cinematographer
noun
cin·e·ma·tog·ra·pher
ˌsi-nə-mə-ˈtä-grə-fər 
: a specialist in cinematography
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Jenkins, who became both cinematographer and producer, notes that working across language barriers on the Kannada-language film proved unexpectedly rewarding.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
The thing has style to burn, courtesy of director Justin Tipping (Kicks), and cinematographer Kira Kelly.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
These death-spiral sequences are bluntly shot in and out of focus by cinematographer Doug Emmett to capture a fraying state of mind, if James’ actorly tics and frittering weren’t enough to indicate that.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2025
Anderson keeps all the parts moving deftly, with the help of cinematographer Michael Bauman and editor Andy Jurgensen.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
The thing has style to burn, courtesy of director Justin Tipping (Kicks), and cinematographer Kira Kelly.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
These death-spiral sequences are bluntly shot in and out of focus by cinematographer Doug Emmett to capture a fraying state of mind, if James’ actorly tics and frittering weren’t enough to indicate that.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2025
Anderson keeps all the parts moving deftly, with the help of cinematographer Michael Bauman and editor Andy Jurgensen.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Cinematographer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cinematographer. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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