Videographer

The videographer will shoot footage and assist in editing. The videographer will accomplish the bulk of the technical tasks related to production and post-production. He or she will transport, set up, and operate equipment; and assist with staging, set preparation and dressing. The videographer will work closely with the creative director to execute the concept through to completion.

Specific responsibilities include sets up, and operates various production equipment including cameras, audio and video recorders, lighting equipment, props, and microphones for location and studio production. Operate and maintain proper levels and calibration of cameras, audio and video recorders, and other production equipment.

Carlton Claassen a self-employed videographer and vlogger typical day is waking up early in the morning, start editing videos, attending to clients and to make sure to finish videos on time. What inspired Carlton to be become a videographer was boredom. “Grade 10 holiday is the longest school holiday, and I usually got bored doing nothing at home every day.

The character traits one needs for a videographer is creativity and imagination.

Photography, for all intents and purposes, is a form of art. Therefore, it requires a creative mind—and plenty of imagination. A good photographer must be able to look at something ordinary, or even extraordinary, and find a million different ways to interpret what he’s seeing and convey those interpretations in beautiful and meaningful photos and an eye for detail is important as well, good people skills is quite an important trait as well.