15Starting and Developing a Career in Cinematography
Whether you are just starting out in the camera department, or moving up to become a DP, understanding the perspective of those who will hire or work alongside you will help you assess what you have to offer and how to progress your career.
This chapter looks at the skills, personality traits and expectations about members of the camera department from trainee to DP. Candid interviews recounting the experiences others have had will give you crucial insights and perspectives that would take many years to gather. The tools of self-assessment as introduced in Chapter 1 are now used to enable you to create a framework that can be used to build your career. The chapter concludes with examples, ...
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