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This upcoming  December 6th , MEWShop's acclaimed speaker series returns for the third year with an evening devoted to the art of cinematography.  Join us as we celebrate the craft of visual storytelling from the masters behind the camera - we’ll go behind the scenes with some of the industry's best cinematographers in documentary & television and then explore the process of shooting narrative feature films with an acclaimed cinematographer. Wednesday, December 6 , 2017 ​ Schedule: 4:00pm - Check-in ​ 4:30pm - 5:30pm - "Thinking in Pictures - Perspectives, Composition, Lighting and Mood in Documentary Filmmaking" Moderator:  TBD Speakers:  TBD 5:45pm - 6:45pm - "The Golden Age of Television: Bringing the Look of Cinema to the Small Screen" Moderator:  TBD Speakers:  TBD 7:00pm - 8:00pm - "Behind the Lens: A Conversation with an Acclaimed Cinematographer" Moderator:  TBD Speakers:  TBD 8:00pm - 9:00p

Graham Roberts on a 360° look at the presidential race. Recorded at "Sight, Sound & Story" on June 10, 2017. Graham Roberts is a 5-time Emmy Award nominated Senior Editor at The New York Times, focusing on innovation in visual journalism. ​ He leads a team that explores new approaches in video, motion graphics, virtual/augmented reality, and immersive visual storytelling. ​ He has received recognition for this work from a number of award-giving bodies, including the Society of News Design, the Cooper Hewitt National Design Awards, the Edward R. Murrow Awards and the Pulitzer Awards. Graham teaches motion graphics at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, and speaks internationally at schools and conferences. "The Contenders": Arenas, auditoriums, restaurants, banquet halls. These are the unexceptional settings of an exceptionally American endeavor: running for president. In these communal spaces, average people have the chance to share a few words with th

Julina Tatlock on the Conan 360 experience featuring the cast of "Suicide Squad." Recorded at "Sight, Sound & Story" on June 10, 2017.   Julina Tatlock founded 30 Ninjas with Doug Liman in 2008. She is Executive Producer and a Director of the six-part VR mini-series, "Invisible." ​ Tatlock’s awards and nominations include: Two Shorty Awards, three Emmy Nominations (2 Outstanding Original Interactive Programming and Outstanding Work in Long Form Investigative Journalism), one SXSW Nomination (Best Interactive Film/TV Campaign), one TV of Tomorrow Award (Most Most Significant Content Offering), winner of Gracie Award for Outstanding Documentary, both the Grand Prize and Best Mixed Media Award at the World Internet Animation Festival, and was nominated for Best Animation Award at the Ottawa International Animation Festival. Prior to founding 30 Ninjas, Tatlock spent 15 years in television working at Martha Stewart Living and Oxygen Medi