Film Industry Panel with Q&A
The Aesthetics of Movies: Cinematography and Production Design,” with Film Independent Spirit Award-winner, Walt Lloyd (Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Pump Up the Volume, Kafka, The Perfect Storm) and BAFTA, Emmy, and Academy Award-nominated Production Designer Stephen Altman (Gosford Park, Ray, Capone, Grosse Pointe Blank). What does it take to capture a filmmaker’s vision through the lens of a cinema camera? What tricks of the trade should you use? What are best practices during production in the camera department? What goes into designing the “alternate reality” or “world” a film must create in
🎬 Part of the Carmel International Film Festival 2026 — full schedule, venues & parking →Plan your visit
🅿️ Parking
Not official — our suggestion: the free City lot at Sunset Center's North Lot, entered on 8th Ave between San Carlos & Mission (no time limit; about a 6-minute walk west on 8th to Monte Verde). Street parking around the theatre is free, but downtown blocks are posted 2-hour or 30-minute — read the sign. Vista Lobos (3rd Ave & Torres, free) is a backup, roughly 15–20 minutes on foot; no parking there 11:30pm–6am. The theatre has one accessible space out front on Monte Verde.