f fer , ▁to ▁create ▁C any on ▁Films ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁In ▁the ▁beginning ▁they ▁made ▁advert ising ▁commer ci als ▁and ▁document aries ▁and ▁did ▁pick up ▁sh ots ▁for ▁features . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁C any on ▁Films ▁acquired ▁a ▁short ▁film , ▁My ▁Bro ther ▁Down ▁There , ▁which ▁allowed ▁Hall ▁to ▁enter ▁into ▁the ▁cam er aman ▁position ▁and ▁become ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Phot ograph ers ▁Gu ild . ▁However , ▁the ▁Gu ild ▁made ▁C any on ▁Films ▁h ire ▁an ▁established ▁Gu ild ▁Camer aman ▁for ▁My ▁Bro ther ▁Down ▁There , ▁den ying ▁Hall ▁credit , ▁even ▁though ▁he ▁shot ▁the ▁entire ▁film . ▁Instead ▁he ▁was ▁cred ited ▁as ▁the ▁visual ▁consult ant , ▁after ▁United ▁Art ists ▁released ▁the ▁film ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁title ▁Running ▁Target . ▁ ▁Once ▁Running ▁Target ▁was ▁finished ▁C any on ▁Films ▁dissol ved , ▁and ▁its ▁members ▁went ▁off ▁on ▁their ▁own ▁paths . ▁ ▁Since ▁Hall ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Gu ild , ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁cam er aman ▁at ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁many ▁influ ential ▁cinemat ograph ers ▁such ▁as ▁Hall ▁Mo hr , ▁Er nie ▁Hall er , ▁Burn ie ▁Gu ff ey ▁and ▁Ted ▁McC ord , ▁who ▁were ▁all ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ASC . ▁Following ▁a ▁year ▁of ▁working ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁cam er aman , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁camera ▁operator ▁on ▁the ▁television