Director of Photography Career Assessment

Plans, directs and coordinates filming to control the quality and style of photography in films or videos.

Studying scripts and scenarios to determine theme and setting
Assessing locations and staging requirements for productions in association with specialist designers
Overseeing creative aspects of film, television, radio and stage productions
Determining lighting, film, shutter angles, filter factors, camera distance, depth of field and focus, angles of view and other variables to achieve desired mood and effect
Viewing film and video tape to evaluate and select scenes and determine which scenes need to be re-shot
Planning and organising the preparation and presentation of programs
Supervising the positioning of scenery, props and lighting and sound equipment
Assessing technical requirements of productions by studying scripts and discussing program content, set locations and stage directions with production team
Creating, planning, writing scripts for, recording, videotaping and editing programs

Types of visas you can apply for

494 - Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (subclass 494) - Employer sponsored stream
187 - Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187)

VETASSES group B

Skills Assessment Requirements
1. Applicants are required to have a degree related to the nominated position. PhD / Bachelor (including Honours Bachelor and Master) 104 weeks of study time in Australia
Work requirements
1. Applicants are required to have: at least 52 weeks of post-graduation work experience in Australia related to the nominated position
1. An additional qualification at least Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) diploma level in a highly relevant field of study, and at least two years of post-qualification highly related work at an appropriate skill level in the past five years; or An additional qualification assessed at an AQF bachelor degree or higher, but not in a highly relevant field of study, and at least three years of post-qualification highly related work at an appropriate skill level in the past five years;
Assessment Agency
VETASSES