Videographer

Main article: videography

Strictly speaking, a videographer is a person who works in the field of videography, video production — recording moving images and sound on video tape, disk, other electro-mechanical device. News broadcasting relies heavily on live television where videographers engage in electronic news gathering (ENG) of local news stories. On a set, in a television studio, the videographer is usually a camera operator of a professional video camera, sound, and lighting. As part of a typical electronic field production (EFP) television crew, videographers usually work with a television producer. However, for smaller productions (e.g. corporate and event videography), a videographer often works alone with a single-camera setup or in the case of a multiple-camera setup, as part of a larger television crew with lighting technician, grips and sound operators.

Typically, videographers are distinguished from cinematographers in that they manage smaller, event scale productions (commercials, documentaries, live events, short films, training videos, weddings), differing from individualized large production team members. Due to reduced budget compared to full-length feature productions, videographers typically use electro-mechanical cameras while cinematographers record images on film. The advent of digital cinematography, however, has blurred this distinction.

Further, it is becoming more and more common for people to talk about "filming" with a camcorder even though no "film" is involved. Similarly, the term "video taping" is often used (for lack of a better term) though no tape (or film) is involved, where live video is recorded directly to video tape, a direct to disk recording using a Hard disk recorder, or a tapeless camcorder using flash media.

Videographers maintain and operate a variety of video equipment, edit footage, and stay up to date with technological advances.

The videographer is responsible for the maintenance and operation of the satellite, maintaining and repairing video walls, video editing in various formats, creating graphics for the speciality channels of cruise events information, shooting and editing video tapes, and broadcast programming the broadcast room (such as tuning a TV & radio).

See also

Aerial perspective Aerial shot American shot Angle of view Bird's eye shot Bird's-eye view Boom shot B-roll Camera angle Camera coverage Camera Dolly Camera operator Camera tracking Cinematic techniques Close-up Crane shot Dolly zoom Dutch angle Establishing shot Film frame

Filmmaking Follow shot Forced perspective Freeze frame shot Full frame Full shot Hanging miniature Head shot High-angle shot Long shot Long take Low-angle shot Master shot Medium shot Money shot Multiple-camera setup One shot (music video) Over the shoulder shot Panning (camera) Point of view shot

Rack focus Reaction shot Shot (filmmaking) Shot reverse shot Single-camera setup Tilt (camera) Top-down perspective Tracking shot Trunk shot Two shot Video production Walk and talk Whip pan Worm's-eye view