Lighting Cameraman, Director of Photography
What you do: The range of the job.
The Lighting Cameraman or D.O.P. will be working with the director and the designer (on a drama) from the early stages of a production to give it a certain look. On the shoot, the DOP is responsible for all aspects of the lighting and the photography.
Qualities: What you need to be able to do the job
Considerable experience as a camera operator, depth of experience in lighting and the ability to anticipate the camera and lighting equipment that might be needed, ahead of time. Creative and management skills.
Career path: How you start and where you can go with it.
You’ll be lighting films or taking photographs before you start as a camera assistant and make camera operator. You may them progress to DOP. A DOP in a drama or a commercial will be looking after a much larger crew, generally, than a Lighting Cameraman on say a factual TV programme.
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