How does the director choose a photographer and how does the photographer cooperate with the director?

In essence, the relationship between a director and a photographer is often compared to marriage. Their job is to turn an idea, a passionate impulse-a feeling-into a concrete and visible form. Mastering some basic knowledge can communicate with photographers more effectively and help them do their jobs well.

Film photography is a process of creation and interpretation. It does not simply record objective events, but takes the originality of original works of art as the highest realm. Cinematography is not a subclass of photography. On the contrary, photography is just one of many techniques used in film photography. It is a visual image created for the cinematographer class, which comes from the artistic vision, imagination and skills cultivated by cinematographers and many artists in the cooperative relationship.

If you are a novice director and work with an experienced photographer, please remember that a good photographer can dig out your thoughtless omissions and help you fill them. You need such people around you. Many directors choose photographers by choosing actors. The director will show one or several films made by the photographer he wants to find to see if the visual style of the film is consistent with his own visual imagination. Therefore, choosing a suitable photographer is often the same as the choice of other crew members.

? To be exact, the director is in full control, and the photographer's job is to complete the director's intention through the lens. The director has three jobs at the scene: scene control, lens scheduling and actor scheduling.