director of photography

noun phrase

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

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With costume designer Mona May returning, the creative team also includes director of photography Marco Fargnoli, production designer Hillary Gurtler and editor Brian Olds. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 June 2026 Manas Bhattacharyya served as director of photography, with music by Ratul Shankar. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 June 2026 The director of photography is Manu Tilinski, the editor is Emilios Avraam. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026 Props, too, to director of photography Tyson Perkins for cloaking it with moody shadows that fosters its creepy feel. Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 June 2026 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 6 Jul. 2026.

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