Nuts and Bolts Filmmaking

Camera Introduction

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The camera department generally has the most prestige of any department on a shoot. That means that it often has the most people vying for positions, so people that want to work in camera will need to master a great amount of technical information to excel. While the director makes the executive decisions and works with the actors, camera’s responsibility is capturing the intention of the scene by “painting with light,” as it is famously described. The head position in the camera department is the Director of Photography (aka DP, DoP, or cinematographer) who must obtain the desired image through a careful balance ...