Definition of cinematographer
: a specialist in cinematography
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The digital options available to cinematographers are continuing to expand, as Sony, Canon and Panasonic all brought camera announcements to Cine Gear Expo, the annual production gear exhibition that opened Friday on the Paramount lot.
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But Smith and her cinematographer husband Shaheen Seth toggle among the three story lines deftly, and there's both a serenity and a persistent otherworldliness to the vibe Smith conjures.
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Even an untrained eye can spot the moment when the visual pizazz (courtesy of the cinematographer Stanley Cortez) suddenly stops.
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So Goldman took it to director Jan de Bont, Verhoeven's former cinematographer, who showed it to Tom Cruise, who'd been thinking for some time about doing a science fiction picture with Steven Spielberg.
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1897
First Known Use of cinematographer
1897
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