Video camera operator - Career description, activities, functions and salary

How much does an Video camera operator earn

A Video camera operator earns between $1.179 and $4.985 per month, with an average monthly salary of $2.087 and a median salary of $1.612 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 3.231 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).

Professional job categories

• Middle level technicians
• • medium-level technicians in cultural, communications and sports services
• • • technicians in camera, film and television operation
• • • • motion capturers

Related Positions:

Main workplaces

Motion Capturers they work in cultural, sports and entertainment activities, in private or public companies, foundations and public administration bodies, as salaried workers (illuminator and camera operator) or on their own (director of photography). The work is carried out as a team, under permanent supervision, in the most diverse environments, at irregular hours. In the exercise of some activities, they may remain in uncomfortable positions for prolonged periods, as well as being exposed to the effects of intense noise, high temperatures, great heights and subject to pressure to meet deadlines.

What does it take to work in the field of Motion Capturers

For the exercise of these occupations, a minimum of high school education and a vocational course of up to two hundred class hours (lighting and TV and video camera operator) and a high school technical course (director of photography) are required. The full performance of activities occurs after three or four years of experience.

Functions and activities of Video camera operator

Motion Capturers must:

Activities

assemble teams (camera, electricity and machinery);
demonstrate artistic sense;
talk with sound technicians;
talk with the director of the film or video;
show language skills;
do photo tests;
lighten scenes;
demonstrate adaptability;
define the photographic concept together with the director;
translate photographic concept into images;
focus images;
coordinate electricity team;
understand the project;
participate in rehearsals;
teach photo labs;
positioning lighting fixtures;
talk with art director and set designer;
demonstrate technical update ability;
choose bracket and capture camera;
talk with costume and makeup artist;
inform departments of image capture needs;
propose photographic concept;
coordinate camera team;
position camera according to director's orientation;
participate in scheduling;
choose suppliers together with production;
anticipate problems;
monitor light marking in the laboratory;
dialogue with producers;
adjust camera;
dialogue with tv director;
dialogue with film or video director;
positioning machinery;
dialogue with art director and set designer;
show ethics in capturing images;
establish camera movement;
follow telecine;
coordinate machinery team;
exercise leadership;
framing images according to the director's guidance;
manage technical limits;
demonstrate technical skills;
demonstrate sensitivity;

Sectors that hire Video camera operator the most in the job market

• open television activities
• temporary labor lease
• activities of religious organizations
• cleaning in buildings and households
• movie, video and television program production activities
• combined building support services
• building condominiums
• manpower selection and agency
• radio activities
• movie studios