director of photography

noun phrase

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

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For me, that was Tom Nunan (producer), Shasta Spahn (director of photography), O’Shay Brooks (production designer), Lily Trotter (casting director), Stephanie Economou (composer), Matt McBrayer (editor), and Randy Wayne and Talia Bella (executive producers). Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2025 So, a lot of that’s done by Henry Braham, the director of photography. Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025 The two were joined onstage by producer Stefanie Noll, director of photography Nathaniel Brown, editor Arielle Sherman, and Ukrainian-American composer Katya Richardson, whose original score adds emotional weight to the story. Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025 Adolpho Veloso serves as director of photography, Alexandra Schaller is production designer and Parker Laramie is the film’s editor. Katcy Stephan, Variety, 24 July 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 22 Aug. 2025.

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