What is Director of photography?
[[File:US Navy 040615-N-6817C-030 A camera crew sets up for scenes to be taped on the flight deck for the upcoming motion picture Stealth.jpg|thumb|right|A camera crew sets up for scenes to be filmed on the flight deck for the motion picture ''Stealth'' with the crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier [[USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)|USS ''Abraham Lincoln'' (CVN-72)]].]] The '''cinematographer''' or '''director of photography''' (sometimes shortened to '''DP''' or '''DOP''') is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a [[film]], television production, [[music video]] or other live action piece. ==Societies and trade organizations== There are a number of national associations of cinematographers that represent members (irrespective of their official titles) for the advancement of cinematography, including: *the American Society of Cinematographers (A.S.C.) *the Brazilian Cinematographers Society (A.B.C.) *the International Collective of Female Cinematographers|International Collective of Women Cinematographers (ICFC) *the Canadian Society of Cinematographers (C.S.C.) *the Finnish Society of Cinematographers (F.S.C.) *the Guild of British Camera Technicians (G.B.C.T.) *the British Society of Cinematographers (B.S.C.) *[[the Australian]] Cinematographers Society (A.C.S.) *the Cinematographers Guild of Korea (C.G.K.) *the Filipino Society of Cinematographers (F.S.C.) *the French Society of Cinematographers (A.F.C.) *the Italian Society of Cinematographers (A.I.C.) *the Indian cinematographers|Western India Cinematographers Association (W.I.C.A.) *the Indian cinematographers|Indian Society of Cinematographers (I.S.C.) *the German Society of Cinematographers (BVK) *the Malaysian Society of Cinematographers (MySC) *the Netherlands Society of Cinematographers (NSC) *the South African Society of Cinematographers (S.A.S.C.) *the Spanish Society of Cinematography Works (A.E.C) *the [https://www.imago.org/ International Federation of Cinematographers] (IMAGO) *the Uruguayan Society of Cinematograph