director of photography

noun phrase

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

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And Cline was tapped to finish the job as director of photography by Souza, who himself was wounded by the same bullet that fatally struck Hutchins. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 May 2025 Cinematographer Bianca Cline took over as director of photography when production resumed in Montana about 18 months after Hutchins’ death. Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025 Bruce Logan, a respected director of photography and cinematographer who worked on classic films including Star Wars: A New Hope, 2001: A Space Odyssey and Tron, has died. Peter White, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025 This is because The Brutalist’s director of photography, Lol Crawley and Corbet made the unusual choice of filming on a format called VistaVision. Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 28 Feb. 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 7 May. 2025.

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