单词 | cinematographer |
释义 | cinematographer (once / 22471 pages) n The cinematographer on a movie set is the person with the camera. The cinematographer's job can include planning shots, lighting, and operating a camera. A cinematographer is also called the "director of photography," or the DP. On a large-budget film there may be several cameras being used at once — the cinematographer is the person who directs the camera operators, as well as overseeing the lighting on the set. The word comes from cinematograph, which is now obsolete and permanently shortened to cinema, from the French cínématographe, "motion picture projector and camera." WORD FAMILYcinematographer: cinematographers+/cinematography: cinematographer USAGE EXAMPLESHe put the cello down after college, where he majored in film with an eye toward becoming a cinematographer. Los Angeles Times(Dec 19, 2016) Robert Elswit, the cinematographer on two Paul Thomas Anderson movies in the Film Society series, “Boogie Nights” and “Magnolia,” considers the Steadicam essential. New York Times(Dec 16, 2016) I got a letter from 12 cinematographers trying to get me deported. New York Times(Dec 16, 2016) n a photographer who operates a movie camera Syn|Hyper camera operator, cameraman lensman, photographer someone who takes photographs professionally |
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