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A '''director of photography''' — often abbreviated '''DP''' or '''DOP''', and somewhat arguably interchangeable with the term '''''cinematographer''''' — is a key department head on the production of film and digitally-captured productions set in the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]. In charge of the lighting and actual | A '''director of photography''' — often abbreviated '''DP''' or '''DOP''', and somewhat arguably interchangeable with the term '''''cinematographer''''' — is a key department head on the production of film and digitally-captured productions set in the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]. In charge of the lighting and actual shooting of an episode, the DP is perhaps most simply thought of as the person responsible for the visual tonality of [[principal photography]]. Whilst shots are broadly dictated by the director, a cinematographer both practically realises, by decision-making about [[lens]]es and lighting rigs, and creatively fine-tunes, in terms of framing and camera movement. Combined with the [[post-production]] talent of the [[colourist]], the cinematographer is one of two key people whose artistic choices are indispensable to the way an episode looks. | ||
Consistently present in ''Doctor Who'' universe credits since [[Doctor Who (TV story)|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]]"). | Consistently present in ''Doctor Who'' universe credits since [[Doctor Who (TV story)|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]]"). | ||
