Last updated on February 16th, 2022 at 12:19 pm

The following jobs are within the Camera Department of a motion picture.

• Director Of Photography (DoP)
• Cinematographer
• Camera Operator
• Focus Puller
• Clapper Loader
• Video Split Operator
• Camera – Casual
• Steadicam Operator
• Steadicam Assistant
• Underwater Camera Operator
• Aerial Camera Operator

In Australian A-Z Budget — Feature Films these roles are in section C.4 Camera Crew.

Camera Department is Below-The-Line. The-Line is said to differentiate the team responsible for the creative control of a motion picture from the technicians and crafts-people who make the film. More accurately Above-The-Line personnel are attached during the Development phase of a production while Below-The-Line crew are hired once the financing is in place and Preproduction begins. Costume, Art and Makeup departments are creative, but they still fall Below-The-Line.

Camera Department is considered Labour by unions such as MEAA so their minimum rates of pay are defined in the standard industrial agreements for each production sector.

• Story & Script
• Producers
• Directors
• Production Management
• Production Accountancy
• Assistant Directors & Script Supervision
• Camera Department
• Sound Department
• Lighting Department
• Grip Department
• Costume Department
• Make-up Department
• Hairdressing Department
• Art Department
• Action Vehicles Department
• Livestock Department
• Construction Department
• Special Effects & Armoury Department
• Visual Effects & Animation Department
• Occupational Health & Safety Department
• Tuition & Technical Advisers
• Post Production Crew
• Music
• Publicity & Stills