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O*NET detailed work activitySet up still or video cameras or related equipment
Stays humanHands-on work
5 jobs15 tasks
This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.
Part of Set up equipment, under the O*NET work activity group Handling and Moving Objects. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 1 AI-assist, 14 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Adjust apertures, shutter speeds, and camera focus according to a combination of factors, such as lighting, field depth, subject motion, film type, and film speed.
- Create artificial light, using flashes and reflectors.
- Test equipment prior to use to ensure that it is in good working order.
- Set up, mount, or install photographic equipment and cameras.
- Adjust positions and controls of cameras, printers, and related equipment to change focus, exposure, and lighting.
- Follow instructions from production managers and directors during productions, such as commands for camera cuts, effects, graphics, and takes.
- Assemble studio sets and select and arrange cameras, film stock, audio, or lighting equipment to be used during filming.
- Set up and focus light fixtures to meet requirements of television, theater, concerts, or other productions.
- Set up cameras, optical printers, and related equipment to produce photographs and special effects.
- Obtain, set up, and load videotapes for scheduled productions or broadcasts.
- Employ a variety of specialized photographic materials and techniques, including infrared and ultraviolet films, macro photography, photogrammetry and sensitometry.
- Load and unload film.