For me it was 'Star Wars'. Whenever someone asks me why I got into this business, I guess that is my answer.

Like a lot of people my age, Star Wars was the right movie at the right time at the right age.

I was old enough to know that it was make believe and was intrigued by what it took to make it.

From then on I was always interested in what it took to bring a movie to the big screen.

I enjoy lighting because it appeals to my meticulous nature. Anyone can throw a light onto a scene, be it takes an eye for detail and an understanding of how real light acts in real life in order recreate those subtle nuances in artificial situations.

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Michael W. Anderson 19645 Brady Redford, Michigan 48240 Phone: (313) 532-3321 Cell: (313) 506-4955 E-mail: mike@overcrank.com Motion Picture Lighting I.A.T.S.E. Local 80 - Los Angeles I.A.T.S.E. Local 38 - Detroit Feature Film: 2001 "8 Mile". On set electrician. Universal Pictures. Director: Curtis Hanson. 2001 "Super Sucker". Key Grip. Purple Rose Films. Director: Jeff Daniels. 2000 "Escanaba In Da Moonlight". Best Boy Electric. Purple Rose Films. Director: Jeff Daniels. 2000 "Piece of Work". Key Grip. N.B. Cinema Productions. Director: Lisa Colangelo. 1997 "The Last Big Attraction". Gaffer. Hopwood Productions. Director: Hopwood DePree. 1996 "Stardust". Key Grip. Zone V Productions. Director: Charles Cirgenski. 1996 "The Killing Tide". Key Grip. Tiger Lake Productions. Director: David DuBay. 1993 "One Room Castle". Dolly Grip. Zone V Productions. Director: Charles Cirgenski. 1991 "Demented". Dolly Grip. Richfield Productions Ltd. Director: Richard Martin. 1990 "Lets Kill All The Lawyers". Dolly Grip. Make A Killing Ltd. Director: Ron Senkowski. Television: 1998 "You Lucky Dog". Key Grip. Cummulus Productions. (For Disney Channel). 1997 "Under Wraps". Best Boy Electric. Mummy Entertainment Inc. (For Disney Channel). Commercial and Music Video credits available upon request.