MTV VMAs had camera operator dedicated to filming Taylor Swift “continuously” during live performances

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2023 MTV VMAs had a camera operator whose job it was to “continuously” film Taylor Swift during other artists’ live performances.That’s according to Variety co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh, who tweeted about “how important” the ‘Midnights’ pop star is to the awards ceremony.Setoodeh shared a clip of Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion delivering the debut performance of their latest collaboration ‘Bongos’ at the New Jersey event last night (September 12).

The footage showed a cameraman filming Swift close-up as she danced to the song on the front row.“How important is Taylor Swift to the #VMAs?” he wrote above the video. “There is a camera operator tasked with filming her continuously during the live performances onstage.”Later, Setoodeh claimed that “one of the only times” the Swift camera operator had to stop filming “dancing and reaction shots” of the pop star “was when Shakira ran across the stage, interrupting his shot”.How important is Taylor Swift to the #VMAs?

There is a camera operator tasked with filming her continuously during the live performances onstage. pic.twitter.com/ukSvGhqsUd— Ramin Setoodeh (@RaminSetoodeh) September 13, 2023One of the only times the Taylor Swift camera operator had to stop filming Taylor Swift’s dancing and reaction shots at the #VMAs was when Shakira ran across the stage, interrupting his shot.

pic.twitter.com/5ihneTbsdZ— Ramin Setoodeh (@RaminSetoodeh) September 13, 2023Numerous clips of Swift fangirling at the MTV VMAs are doing the rounds on X (formerly known as Twitter).