director of photography

[dih-rek-ter uhv fuh-tog-ruh-fee]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Movies.

a person who is responsible for all operations concerning camera work and lighting during the production of a film. DP

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Word History and Origins

Origin of director of photography¹

First recorded in 1915–20

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“We call it a dance with the actors,” “The Pitt’s” director of photography, Johanna Coelho, says of the series’ immersive style.

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Also, we work with our camera operator and our director of photography, they come up with ideas.

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We talked to Fred Murphy, our director of photography on everything we’ve ever done, and discussed the usual cliches of New York police shows.

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Now the retired director of photography is fielding orders for the BlueChirper after teaching himself how to make a circuit board that can emit the annoying sound and flash a blue light.

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Cinematographer Bianca Cline took over as director of photography when production resumed in Montana about 18 months after Hutchins’ death.

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