Why do I offer freelance lighting camera operator services as well as Cinematography/DOP, what’s the difference? While being a DOP is an amazing role, it demands a lot of prep, usually a lot of kit and let’s be honest, it’s more stressful too.
I love mixing up my workload with camera operating on corporate gigs as it always keeps me sharp, working against time restraints and just getting it done while making it look as good as I can with what I’m given. The planning is normally minimal and allows me to use my Cinematography knowledge on smaller, branded films and corporates.
A camera operator, or depending on the context cameraman or camerawoman, is a professional operator of a film camera or video camera as part of a film crew. The term "cameraman" does not imply that a male is performing the task.