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Outside of U.S., is use of "DoP" still prevalent?


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Here in Australia the split seems to be pretty close to 50:50 between those who use 'DoP' and those who use 'Cinematographer'. The two are perfectly interchangable, so it's absolutely still common.

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Mark - what about specifically "DoP" versus "DP" in Australia? (sorry, I should've been more specific in my original post — I'll edit it to do so).

 

Ah, gotcha. Well in my experience, down here, 'DP' and 'DoP' are basically one and the same thing. Which one someone says seems to rest primarily on whether they can be bothered pronouncing the 'o'.

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I've never understood why the "o" is added. Many people frequently spell it DOP which is strange. I can't name any other instance in which the preposition is part of the acronym, besides POTUS.

Perhaps to keep it out of DP searches......

POTUS?

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Perhaps to keep it out of DP searches......

POTUS?

 

POTUS -- President Of The United States... (What no UK equivalent... QOE?)

SCOTUS -- Supreme Court Of The United States...

 

As for other sets of initials with a prepostion...

 

DOF -- Depth Of Field

AOV -- Angle Of View

 

VOD -- Video On Demand

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