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Michael Bauman

Overview

Michael Bauman is mostly known as chief lighting technician and gaffer. He worked with Paul Thomas Anderson on The Master (2012), Inherent Vice (2014), Radiohead's Daydreaming music video (2016), Phantom Thread (2017), and shared director of photography credits with Anderson on Licorice Pizza (2021). Other films Bauman worked on include Training Day (2001), Munich (2005), Iron Man (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010), Nightcrawler (2014), Ford v Ferrari (2019), The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021), as well as the upcoming David O. Russell film.

Known for

Camera
2025 The Battle of Baktan Cross Camera Director of Photography N/A
N/A
2021 Licorice Pizza Camera Director of Photography 67
Fair

Crew
2017 Phantom Thread Crew Lighting Camera 71
Good

Lighting
2022 Amsterdam Lighting Gaffer 60
Fair
2021 The Tragedy of Macbeth Lighting Gaffer 64
Fair
2020 Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) Lighting Gaffer 68
Fair
2019 Ford v Ferrari Lighting Gaffer 78
Good
2018 Vice Lighting Gaffer 68
Fair
2017 Phantom Thread Lighting Chief Lighting Technician 71
Good
2016 The Conjuring 2 Lighting Chief Lighting Technician 72
Good
2015 Secret in Their Eyes Lighting Gaffer 62
Fair
2014 The Gambler Lighting Gaffer 59
Average
2014 Inherent Vice Lighting Chief Lighting Technician 64
Fair
2014 Nightcrawler Lighting Gaffer 76
Good
2014 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Lighting Chief Lighting Technician 61
Fair
2013 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Lighting Gaffer 73
Good
2013 The Bling Ring Lighting Gaffer 54
Average
2012 The Master Lighting Chief Lighting Technician 69
Fair
2012 People Like Us Lighting Chief Lighting Technician 63
Fair
2011 Rampart Lighting Gaffer 57
Average
2011 Cowboys & Aliens Lighting Chief Lighting Technician 56
Average
2010 Iron Man 2 Lighting Gaffer 68
Fair
2008 You Don't Mess with the Zohan Lighting Chief Lighting Technician 57
Average
2008 Iron Man Lighting Gaffer 75
Good
2006 Smokin' Aces Lighting Gaffer 63
Fair
2005 Munich Lighting Gaffer 69
Fair
2005 Good Night, and Good Luck. Lighting Chief Lighting Technician 66
Fair
2005 The Island Lighting Gaffer 66
Fair
2004 Taxi Lighting Gaffer 56
Average
2003 Phone Booth Lighting Gaffer 67
Fair
2003 Tears of the Sun Lighting Gaffer 67
Fair
2002 Ticker Lighting Gaffer 59
Average
2002 Auto Focus Lighting Gaffer 60
Fair
2001 Training Day Lighting Chief Lighting Technician 73
Good
2001 Driven Lighting Gaffer 54
Average
2001 The Center of the World Lighting Gaffer 57
Average
2001 15 Minutes Lighting Lighting Technician 59
Average
2000 Nurse Betty Lighting Gaffer 59
Average
1999 The Thirteenth Floor Lighting Assistant Chief Lighting Technician 67
Fair
1994 Benders Lighting Gaffer N/A
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