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  Join us on August 19th at 5PM ESD online for our next Sight, Sound & Story event! #cinematography #JohnSimmons #Cinematographer #ASC #SightSoundAndStory #SSSLIVE2020 The second "Sight, Sound & Story: Live" focuses on Cinematographer John Simmons, ASC's career and his role in mentorship in the industry. John Simmons, ASC, won the Best Cinematography Emmy for the Nickelodeon multi-camera series "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky and Dawn" and has three additional Emmy nominations. He has worked behind the camera since the early 1970’s shooting documentaries, music videos, commercials and features. Moderated by Snehal Patel from ZEISS, the two will talk all-things cinematography and filmmaking and wrap it up with a Q&A from the audience! Sign up here for a free ticket! https://buff.ly/3h0lRDD All attendees will receive a link and password to a Vimeo Live event an hour prior to the start of the event.

Cinematographer Julio Macat, ASC on filming the church in "Home Alone." From Sight, Sound & Story: The Art of Cinematography on December 6th, 2017. The first film shot by Julio Macat, ASC, was the huge box-office hit "Home Alone."  He then went on to photograph "Home Alone II," "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective," "The Nutty Professor," "The Wedding Planner," "Cats and Dogs," "Bringing Down The House," and "Wedding Crashers," all of which opened to the #1 box office position in the US.  The total domestic box office receipts of the films he has photographed is over $1.7 Billion.   His extensive credits also include the features: "So I Married an Axe Murderer," "My Fellow Americans," the remake of "Miracle on 34th Street," "Because I Said So" and "Smother," both with actress Diane Keaton, and the action picture "Ballistic: Ecks vs. S...