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MICHAEL SLOVIS DIRECTOR/DP CANCELLED TODAY - POSTPONED UNTIL FALL

April 26, 2022, All Day
Posted InFilm Forum at Montclair State
Director and DP Michael Slovis setting up a shot int he desert

Slovis began his professional career in 1981. For many years, he worked as a camera operator on films. He became a cinematographer in 1995, working on the films Party Girl (1995), Half Past Dead (2002), Halloweentown (1998), The Thirteenth Year (1999), and Ready to Run (2000). In 2000, Slovis became a cinematographer on the series Ed, and worked on the series CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationNew AmsterdamFringeRoyal PainsRubiconRunning WildeBreaking Bad, and Better Call Saul.[1]

As a director, Slovis made his directorial debut with the 2001 television film Spirit. Later, he directed episodes of EdCSI: Crime Scene InvestigationRubiconBreaking BadLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Hell on Wheels[1] In 2006, Slovis won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a One Hour Series for his work on CSI.[2]

In 2014, Slovis directed the first two episodes of the fifth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones, titled "The Wars to Come" and "The House of Black and White".[3] In 2017, he directed episode 3 of the second season of the series Preacher.[4] That same year, he directed the episode "Something They Need" in the seventh season of The Walking Dead, and returned to the series in 2018 to direct the season eight episode "Worth".[5]