Film cinematographer

Film cinematographer: Suggest Renaming to DP

2008-02-05T00:05:02.0007Z

I searched all my credit docs issued by the studio I work for and none contain Cinematographer. They all have a Director of Photography though. They also have other lighting roles that support the DP and that's not to mention the whole 2nd Unit crew which includes a 2nd unit DP. 2nd Unit Director seems to get pretty high billing these days.

Film cinematographer: Suggest Renaming to DP

2008-02-04T22:03:37.0000Z

In the wikipedia article for cinematographer the role of DP is not always equivelent to that of the C. It notes that:

"The English system of camera department hierarchy sometimes firmly separates the duties of the director of photography from that of the camera operator to the point that the DP often has no say whatsoever over more purely operating-based visual elements such as framing. In this case, the DP is often credited as a lighting cameraman. This system means that the director consults the lighting cameraman for lighting and filtration and the operator for framing and lens choices."

Film cinematographer: Suggest Renaming to DP

2008-02-04T20:52:51.0000Z

Well, the oscar always goes to the voted-best cinematographer. DP might be the title used most often today, but originally that role was usually listed as 'cinematographer' in films in the 1910's-to-1960's films.

We can add 'Directory of Photography' as 'Also known as' for the type...but is that always true? Is the cinemaphotographer always = DP?

Film cinematographer: Suggest Renaming to DP

2008-02-03T08:16:19.0012Z

I've been entering film credits and haven't seen Cinematographer listed in any of them. Director of Photography is what is typically used. I think cinematography may be used from time to time, but most the DP's are part of a union so I assume the Director of Photography title is official.

Shelly Johnson: This topic is about the fictional character

2007-08-24T06:05:16.0012Z

It appears there must be a real Shelly Johnson who is a cinematographer - this person should be split into another topic.

David Lynch: David Lynch did not direct Million Dollar Baby

2007-07-06T00:09:55.0009Z

qx00qx01 - I'd pay to see that remake.

David Lynch: David Lynch did not direct Million Dollar Baby

2007-07-05T18:01:17.0007Z

Just now. ;)

As we're still in the alpha stage, we're still developing tools to help us catch things like this, but we're not quite there yet. There's certainly more to come.

In the meantime, there are many errors that have been caught and corrected by users interacting with the system. Obviously we haven't caught them all, but we're working on it. :-)

David Lynch: David Lynch did not direct Million Dollar Baby

2007-07-05T01:28:32.0012Z

this is a mistake I intentionally added to test Freebase's (alpha) vulnerability to information sabotage. how long until someone corrects it? =]