Day 6 | @gbiprz from Puerto Rico A focus puller, or 1st assistant camera, is a member of the camera department in a film crew whose primary responsibility is to maintain image sharpness and keep the lens focused during filming. My mom drapes this cloth over her head to block out all of the background light, or anything that will distract her. It’s such a strange pose…as if she were using a 4×5 camera.