Biography
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.
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Filmography
all 39
Movies 37
Director 3
TV Shows 2
Director of Photography
BC Project (2025)
Movie
Gaffer
Amsterdam (2022)
Movie
8.5
Gaffer
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022)
TV
8
Gaffer
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
Movie
Director of Photography
Licorice Pizza (2021)
Movie
5.5
Director of Photography
American Horror Stories (2021)
TV
6.75
Gaffer
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)
Movie
6.32
Gaffer
Ford v Ferrari (2019)
Movie
7.62
Gaffer
Vice (2018)
Movie
7.36
Lighting Camera / Chief Lighting Technician
Phantom Thread (2017)
Movie
5.77
Chief Lighting Technician
The Conjuring 2 (2016)
Movie
5.88
Gaffer
Secret in Their Eyes (2015)
Movie
6
Gaffer
The Gambler (2014)
Movie
5.25
Chief Lighting Technician
Inherent Vice (2014)
Movie
6.23
Gaffer
Nightcrawler (2014)
Movie
7.56
Chief Lighting Technician
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014)
Movie
7
Gaffer
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
Movie
6.91
Gaffer
The Bling Ring (2013)
Movie
5
Chief Lighting Technician
The Master (2012)
Movie
5.67
Chief Lighting Technician
People Like Us (2012)
Movie
3.5
Gaffer
Rampart (2011)
Movie
Chief Lighting Technician
Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
Movie
5.84
Gaffer
Iron Man 2 (2010)
Movie
7.1
Chief Lighting Technician
You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
Movie
5.5
Gaffer
Iron Man (2008)
Movie
7.64
Gaffer
Smokin' Aces (2006)
Movie
5.67
Gaffer
Munich (2005)
Movie
6.03
Chief Lighting Technician
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
Movie
5.33
Gaffer
The Island (2005)
Movie
6.74
Gaffer
Taxi (2004)
Movie
6.67
Gaffer
Phone Booth (2003)
Movie
6.44
Gaffer
Tears of the Sun (2003)
Movie
Gaffer
Auto Focus (2002)
Movie
Chief Lighting Technician
Training Day (2001)
Movie
4.8
Gaffer
The Center of the World (2001)
Movie
Lighting Technician
15 Minutes (2001)
Movie
3
Gaffer
Nurse Betty (2000)
Movie
6
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
Movie
2
Gaffer
Benders (1994)
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.45
Based on 8.12 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1994
2005
2012
2010
2022
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Also Known As Mike Bauman, Mike Baumann
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