director of photography

noun phrase

: the person who is in charge of filming for a movie

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Longtime Steven Spielberg collaborator Janusz Kaminski serves as director of photography. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026 The director of photography is Eva Kraljević and the editor is George Cragg, with additional editing by Catherine Rascon. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026 The film’s director of photography is Khizer Idrees (Manto, Circus of Life), while Joyland editor Saim Sadiq also handled editing on Lali. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026 The cinematographer serves as the director of photography, greatly shaping the look and the feel of a film. Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for director of photography

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