Camera operator

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A camera operator, or depending on the context cameraman or camerawoman, is a professional operator of a film camera or video camera as part of a film crew. The term "cameraman" does not imply that a male is performing the task.[1]

In

scenes, takes, rolls, photographic filters used, and other production data).[1][2][3]

A camera operator in a

videographer, depending on the context and technology involved, usually operating a professional video camera. As of 2016, there were approximately 59,300 television, video, and motion picture camera operators employed in the United States.[4]

Important camera operator skills include choreographing and framing

film budget constraints are ever present.[3]

  • Camera operator in a sports stadium 2023 World Men's Handball Championship
    Camera operator in a sports stadium 2023 World Men's Handball Championship
  • A football camera operator shoots the Italy national team before a match (2021)
    A football camera operator shoots the Italy national team before a match (2021)
  • Camera operator during 2023 European Games
    Camera operator during 2023 European Games
  • Cameramen operating Newton stabilized remote heads on spidercam cablecam systems flying over the audience at Metallica tour (2019)
    Cameramen operating Newton stabilized remote heads on spidercam cablecam systems flying over the audience at Metallica tour (2019)
  • A live TV studio cameraman watches a football game on the monitors in the studio in between broadcasts (2018)
    A live TV studio cameraman watches a football game on the monitors in the studio in between broadcasts (2018)
  • War camera operator (2006)
    War camera operator (2006)
  • Margery Ordway, one of the first women camera operators of the silent film era (1916)
    Margery Ordway, one of the first women camera operators of the silent film era (1916)
  • A camera operator atop Brandenburg Gate (1926)
    A camera operator atop Brandenburg Gate (1926)

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