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.

Other names for Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture: Advanced Electronic Field Production Specialist (Advanced EFP Specialist), Animation Camera Operator, Broadcast Engineer, Camera Engineer, Camera Operator, Camera Person, Cameraman, Cinematographer, Commercial Producer, Commercial Production Editor, Creative Services Director, Director, Director of Photography, Electronic News Gathering Camera-Person (ENG Camera-Person), Field Producer, Floor Director, Master Control Operator (MCO), Media Technician, Motion Picture Cameraman, Motion Picture Photographer, Movie Shot Cameraman, News Cameraman, News Reel Cameraman, News Videographer, Newscast Director, Optical Effects Camera Operator, Photographer, Photojournalist, Producer, Production Assistant, Production Manager, Production Technician, Special Effects Designer, Studio Camera Operator, Technical Director, Television Cameraman, Television News Photographer, Television Producer, Television Production Assistant, Television Production Technician, Title Camera Operator, Truck Operator, Video Camera Operator, Video Coordinator, Video Operator, Video Photographer, Video Producer, Videographer, Videotape Editor, Wild Life Photographer,

• Operate television or motion picture cameras to record scenes for television broadcasts, advertising, or motion pictures.
• Compose and frame each shot, applying the technical aspects of light, lenses, film, filters, and camera settings to achieve the effects sought by directors.
• Operate zoom lenses, changing images according to specifications and rehearsal instructions.
• Use cameras in any of several different camera mounts such as stationary, track-mounted, or crane-mounted.
• Test, clean, and maintain equipment to ensure proper working condition.
• Adjust positions and controls of cameras, printers, and related equipment to change focus, exposure, and lighting.
• Gather and edit raw footage on location to send to television affiliates for broadcast, using electronic news-gathering or film-production equipment.
• Confer with directors, sound and lighting technicians, electricians, and other crew members to discuss assignments and determine filming sequences, desired effects, camera movements, and lighting requirements.
• Observe sets or locations for potential problems and to determine filming and lighting requirements.
• Instruct camera operators regarding camera setups, angles, distances, movement, and variables and cues for starting and stopping filming.
• Select and assemble cameras, accessories, equipment, and film stock to be used during filming, using knowledge of filming techniques, requirements, and computations.
• Label and record contents of exposed film, and note details on report forms.
• Read charts and compute ratios to determine variables such as lighting, shutter angles, filter factors, and camera distances.
• Set up cameras, optical printers, and related equipment to produce photographs and special effects.
• View films to resolve problems of exposure control, subject and camera movement, changes in subject distance, and related variables.
• Reload camera magazines with fresh raw film stock.
• Read and analyze work orders and specifications to determine locations of subject material, work procedures, sequences of operations, and machine setups.
• Receive raw film stock, and maintain film inventories.
• Prepare slates that describe the scenes being filmed.
• Download exposed film for shipment to processing labs.