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Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture

Description
Operate television, video, or motion picture camera to photograph images or scenes for various purposes, such as TV broadcasts, advertising, video production, or motion pictures.
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Experience
A minimum of two to four years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Education
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

Training
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Tasks
  • Sets up cameras, optical printers, and related equipment to produce photographs and special effects.
  • Selects cameras, accessories, equipment, and film stock to use during filming, using knowledge of filming techniques, requirements, and computations.
  • Observes set or location for potential problems and to determine filming and lighting requirements.
  • Reads work order to determine specifications and location of subject material.
  • Confers with director and electrician regarding interpretation of scene, desired effects, filming, and lighting requirements.
  • Exposes frames of film in sequential order and regulates exposures and aperture to obtain special effects.
  • Instructs camera operators regarding camera setup, angles, distances, movement, and other variables and cues for starting and stopping filming.
  • Reads charts and computes ratios to determine variables, such as lighting, shutter angles, filter factors, and camera distance.
  • Analyzes specifications to determine work procedures, sequence of operations, and machine setup.
  • Views film to resolve problems of exposure control, subject and camera movement, changes in subject distance, and related variables.
  • Adjusts position and controls of camera, printer, and related equipment to produce desired effects, using precision measuring instruments.
National Average Salary
$34,180.00/year

Average Salary in Maryland
$35,770.00/year

Important Abilities
   1. Visualization
   2. Oral Comprehension
   3. Written Comprehension
   4. Far Vision
   5. Oral Expression

General Work Activities
   1. Controlling Machines and Processes
   2. Communicating With Other Workers
   3. Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
   4. Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings
   5. Handling and Moving Objects

Important Skills
   1. Operation and Control
   2. Equipment Selection
   3. Reading Comprehension
   4. Technology Design
   5. Product Inspection

Frequent Work Context
   1. Job-Required Social Interaction
   2. Objective or Subjective Information
   3. Frustrating Circumstances
   4. Importance of Being Aware of New Events
   5. Coordinate or Lead Others

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