Biography
The first film lensed by JULIO MACAT, ASC was the huge box-office hit Home Alone. He then went on to photograph Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Nutty Professor, The Wedding Planner, Cats & Dogs, Bringing Down the House and Wedding Crashers, all of which opened in the No. 1 box-office position in the U.S. The total domestic box-office receipts of the films he has photographed is $1.5 billion.
Macat’s extensive credits 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 starring actress Diane Keaton; and the action picture Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever.
In moving away from comedy to more dramatic work, Macat was asked by first-time directors Antonio Banderas and Adam Shankman to photograph their directorial debuts Crazy in Alabama and A Walk to Remember, respectively. These collaborations were among 12 different efforts in which Macat guided first-time directors on their feature-film debuts. Other directors he’s worked with include Tom Shadyac, Raja Gosnell, Vince Di Meglio and Lawrence Guterman. Macat has also photographed the films Moonlight and Valentino; Only the Lonely; Columbus Day; the Morgan Freeman heist drama Thick as Thieves, directed by Mimi Leder; and Our Family Wedding, starring Forest Whitaker and America Ferrara.
A native of Argentina and of Italian descent, Macat began his career at age 19, working his way up the ranks under such distinguished veterans as Mario Tosi, ASC, and Academy Award®-winning cinematographers John Alcott, BSC, and Chris Menges, BSC. After studying filmmaking at UCLA at the age of 26, Macat became a camera operator and collaborated exclusively with Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky on four films, including Runaway Train, Shy People and Tango & Cash.
As a cinematographer, Macat’s early work included numerous music videos and concerts for performers such as Melissa Etheridge, Phil Collins, Van Halen and Alanis Morissette. He has shot commercials in Europe, South America, Mexico, South Africa and the U.S. He has also directed many second units for feature films and commercials
Universal Pictures
Cinematographer
Movies | |
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2023 |
Brave the Dark |
2019 |
After the Wedding |
2018 |
Life of the Party |
2017 |
Daddy's Home 2 |
2016 |
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life |
The Boss |
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2015 |
Daddy's Home |
2014 |
Blended |
Horrible Bosses 2 |
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2013 |
Syrup |
2012 |
Pitch Perfect |
2011 |
Winnie the Pooh |
2010 |
Meant to Be |
Our Family Wedding |
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2009 |
Thick as Thieves |
2008 |
Columbus Day |
Smother |
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2007 |
Because I Said So |
2006 |
Blind Dating |
2005 |
Wedding Crashers |
2004 |
Catch That Kid |
2003 |
Bringing Down the House |
2002 |
A Walk to Remember |
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever |
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2001 |
Cats & Dogs |
The Wedding Planner |
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1999 |
Crazy in Alabama |
1997 |
Home Alone 3 |
1996 |
My Fellow Americans |
The Nutty Professor |
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1995 |
Moonlight and Valentino |
1994 |
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective |
Miracle on 34th Street |
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1993 |
So I Married an Axe Murderer |
1992 |
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York |
1991 |
Only the Lonely |
The Borrower |
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1990 |
Home Alone |
1988 |
Out of the Dark |
Series | |
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2023 |
Fatal Attraction |
Best Friends (E07) |
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Medial Woman (E05) |
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Beautiful Mosaics (E04) |
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2013 |
Trophy Wife |
Pilot (E01) |
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2011 |
Web Therapy |
Documentaries | |
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2016 |
Miracle on 42nd Street |
1994 |
Get Up and Dance! |
1986 |
The Hooters: Nervous Night |
Van Halen Live Without a Net (concert) |
Short | |
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2004 |
Gilded Stones |
Actor
Movies | |
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2001 |
The Wedding Planner |
Documentaries | |
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2019 |
The Movies That Made Us (series) |
Home Alone (S01E02) |
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2006 |
Cinematographer Style |
The Making of 'Home Alone' |
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1991 |
International Cinematographer's Guild Heritage Series (series) |
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