Director of photography: Difference between revisions

Consistently present in ''Doctor Who'' universe credits since [[Doctor Who (1996)|the 1996 Paul McGann movie]], the job has no true analogy in the 1963 version of the ''Doctor Who'' — perhaps mainly because the term is almost never applied to videotaped entertainment. Instead, the job of the modern DP was then effectively split between the "[[lighting director]]" (often completely uncredited, or listed under "studio lighting" or just "lighting") and the "[[camera supervisor]]" (often completely uncredited or the first name given under "cameras" or "[[camera operator]]").  

== Naming controversy ==

Though the term is often interchanged with the word ''cinematographer'', debate within the industry as to a definable difference between a "cinematographer" and a "DP" has meant that ''Doctor Who'' and its related programmes have preferred to formally use the credit "director of photography". Nevertheless, as some DPs, like [[Glen MacPherson]] and [[Ernie Vincze]], have been members of prestigious national societies of cinematographers, the line between a "DP" and a "cinematographer" on ''Doctor Who'' is a fine one.