Director Of Photography

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
DOP
Pronunciation
/dɪˈrɛktər əv fəˈtɑgrəfi/
Category
Business
Related Field
Occupation & Positions

Examples in Context

  1. The cinematographer served as director of photography for The Godfather, Annie Hall and Manhattan.
  2. He currently works as a director of photography for cinema and television in France and Belgium.
  3. After his studies at National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts, he continued his career as director of Photography, Editor and Cinematographer.
  4. The makers consulted with a live-action director of photography, Roger Deakins, to learn how Deakins would light and shoot a scene if it were a live-action movie.
  5. She spent 10 years at Yale as both director of undergraduate photography and a professor in the graduate school.

Other meanings of DOP