything, so I already lost a few years of my life. But I thought a lot about how I should plan the next years, and film school really seems like the safest path possible. It's four years of experiences and making contacts. Trying another way is kind of an insane move when you're poor and live in my country lol.
817 all day
Thank You Sir Thenx!!!! I’m getting stronger everyday & more sculpted everyday & have decided to compete in a bodybuilding show & feeling so so pretty & toned now and still have a lot to do!!!!!! But feel Awesome doing your workouts!!!!!!
Baltic Countries, EU: Key-grip - 260EUR BB grip - 190EUR Grip-assi - 160EUR