A camera crew sets up for scenes to be filmed on the flight deck for the motion picture Stealth with the crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72).
The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece.
Societies and trade organizations
There are a number of national associations of cinematographers that represent members (irrespective of their official titles) for the advancement of cinematography, including:
the American Society of Cinematographers (A.S.C.)
the Brazilian Cinematographers Society (A.B.C.)
the International Collective of Female Cinematographers|International Collective of Women Cinematographers (ICFC)
the Canadian Society of Cinematographers (C.S.C.)
the Finnish Society of Cinematographers (F.S.C.)
the Guild of British Camera Technicians (G.B.C.T.)
the British Society of Cinematographers (B.S.C.)
the Australian Cinematographers Society (A.C.S.)
the Cinematographers Guild of Korea (C.G.K.)
the Filipino Society of Cinematographers (F.S.C.)
the French Society of Cinematographers (A.F.C.)
the Italian Society of Cinematographers (A.I.C.)
the Indian cinematographers|Western India Cinematographers Association (W.I.C.A.)
the Indian cinematographers|Indian Society of Cinematographers (I.S.C.)
the German Society of Cinematographers (BVK)
the Malaysian Society of Cinematographers (MySC)
the Netherlands Society of Cinematographers (NSC)
the South African Society of Cinematographers (S.A.S.C.)
the Spanish Society of Cinematography Works (A.E.C)
