CrewDekho presents · Camera
Cinematographers
छायाकार
Every frame needs an eye.
For cinematographers
DOPs, operators and focus pullers. Your reel, your credits and the people who vouch for you, in one place a producer can trust.
1
Be found by role and city
Mumbai and Kolkata producers search for DOPs by shoot type, not by who they happen to know.
2
Quote with confidence
See what other DOPs at your level publish before you name a number.
3
Paid on a date, in writing
Advance before the shoot. Balance within 10 days of wrap. Reminders handle the chasing.
Example: fresher DOPs often quote ₹8-15k a day for a short film and ₹10-25k for an ad.
Roles in Camera
- Director of photography
- Camera operator
- 1st AC (focus puller)
- 2nd AC
- DIT
- Gimbal operator
- Drone operator
Sample cinematographers
Made-up accounts, to show what a profile holds.
Film camera कैमराThe famous beam of light in 'Waqt Ne Kiya' (Kaagaz Ke Phool) was sunlight bounced in with mirrors.
Rangoli रंगोलीRajeev Ravi shot Gangs of Wasseypur.
Film reel रीलLagaan was shot in a village near Bhuj, in Kutch.
Paisley कैरीBarfi! was shot in Darjeeling and Kolkata.
Filmi sitara सिताराKahaani (2012) shot real Durga Puja crowds in Kolkata with hidden cameras.
Diya दीयाK. K. Mahajan shot Mrinal Sen's Bhuvan Shome.