Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture

• Operate television or motion picture cameras to record scenes for television broadcasts, advertising, or motion pictures.
• Edit video for broadcast productions, including non-linear editing.
• Compose and frame each shot, applying the technical aspects of light, lenses, film, filters, and camera settings to achieve the effects sought by directors.
• Adjust positions and controls of cameras, printers, and related equipment to change focus, exposure, and lighting.
• Confer with directors, sound and lighting technicians, electricians, and other crew members to discuss assignments and determine filming sequences, desired effects, camera movements, and lighting requirements.
• Set up and perform live shots for broadcast.
• Set up cameras, optical printers, and related equipment to produce photographs and special effects.
• Assemble studio sets and select and arrange cameras, film stock, audio, or lighting equipment to be used during filming.
• Test, clean, maintain, and repair broadcast equipment, including testing microphones, to ensure proper working condition.
• Use cameras in any of several different camera mounts, such as stationary, track-mounted, or crane-mounted.
• Observe sets or locations for potential problems and to determine filming and lighting requirements.
• View films to resolve problems of exposure control, subject and camera movement, changes in subject distance, and related variables.
• Stay current with new technologies in the field by reading trade magazines.

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• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

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