If you run camera for the NBA's D-league (developemental league) they pay only $100/game.
I don't think the Cinematographer and camera operator's work will be same.the work of Cinematographer is really very difficult to compare camera operator..!
Roughly £30 per hour for a full, professional camera operator, excluding their own kit.
A technical person who assists the camera operator, prepares equipment, keeps dope sheets and manages the media for a production.
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Use a camera or videocamera and break your basketball box, showing cards to the camera
Dolly
what a camera operator actually does, they film at a studio and can film anything else really!! but they also film on the TV and you could probably see them if you look carefully!
To work as a camera operator, you must:have a high school diploma or GED;have training in videography;have good eyesight;be able to hold a camera for long periods;have an eye for detail; andbe creative.
Camera Operator is your best bet.
A Dolly
Chico is the hot seats close up camera operator
You can take a camers into an ncaa basketball game, but it is asked of you not ot use a flash. Also, if one can't get a camera into a game, most phones have a camera in them now.