Cameracrew Who’s Who
With the removal of the once-strict demarcation lines between crafts hastening the flexibility of working arrangements, it would be foolish to be dogmatic about the make-up of TV news camera crews, and it is no surprise to find two-person teams, single operators and video-journalists all jostling for position at the same news events. So in examining the main technical elements of news-gathering it is essential to be aware that some or all functions may be merged –with some practitioners also extending their range of skills to include picture editing, script writing or both.
Camera operators
Where two-person camera news teams remain in fashion, whoever operates the camera (US: photographer/videographer) is regarded as the ...
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