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THE CAMERAMAN IN CLOGS: ALWAYS ROLLING
by Jeff Schwartz
After fifty years telling other people's stories, Jeff Schwartz finally wrote his own.
ABOUT THE BOOK
The Cameraman in Clogs: Always Rolling is a memoir built on fifty years behind the camera, on movie sets, sports sidelines, fashion runways, prison yards, and streets around the world.
But this isn't simply a book about what Jeff Schwartz saw. It's about what happens when a lifetime spent documenting others slowly brings your own life into focus.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jeff Schwartz spent fifty years behind the camera, filming presidents, celebrities, athletes, and ordinary people whose stories stayed with him long after the cameras stopped rolling.
Known professionally as The Cameraman in Clogs, his career took him from Hollywood movie sets and Super Bowls to homeless shelters, prison yards, fashion runways, and remote villages around the world. He founded JAN Video, co-founded Primalux Video, later launched Primalux Media, earned multiple Gold Telly Awards, and served on the Telly Awards Judging Council.
His debut memoir, The Cameraman in Clogs: Always Rolling, draws on those experiences to tell the story behind the stories, and the life that gradually came into focus behind the camera.
Jeff lives in New York with his wife, Helene.
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After fifty years behind the camera, why did you finally decide to write your own story?
The book is called Always Rolling. Were you ever not rolling?
You met everyone from Mel Brooks and Muhammad Ali to homeless veterans and prison inmates. Which people stayed with you the longest, and why?
You worked behind the scenes with celebrities, presidents, and athletes. What did those experiences teach you about the people behind the public image?
Which shoot came closest to disaster? (Spoiler: There are several.)
What's the story behind "The Cameraman in Clogs"?
You spent twenty-five years producing documentaries about people living on society's margins. How did those experiences change you?
Your memoir says, "Film isn't memory." What does that mean?
You write, "You can't hug someone with a camera between you." When did you realize that?
You describe the camera as both your theater ticket and, at times, your shield. What do you mean by that?
What did fifty years behind the camera teach you about seeing people—and eventually seeing yourself?
After everything you've witnessed, what do you hope readers take away from The Cameraman in Clogs: Always Rolling?
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Author: Jeff Schwartz
Book:The Cameraman in Clogs: Always Rolling
Genre: Memoir
Publication Date: to be announced
Formats: Paperback • eBook • Audiobook (if applicable)
Website:cameramaninclogs.com
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AT A GLANCE
Producer, Director, Cameraman, Director of Photography, and Editor
Member of the International Cinematographers Guild (Local 600)
Founder of JAN Video
Co-founder of Primalux Video
Founder of Primalux Media
Multiple Gold Telly Award winner
Former Telly Awards Judging Council member
Filmed five U.S. Presidents
Worked on Hollywood movie sets, Super Bowls, and the Olympics
Thirty years covering New York Fashion Week
Twenty-five years producing award-winning documentaries
Known professionally as The Cameraman in Clogs
Based in New York