filmers
Those shooting footage
Filmers is the plural of filmer, a person who films something.
The term appears most often in action sports communities—skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing—where a dedicated filmer captures footage of tricks and runs: Every skate crew needs a good filmer.
Unlike cinematographer or videographer, filmer suggests informal or amateur work, though skilled filmers are highly valued in their scenes.
One who records footage
- cinematographerPerson capturing screen visuals
- camera operatorOne who films
- director of photographyFilm's visual architect
- documentarianNonfiction film creator
vlogger · content creator · wedding videographer · news cameraman · YouTuber
Recorded video material
- shootingDischarging a weapon
- editingRefining content for clarity
- montageAssembled sequence of images
- reelWinding cylinder or dance
rushes · dailies · post-production · color grading · sound design · rough cut · final cut · render
Image capturing device
- tripodStabilizing support structure
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- gimbalPivoted rotational support
- steadicamFilm stabilization apparatus
dolly · drone · rig · monitor · microphone · slider · filter · memory card
Structural or contextual shaping
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- panningLateral camera traverse
- tracking shotCamera movement alongside subject
- exposureState of being unprotected
white balance · depth of field · slow motion · timelapse · B-roll · cutaway · establishing shot · angle
videographer
One who records footage
- cinematographerPerson capturing screen visuals
- camera operatorOne who films
- director of photographyFilm's visual architect
documentarian · vlogger · content creator · wedding videographer · news cameraman · YouTuber
footage
Recorded video material
reel · rushes · dailies · post-production · color grading · sound design · rough cut · final cut · render · export
camera
Image capturing device
steadicam · dolly · drone · rig · monitor · microphone · slider · filter · memory card · battery
framing
Structural or contextual shaping
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- panningLateral camera traverse
- tracking shotCamera movement alongside subject
exposure · white balance · depth of field · slow motion · timelapse · B-roll · cutaway · establishing shot · angle · zooming
filmersperformers
Those who entertain audiences
entertainers · artists · directors · showmen
filmersviewers
People who watch
watchers · audience · spectators · consumers · subscribers