The world we live in constantly makes us subjects to changes, progress and technological improvement. Old jobs are often replaced by new and modern professions no one has heard of before; a fine example here is the field of videography, both a craft and an art. Strictly speaking, videographers are people working in the video medium. Their actual job involves activities like recording moving images/pictures as well as sound on on storage devices such as tapes, disks, and other electro-mechanical platforms, broadcasting live, or on celluloid film in certain situations.

When on a set, videographers are usually in charge of camera, sound and lighting; however, if larger crews of videographers are needed, they are usually organized and guided by a director. On the other hand, in the case of smaller productions such as corporate and event videos, videographers work mainly on their own or as part of a small two or three person team of camera operators and lighting and sound technicians.

The tasks performed by videographers are different from those specific to photography, for instance. Thus, videographers differ from cinematographers in that they deal with smaller productions in the realm of events such as weddings, short fiction pieces, short documentaries, simple training videos or commercials. In cinematography, the teams involved in the production effort are much larger. Videographers are a little limited as their budgets, compared to those of full-length feature productions, are much more reduced.

As a result they have to use mainly electro-mechanical cameras while people in cinematography record images on film. In spite of this significant difference, it is more and more common among people to talk about filming with a video camera, although the notion is improperly used. However, no other more suitable term can be used for the job itself, people also talk about videotaping, although, there is no tape necessary whatsoever when you record directly on the DVD or hard drive.

Other tasks performed by videographers include the maintenance and operation of quite a wide range of video equipment, the editing of footage, as well as getting in touch with the latest technological advances in their field. Videographers are also trained for tasks like: maintaining and repairing video walls, satellite operation and maintenance, editing the video tapes in different formats, creating the graphics and shooting.

They play the movies, tune televisions or run the broadcast room. For both business purposes and individual services, specialized videographers can do a great job, which, however, doesn’t spare you the trouble of research and monitoring.