Despite his lack of success at holding microphones, he gained a fascination for everything to do with the film industry, and for eight months focused intently on his work, learning all the time. Eventually he was promoted to the position of full-time cinematographer, tasked with filming many TV shows that were popular at that time, including Full Swing, Golden Charts, and Quack Woo Lala.
被狠批一頓的曲全立，卻對拍片工作激起濃厚興趣，此後 8 個月，他不眠不休地學習，終於被「扶正」為專任攝影師，其後包括《強棒出擊》、《金曲龍虎榜》、《嘎嘎嗚啦啦》等紅遍一時的綜藝節目，幕後攝影師幾乎都由他擔綱。