Director of photography

A camera crew sets up for scenes to be filmed on the flight deck for the motion picture Stealth with the crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72).

The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece.

Societies and trade organizations

There are a number of national associations of cinematographers that represent members (irrespective of their official titles) for the advancement of cinematography, including:

• the American Society of Cinematographers (A.S.C.)
• the Brazilian Cinematographers Society (A.B.C.)
• the International Collective of Female Cinematographers|International Collective of Women Cinematographers (ICFC)
• the Canadian Society of Cinematographers (C.S.C.)
• the Finnish Society of Cinematographers (F.S.C.)
• the Guild of British Camera Technicians (G.B.C.T.)
• the British Society of Cinematographers (B.S.C.)
• the Australian Cinematographers Society (A.C.S.)
• the Cinematographers Guild of Korea (C.G.K.)
• the Filipino Society of Cinematographers (F.S.C.)
• the French Society of Cinematographers (A.F.C.)
• the Italian Society of Cinematographers (A.I.C.)
• the Indian cinematographers|Western India Cinematographers Association (W.I.C.A.)
• the Indian cinematographers|Indian Society of Cinematographers (I.S.C.)
• the German Society of Cinematographers (BVK)
• the Malaysian Society of Cinematographers (MySC)
• the Netherlands Society of Cinematographers (NSC)
• the South African Society of Cinematographers (S.A.S.C.)
• the Spanish Society of Cinematography Works (A.E.C)
• the International Federation of Cinematographers (IMAGO)
• the Uruguayan Society of Cinematographers (S.C.U)
• the Lithuanian Association of Cinematographers (LAC)
• Cinematographers XX
• Illuminatrix

Related pages

• 3D film
• Cinematography
• Filmmaking

Other websites

• Cinematography.com
• Cinematography Mailing List (CML)
• International Cinematographers Guild
• The History of the Discovery of Cinematography Archived 2020-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
• American Society of Cinematographers
• The Guild of British Camera Technicians
• British Society of Cinematographers
• Indian Society of Cinematographers (ISC) Archived 2020-04-06 at the Wayback Machine
• European Federation of Cinematographers/IMAGO
• Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS)
• German Society of Cinematography, BVK Archived 2017-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
• Italian Society of Cinematography, AIC (Autori Italiani della Cinematografia)
• Netherlands Society of Cinematography, NSC
• Lithuanian Association of Cinematographers, LAC Archived 2021-12-07 at the Wayback Machine