director of photography

noun phrase

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

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Josée Deshaies is the director of photography on the feature. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 15 May 2025 The team also includes Brays Efe and Paloma Rando as screenwriters, Guillermo Mendo as co-director, Uri Barcelona as director of photography, Celia Cuéllar as editor, Leila Rodríguez as art director and Álex de Lucas as music director. Jamie Lang, Variety, 10 May 2025 Season 2 is directed by Julián de Tavira, with Ximena Amann serving as director of photography. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2025 Alec Baldwin plays the the notorious outlaw Harland Rust in the first footage for Rust, the indie western with a 2021 on-set tragedy that claimed the life of director of photography Halyna Hutchins. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 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 May. 2025.

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