Michael Bauman
Personal Info
Known for
Camera
Gender
Male
Michael Bauman
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.
Crew
(2025)
One Battle After Another
Director of Photography
(2022)
Amsterdam
Gaffer
(2021)
Licorice Pizza
Director of Photography
(2021)
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Gaffer
(2020)
(2019)
Ford v Ferrari
Gaffer
(2018)
Vice
Gaffer
(2017)
Phantom Thread
Chief Lighting Technician, Lighting Camera
(2016)
The Conjuring 2
Chief Lighting Technician
(2015)
Secret in Their Eyes
Gaffer
(2014)
Inherent Vice
Chief Lighting Technician
(2014)
Nightcrawler
Gaffer
(2014)
The Gambler
Gaffer
(2014)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Chief Lighting Technician
(2013)
The Bling Ring
Gaffer
(2013)
(2012)
People Like Us
Chief Lighting Technician
(2012)
The Master
Chief Lighting Technician
(2011)
Cowboys & Aliens
Chief Lighting Technician
(2011)
Rampart
Gaffer
(2010)
Iron Man 2
Gaffer
(2008)
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Chief Lighting Technician
(2008)
Iron Man
Gaffer
(2006)
Smokin' Aces
Gaffer
(2005)
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Chief Lighting Technician
(2005)
The Island
Gaffer
(2005)
Munich
Gaffer
(2004)
Taxi
Gaffer
(2003)
Tears of the Sun
Gaffer
(2003)
Phone Booth
Gaffer
(2002)
Auto Focus
Gaffer
(2002)
Ticker
Gaffer
(2001)
The Center of the World
Gaffer
(2001)
15 Minutes
Lighting Technician
(2001)
Driven
Gaffer
(2001)
Training Day
Chief Lighting Technician
(2000)
Nurse Betty
Gaffer
(1999)
The Thirteenth Floor
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
(1994)
Benders
Gaffer