How to become a television or Motion picture camera operator
Official title: Television/Motion picture camera operator
Also called: Grip, Motion picture camera operator, Television camera operator, 1st Assistant Cameraman/Focus Puller (Specialty Camera Operation), 2nd Assistant Cameraman/Clapper/Loader (Data Wrangling), Key Grip, Grip
Television/Motion picture camera operator sets up and operates motion picture/television camera to film scenes. He/she positions camera, adjusts focus as necessary to maintain balance and composition of picture.
Main tasks
- Applying knowledge of principles and practices of image and sound recording and editing in order to identify and solve problems
Ways in
- Polytechnic or ITE: Polytechnic diploma. Related diplomas: Diploma in Communication & Motion Design (Nanyang Polytechnic). Peernovo matched these from course names; polytechnics do not publish which jobs each course leads to.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Related jobs
- Media/Broadcasting operations technician
- Video camera operator
- Radio/Television studio equipment operator
- Sound engineering technician
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Questions people ask
How do I become a television or Motion picture camera operator?
Ways in include: Polytechnic diploma.
Will AI change the work of a television or Motion picture camera operator?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026