cinematographer
[sin-uh-muh-tog-ruh-fer]
- a person whose profession is motion-picture photography.
- director of photography.
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Also especially British, cin·e·ma·tog·ra·phist [sin-uh-muh-tog-ruh-fist] /ˌsɪn ə məˈtɒg rə fɪst/.
Origin of cinematographer
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Contemporary Examples
David worked very closely with the cinematographer on the lighting.
Jonathan Demme on Gaza, Transphobia in ‘The Silence of the Lambs,’ and Meryl Streep as a Rock StarMarlow Stern
July 25, 2014
I went, along with the cinematographer and some other people.
Lori Petty on ‘Orange Is the New Black,’ the Halcyon ‘90s, and Discovering Jennifer LawrenceMarlow Stern
June 8, 2014
My first couple of movies as a cinematographer, the lighting was awful.
How ‘Transcendence’ Director Wally Pfister Became Christopher Nolan’s Secret WeaponAndrew Romano
April 17, 2014
Did you still think of your ceiling at that point as cinematographer?
How ‘Transcendence’ Director Wally Pfister Became Christopher Nolan’s Secret WeaponAndrew Romano
April 17, 2014
The first movie I shot as a cinematographer was called The Unborn.
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April 17, 2014
Historical Examples
The capital expenditure of the cinematographer need certainly not be great.
Practical Cinematography and Its ApplicationsFrederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot
Word Origin and History for cinematographer
n.
1897, agent noun from cinematograph (see cinematography).
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