A professional who operates the camera and manages the visual style and lighting in film and television production.
Cinematographer combines 'cinematography' (from Greek 'kinema' meaning movement and 'graphia' meaning writing) and '-er' (one who does). The term emerged in the 1890s with the invention of cinema.
The best cinematographers can tell entire stories through light and shadow—Roger Deakins, a famous cinematographer, has worked on films like 'Blade Runner 2049' where the camera work is as expressive as the actors!
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