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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...

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 - "In The Moment: The Art of Cinematography in Documentary Filmmaking" Moderator: Hugo Perez ("Neither Memory Nor Magic,""Lights Camera Uganda") Panelists: Joan Churchill, ASC ("Shut Up & Sing," "Kurt & Courtney," "Last Days in Vietnam") & Buddy Squires, ASC ("The Vietnam War," "The Statue of Liberty," "The Civil War," "Baseball," "The ...

Manhattan Edit Workshop visits Tony Wisniewski from Zeiss Industries on the showroom floor of Photo Plus 2017, as he shares a new Zeiss Milvus lens. Recorded on October 26, 2017 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. About Zeiss: The broad portfolio of the ZEISS Group encompasses six business groups and various strategic business units in four segments. The units develop, produce and distribute optical systems such as lithography systems, industrial measuring technology, microscopes, surgical microscopes, ophthalmic diagnostic and therapy systems, eyeglass lenses, planetarium technology, cine and camera lenses, as well as binoculars, riflescopes and spotting scopes. Carl Zeiss AG manages the Group in its role as a strategic holding company. Its primary function is the ongoing strategic development of the business activities and of the corporate portfolio. It also provides the corporate management and service functions. For information, please visit: https://www.zeiss.com/photo...