Cinematographer
A cinematographer can expect a salary starting averaging $37,610 annually depending on his or her experience. Camera operators who want someone to look after their crew when working on a film require cinematographers. The cinematographer who is also known as the director of photography is entrusted with the job of looking after the crew and they are generally the head of such a crew. They are also the in charge of photography. The camera operators perform the real shooting according to the instructions provided to them by the cinematographer.
Since the task requires handling a huge crew who know a lot about different fields, it is expected that the cinematographer knows about most of the work processed during the shooting of the film. They are required for filming videos, motion pictures, commercials and TV shows. They are also required for feature, documentary, educational and industrial shooting purposes.
They discuss the various tasks with the assistance camera operators and also perform various other tasks like cleaning the camera, load film magazines, handling the clapboard and filling out the report sheets of the shots taken by the camera. During the production of a film the cinematographer also interacts with the still photographer and instructs him or her how the still images of the movie should be taken. No professional degree is required for a cinematographer and most of them gain experience by working as juniors and learning the trick of the trade. There is no fixed working hours and cinematographers can be called to work at any time.
