How Do You Become A Professional Cinematographer?
So you want to shoot the movies you see on the big screen? The cinematographer, also known as the director of photography (DP), is the person on set who works directly with the director to transform the written screenplay to a visual story through camera placement/movement, lighting, lens choice, and exposure. Shooting a movie is the easy part, finding yourself shooting the movies people pay to see is where it gets tricky. Step 1 Get on set. Somewhere, somebody is making a film near you. You may need to travel for a bit to a metropolitan area or find a college with a film program. Go online to local sites or film directories and email or call people and ask to help out for free. Make sure that a lifestyle that may consist of up to six 12 hour days, which a lot of time is spent waiting, is something you can enjoy. Step 2 Go to film school. It’s a great place to learn some basics and meet some others as this field highly relies on networking. No money? No problem. Make your own film scho
