cinematographer

07:50 Jun 16, 2015
English to Czech translations [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / film production
English term or phrase: cinematographer
The term is in a list of film crew (in a co-production agreement) and there is also "cameraman". If I translate cameraman as "kameraman", what is the right term for cinematographer? I understand a cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, television production or other live action piece and is responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image. But I need the Czech counterpart, other than "kameraman", as it stands for "Cameraman".
Pavlina Cilenti
Local time: 05:07


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3 +1hlavní kameraman
Ing. Petr Bajer


  

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hlavní kameraman


Explanation:
http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmová_produkce
Nasvícení a natočení filmu se přeneseně nazývá kamera, a spadá do odpovědnosti hlavního kameramana. Třebaže je zodpovědný za to, jak je film nasvícen a natočen, neobsluhuje (většinou) kameru ani nerozžíhá světla. Tyto aktivity provádějí členové kamerového týmu pod jeho vedením. Kamery obsluhují další kameramani, [...]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinematography#Personnel
In descending order of seniority, the following staff are involved:
* Director of Photography also called cinematographer
* Camera Operator also called cameraman

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http://ulice.nova.cz/clanek/novinky/zakulisi-ulice-prace-kam...
Když je vše správně nasvícené, hlavní kameraman se přesune do režie, kde sleduje a kontroluje záběry. Ty se natáčí současně na tři kamery z různých úhlů pohledu. Kameramanům, kteří jsou přímo na place a natáčí, se říká švenkři. Právě oni mají na svědomí to, co nakonec vidíme na obrazovce.

Ing. Petr Bajer
Czech Republic
Local time: 05:07
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