Julian Hitomi

I guess it really depends. There is also an option of hiring a DoP only for the lighting for example Lars von Trier. He's got a clear idea and of course his very own style of a film. He likes handling the camera himself to visualize this idea of his. When it comes to directing and DoP (including lighting) then it could get pretty stressful. You have alot of people asking you questions. Most importantly of course you have the actors. Then come the lighting department, camera assisstants and other staff. It depends on the person, i guess, but this could be very stressful and affect the work as a whole. Another thing is that with the DoP being a different person he also has a different view on a subject, a different perspective (Of course the these two people have to able to work with each other i.e. understand each other). This could lead to ideas the director would never have thought of whereas if the director himself did all the operating and lighting all of his work could turn out similar since his main focus should be on the actors; meaning less time for lighting and trying out different ideas. Everyone is different and I guess it depends on experience aswell as personality

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