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Mac McCrary
Director of Photography
In 1979, Mr. McCrary and two partners founded Kudzu Productions, Inc. a video and motion picture production company in Huntsville, Alabama. In his twenty-three years as vice-president and co-owner of KPI, he has accumulated credits on over 500 completed productions and commercials. Mr. McCrary has planned and implemented all phases of production, working with state of the art equipment, including aerial photography using aerial mounts, High Definition Cameras and Film Cameras. Mr. McCrary received his early video training while serving in the U.S. Army. He has over 27 years experience as director of photography.
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Partial list of clients for whom Mr. McCrary has done award-winning work:
- Smith & Harroff Political Consulting Agency
- Strategy Group Political Consulting Agency
- Swinehart Political Consulting Agency
- Amana Corporation
- Discovery Channel (Canada) & Discovery Channel (US)
- Discovery Channel for Kids (US)
- History Channel
- Paramount Television
- CBS Productions
- NBC Late Night - Conan O’Brien Show
- British Broadcasting Corporation
- Boeing Corporation
- Solutia Corporation
- Raytheon Corporation
- MCA Records
- E-Television
- Extra Television
- Alabama A&M University
- University of Alabama Huntsville
- Calhoun College
- Create Foundation of Tupelo, Mississippi
- Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce
- Alabama Department of Education
- Alabama Department of Public Health
- The Arts Council, Inc.
- Therapy Partners, Inc.
- The U.S. Space & Rocket Center
- Hospice of Huntsville
- U.S. Army
- U.S. Navy
- U.S. Marine Corps
- U.S. Airforce
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Awards:
- 2 Silver Screen Awards
- U.S. Industrial Film & Video Festival
- Certificate For Creative Excellence
- U.S. International Film and Video Festival
- 19 Gold, 7 Silver, 3 Bronze ADDY Awards,
- 5 ADDY Awards,
- 1 Best of Show Award,
- 5 Citations of Excellence,
- 1 Special Award of Merit
- Tennessee Valley Advertising Federation
- 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze International CINDY Awards,
- 3 Gold, 8 Silver, 2 Bronze Regional CINDY Awards,
- 1 Honorable Mention CINDY Award
- Association of Visual Communicators
- 1 Copper, 1 Silver Axiem Award
- for Excellence in Electronic Media
- 1 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze Award,
- 1 Worldfest Bronze Award,
- 1 Certificate of Special Merit
- Houston International Film & Video Festival
- 3 Certificates For Creative Excellence
- U.S. International Film and Video Festival
- 1 Bronze Award
- New York Film Festival
- 1 Gold Plaque
- Chicago International Film Festival
- 2 Silver Screen Awards
- U.S. Industrial Film & Video Festival
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Credits:
- Our Land Too: A 60-minute documentary film produced by Kudzu Productions, Inc., starring Eddie Albert. A historical production telling the story of the first interracial movements in America, the Southern Tenant Farmers Union. Shot on 16mm Film (Director of Photography & Producer)
- Welcome Aboard: A series of 21 programs produced by Kudzu Productions, Inc. for the
United States Marine Corps (Director of Photography and Co-Producer
- Vietnam - The Front Lines: aired as a special on The History Channel in Jan 2002 (Director of Photography for location interviews shot in Huntsville, Al. For CBS Productions.
- CIA Stars — Discovery Channel, Pilgrim Films: Director of Photography on location interview filmed in Winnfield, Alabama with slain CIA Agent, Mike Spann's Parents.
- Beyond the Stars: 35mm-90 Minute Feature Film Directed by David Sapperstein, Starring
Martin Sheen and Christian Slater; local location, (director of Photography)
- Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special: A TV special produced by Paramount Television starring LeVar Burton, (Director of Photography at U.S. Space Camp Portions)
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien: A special segment about Space Camp Director of Photography
- Turning Points in History, Discovery Channel Canada and UK: A segment on the original German rocket scientists who developed the V-2 during World War II. Director of Photography
- Daily Planet — Discovery Channel Canada: Scud Missles Shot on location at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, Location Producer
- Daily Planet — Discovery Channel Canada: Advanced Video Imaging developed for the FBI, Director of Photography
- School to Career Series: 48 different shows produced for the Huntsville Madison County Workforce Development Group for Distribution to Schools, Producer, Director, and Director of Photography
- Liberation of Kuwait: A production shot on film and finished on video for the Department of Defense by Kudzu Productions, Inc. at the request of President George H. Bush. (This production is the official video record of Desert Storm for all audiences.) Director of Photography
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