Meanings
plural camera-men
- alternativeAlternative form of cameraman
This time without mishap or hindrance, and after another rehearsal the director had the camera-man take it.
1927, Roy, E. Lillian, Girl Scouts in the Magic City, GROSSET & DUNLA, page 1542 more examples
For average work the camera-man photographs the pictures at the rate of sixteen to the second, and they are shown on the screen in the picture theater at the same speed.
1916, Welsh, Robert E., A-B-C of motion pictures, Harper & Brothers, page 15I took the opportunity to have a laugh with the people I was fairly convinced I would never see again, despite the inclusion of a camera-man filming the process, and as I packed up my gear and left, I had no feeling of real disappointment.
2011, Price Janie, A real journey, Beautiful, page 3
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