director of photography

noun phrase

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

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Big medals and engraved swords to the technical contributors, especially director of photography Adrian Biddie, whose light tones and droll eye add color and panache to Princess‘ appealing look. Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025 Brandon Cox is onboard as director of photography. Alex Ritman, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025 Filmed in lush, Bressonian black-and-white by director of photography Manuel Dacosse, Voisin commands the camera’s gaze, even as his own remains opaque. Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025 Marley McDonald and Sammy Dane edited the film; the director of photography is Steve McCord. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for director of photography

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“Director of photography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/director%20of%20photography. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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