Julio Macat
{{Short description|Argentine-American cinematographer}}
{{Infobox person
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| name = Julio Macat
| birth_date = {{birth_date and age|1957|6|20}}
| birth_place = Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
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| occupation = Cinematographer
| yearsactive = 1989–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Elizabeth Perkins|2000}}
| children = 3
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Julio Macat, A.S.C. (born June 20, 1957) is an Argentine-American cinematographer. He is known for serving as cinematographer on the first three instalments of the Home Alone franchise.
Early life
Career
He started his career off as a camera operator, under the guidance of director Andrei Konchalovsky, and worked on four of his movies including Runaway Train and Tango & Cash.[http://www.juliomacat.com/credits.pdf Julio Macat, ASC.]
Macat served as cinematographer on the 1990 Christmas comedy Home Alone and its sequels Home Alone 2: Lost in New York and Home Alone 3. Macat would frequently work on productions helmed by Tom Shadyac and Adam Shankman, such as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Nutty Professor, The Wedding Planner, A Walk to Remember and Bringing Down the House.
Personal life
Macat has been married to actress Elizabeth Perkins since 2000, having met during production of Miracle on 34th Street.[http://www.cinematographers.nl/PaginasDoPh/macat.htm Julio Macat] He has three children from a previous marriage. His younger sister Sandra played an elf in Home Alone.
Filmography
=Film=
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|+Key | style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}} | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
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| Year
! Title ! Director ! Notes |
|---|
| 1989
| Michael Schroeder | |
| 1990
|rowspan=2|Chris Columbus | |
| rowspan=2|1991
| |
| The Borrower
| With Robert C. New |
| 1992
| Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | Chris Columbus | |
| 1993
| So I Married an Axe Murderer | |
| rowspan=2|1994
| |
| Miracle on 34th Street
| |
| 1995
| |
| rowspan=2|1996
| Tom Shadyac | |
| My Fellow Americans
| |
| 1997
| |
| 1999
| |
| rowspan=2|2001
| |
| Cats & Dogs
| |
| rowspan=2|2002
| Adam Shankman | |
| Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever
| |
| 2003
| Adam Shankman | |
| 2004
| |
| 2005
| |
| 2006
| |
| 2007
| |
| rowspan=2|2008
| Charles Burmeister | |
| Smother
| Vince Di Meglio | |
| 2009
| |
| 2010
| |
| 2011
| Live-action scenes |
| 2012
| |
| 2013
| Syrup | Aram Rappaport | |
| rowspan=2|2014
| Blended | |
| Horrible Bosses 2
|rowspan=2|Sean Anders | |
| 2015
| |
| rowspan=2|2016
| The Boss | |
| Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
| |
| 2017
| Sean Anders | |
| 2018
| Ben Falcone | |
| 2019
| Bart Freundlich | |
| 2023
| |
| TBA
| style="background:#ffc;"| Merv {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}} | Post-production |
Short film
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Director ! Notes |
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| 2004
| Gilded Stones | James Dodson | With Ryan Bradley Gaw |
| 2016
| |
Documentary film
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| Year
! Title ! Director ! Note |
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| 2017
| With Joey Forsyte and John Hazard |
=Television=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Director ! Notes |
|---|
| rowspan=3|2013
| 29 episodes |
| Web Therapy
| Don Roos | 7 episodes |
| Trophy Wife
| Episode "Pilot" |
| 2023
| Alexandra Cunningham | 3 episodes |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|0531310}}
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Category:American cinematographers
Category:Mass media people from Buenos Aires