cinematographer
noun
cin·e·ma·tog·ra·pher
ˌsi-nə-mə-ˈtä-grə-fər 
: a specialist in cinematography
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For more on the making of Eyes Wide Shut from cinematographer Larry Smith, listen to the full episode of It Happened in Hollywood.
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Dec. 2025
Eilbacher has been married to her husband, director and cinematographer Bradford May, since 1988.
—John Russell, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
His creative circle, from cinematographer Alice Brooks to editor Myron Kerstein to composers John Powell and Stephen Schwartz, operates more like a family than a crew.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Dec. 2025
The director, Clint Bentley, and the cinematographer, Adolpho Veloso, have composed a studiedly rapturous hymn to the American wilderness—to the scenic glories of babbling brooks, wispy cloud formations, and trees soaring majestically heavenward.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2025
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Dec. 2025
Eilbacher has been married to her husband, director and cinematographer Bradford May, since 1988.
—John Russell, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
His creative circle, from cinematographer Alice Brooks to editor Myron Kerstein to composers John Powell and Stephen Schwartz, operates more like a family than a crew.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Dec. 2025
The director, Clint Bentley, and the cinematographer, Adolpho Veloso, have composed a studiedly rapturous hymn to the American wilderness—to the scenic glories of babbling brooks, wispy cloud formations, and trees soaring majestically heavenward.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2025
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“Cinematographer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cinematographer. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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