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director of photography

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

noun

Movies.
  1. 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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Cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw is the first female director of photography to shoot in Imax film.

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Lead puppeteer Robert Tygner, a longtime veteran in the field whose career began on the David Bowie-starring 1986 cult favorite “Labyrinth,” recalls that during their early technical rehearsals, Saxon brought along director of photography Evan Prosofsky and production designer Jason Kisvarday so they could determine how the sets should be built and where the camera would be placed, considering the space required for the puppeteers.

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When I was trying to find a director of photography, my husband said, “Why don't you try Andrzej Sekula?” because Andrzej had just done "Pulp Fiction" and the wide angles, the crispness, the certain black comedy, could be right for "American Psycho," which I think it really was.

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In addition to serving as its director of photography and editor, this particular conceit required an unexpected intimacy between himself and the cast.

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This big 2-meter-high Dutch director of photography, she’s not at all fazed by him.

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