Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> In documentaries and news in the UK 'Cameraman' was used in news & > current affairs to designate a DoP working without a Camera Operator in > the field, and if it was a woman we said 'Camerawoman' or 'Camera > Person' or 'DP' (sounds American to a Brit). We would only use 'Camera > Operator' if it was a two camera setup and the DP had a deputy. > > In other words 'Cameraman' and 'Camera Operator' are not > interchangeable. I have NEVER heard 'Camera Operator' used in the sense > of 'Gender Neutral term for Cameraman'. 'Camera Person' is the closest. CBC probably had the intern write the website... - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html