Camera: A Deeper Look

What a viewer sees of a film is a fraction of what actually happens to get that film made. In fact, it is almost a guarantee that there are more people behind the camera than in front of it in any given production. There are an endless amount of roles available to fill on a film, but these are the ones that you can guarantee are on set every time.

Director of Photography

(DP): This is the one who decides the shot and works closely with the director to get it perfect.

director: the one with the vision. oversees all creative aspects of a film. their only callouts are “action” and “cut”