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cameraman Definition

camera·man (-man′, -mən)

noun pl. -·men′-men′, -mən

  1. an operator of a camera, esp. of a film or TV camera
  2. cinematographer

cameraman Usage Examples

Converse of subject

  • film: I was being filmed by a cameraman using official ORTF camera.

Converse of object

  • become: He returned to Germany in 1915 where he became a cameraman in film industry in Berlin.
  • light: Mark Howe Services of lighting cameraman working in TV for 20 years - Digibeta with or without crew.
  • say: With its engine running, the said cameraman was duly strapped in for a quick air to air sortie.
  • include: Including cameramen, there are usually up to ten divers in the tanks.
  • have: If it's a quiet day, we have cameramen running around and looking for stuff.
  • allow: The new Lynx Controller allows the cameraman to operate the remote camera in a traditional style.

Adjective modifier

  • underwater: Peter Scoones to Speak at Visions Top underwater cameraman Peter Scoones will be a presenter at Visions in the Sea.
  • amateur: Find a budding amateur cameraman willing to do this for you.
  • assistant: I teamed up with Bob Paynter - who is here today, I'm happy to say - who was an assistant cameraman there.
  • Spanish: So was a Spanish cameraman on the floor above.
  • experienced: He's a very experienced cameraman who has filmed most other aspects of skydiving to a very high standard.
  • former: Tarik is my contact at TRT, head of training, a former film cameraman.

Modifies a noun

  • film: On the left, a cameraman films Hugh Gaitskell ( right ) for television during a tour in the 1959 election.

Noun used with modifier

  • newsreel: Not only were there TV cameras but also newsreel cameramen, a feature color unit, sound commentators and still photographers.
  • freelance: There are funding schemes available to help the freelance cameraman from Skillset.
  • lighting: TJ: The lighting cameraman, Terry Bedford, has to be the best at his job in the world.
  • television: Well these are just a few of the situations a television cameraman will face.
  • TV: The editor, who is usually a working TV cameraman, is different for each issue.
  • wildlife: BECTU applied for recognition for wildlife cameramen and women who work for the BBC Natural History Unit.

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