cameraperson
Shoots the footage
A cameraperson operates a film or video camera professionally.
The term emerged as a gender-neutral alternative to cameraman: The cameraperson followed the action through the crowd.
Used in film, television, and news production.
Concentrated attention point
- zoomRapid movement or magnification
- panShallow cooking vessel
- tiltAngular deviation from level
- dollyWheeled moving platform
crane · steadicam · gimbal · tripod · framing · exposure · aperture · shutter
Person capturing screen visuals
- gafferFilm's chief electrician
- gripSecure manual hold
- storyboardPlanned visual sequence drawings
- rushesMoves very quickly
dailies · wrap · B-roll · IMAX · widescreen
Unpolished documentary style
- fly-on-the-wallUndetected observer status
- footageRecorded video material
- interviewFormal questioning session
- fieldworkResearch conducted on location
observational · handheld · run-and-gun · actuality · embedded · on-location · behind-the-scenes · access
Distant or controller
- footageRecorded video material
- teleprompterElectronic script display device
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
focus
Concentrated attention point
dolly · crane · steadicam · gimbal · tripod · framing · exposure · aperture · shutter · ISO
cinematographer
Person capturing screen visuals
- gafferFilm's chief electrician
- gripSecure manual hold
- storyboardPlanned visual sequence drawings
verite
Unpolished documentary style
- fly-on-the-wallUndetected observer status
- footageRecorded video material
- interviewFormal questioning session
fieldwork · observational · handheld · run-and-gun · actuality · embedded · on-location · behind-the-scenes · access · subject
remote
Distant or controller
- footageRecorded video material
- teleprompterElectronic script display device
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
camerapersondirector
One who leads
editor · producer · screenwriter · subject · sound engineer