SUMMARY

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 391.

The director of photography has a lot of responsibilities.

During pre-production he

• discusses the director's vision of the film with him scene by scene;
• determines what they need for each scene, within budget;
• hires the camera crew;
• finds equipment.

During production the DP:

• coordinates the crew;
• works with the director;
• decides on the best combination of cameras, filters and lenses for each scene;
• determines where to place the cameras, what the lighting should be and when to shoot the scene;
• watches dailies.

During post-production the director of photography:

• works with the processing lab;
• watches the first and final print of the film.

No matter whether a cinematographer is a director of photography or a cameraman, he needs creative and technical skills and knowledge.

A cinematographer should:

• be able to frame shotsandto recognize good shots;
• know the technical basics of photography;
• know film-specific photography equipment and techniques, such as film cameras on dollies, hand-held cameras, the Steadicam and blue screen;
• be able to collaborate with a movie director;
• be flexible, because scenes don't always go as planned;
• coordinate with other departments.

And of course, a cinematographer should have good communication skills because he needs to collaborate with everyone.