What's the difference between a photographer and a cameraman? Is the movie photography or video? It's like some TV series. What is this?

First of all, the definition is different:

1. Photographer:

It is a person who uses cameras, photographic films, light sources and modeling technology to shoot portraits, landscapes, products and production or life image information indoors and outdoors.

2. Photographer:

Is the main creator of TV image art. One of the founders of the film crew.

Second, the field is different:

1. Photographer:

Photographers are mainly engaged in the photography industry, such as studio and plane shooting.

2. Photographer:

Photographers are mainly engaged in film and television work, such as movies and TV series.

3. Shooting in movies and TV plays refers to the cameraman.

Extended data

The photographer's task is to express story board's content with TV screen art. Television cameras are different from movie cameras, except for the performance differences in equipment, composition, lighting, shooting techniques and lens language.

Secondly, the news and timeliness of TV programs, and movies are the best and most perfect lens language to express the director's intention on the big screen after the photographer communicates with the director.

From being familiar with the script to completing the shooting plan, from forming the artistic conception to implementing the shooting plan, the cameraman uses the methods of light and shadow, color, line, density and movement to create various picture atmospheres from the information window of the image and convey specific artistic thinking connotation to the audience.

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