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Camera Operator Film & Television*

Last modified: November 07, 2011, 01:25 PM
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This is an ideal career fo an intuitive thinker. Film and television camera operators set up, position and operate equipment in studios or on location to photograph people, events and scenes.

Salary p/a
37k - 120k+
Qualifications
Degree
TAFE
Intensity
Active
Demand
Stable
Travel
Medium
Conditions
Indoors & Outdoors
Weekly Hours
50-60
Pros
  • Great opportunity to travel the world on different projects
  • Working with creative and like-minded people
  • Having artistic licence
Cons
  • Working long or on call hours
  • Can be physically tiring lugging equipment
  • Dealing with mind changing clients
The Bottom Line

Being a Camera Operator can be a fun and very interesting profession to work in. They have the opportunity to be creative on the job and practice and enhance their skills daily. They need to have extensive knowledge of film elements and lighting, have excellent attention to detail and have physical strength.

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