The Difference Between Videography & Cinematography

These days there are so many different kinds of high quality cameras being released at a rather affordable price that a lot of people have become interested in using the camera to capture special moments, whether as a picture or as a movie. Many people also like to shoot their own short movies with these cameras as well.

When fledgling amateurs want to turn pro and take to shooting professionally, they have to learn how to shoot professionally. One of the biggest hurdles that they have to cross is establishing a difference between videography and cinematography. A lot of people usually tend to get confused between the two and given how many photographers themselves are known to use the two terms rather freely and often switch the two around it adds to the confusion quite a bit. However, there are actually quite a few differences when you come down to it.

When you talk about videography, it usually implies that there you are shooting on something which uses digital formats to capture the moment. A lot of people also don’t realize it, but a videographer is usually someone who shoots with a very small crew, and more often, solo. They may or may not be on a set, and very often the job of a videographer is actually not associated with the film industry at all.

The cinematographer is someone who shoots on film, but these days, with the increasing number of digital cameras, such as the Red One, this distinction is actually slowly fading away. The cinematographer is usually part of a larger crew and there are a number of different people who have to coordinate with the cinematographer, such as the director of photography (DOP), so that they can shoot the scenes that they need to as efficiently as possible.

Another shade of difference which you can claim is the fact that a videographer is someone who is associated with TV, and shoots advertisements and commercials, and also shoots videos for corporate events, weddings. A videographer also has to do the video editing as well. The cinematographer makes movies, works with huge crews and doesn’t have to focus on any other elements of the job like the videographer does.

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