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Michael Barrett (cinematographer)

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Michael Bradley Barrett (born May 28, 1970) is an American cinematographer. He is known for his work on Bobby, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Ted.

Life and career[edit]

Barrett was born in Riverside, California. In 1992, he met the cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa and talked to him about Figueroa's work for the 1947 film La perla.[1] In the same year he started to study art history at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he took film classes.[1] Afterwards he moved to New York City and studied film at Columbia University. He shot first music videos and short films. For his thesis he chose Allen Daviau as his advisor.[1] Daviau also recommended him for bigger projects.

Starting in 2001 Barrett worked for the TV series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. In 2002 he received an ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in the category "Movie of the Week or Pilot (Network)" for his work on the CSI pilot "Cross Jurisdictions".[2] In 2006 his work on Bobby was selected for the main competition at the Camerimage Festival.[3] In 2008 Barrett was a member of the jury of the Camerimage Polish Films Competition.[3]

Since 2012 Barrett is mainly working with digital movie cameras.[4] Barrett is an active member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).[5]

Michael Barrett was reportedly dating Anna Faris since September 2017.[6] Both met while working on the film Overboard. In February 2020 Faris confirmed rumors of their engagement.[7]

Selected filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Michael Barrett, cinematographers.nl, retrieved 1 June 2014
  2. The ASC Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Archived 2011-08-08 at WebCite, theasc.com, retrieved 1 June 2014
  3. 3.0 3.1 Michael Barrett. camerimage.pl, retrieved 26 June 2021.
  4. Shooting in Low Light. In: CineAlta Magazine – Issue 2, 6 April 2014, p. 6–33.
  5. Active members. In: theasc.com, retrieved 26 June 2021.
  6. Ale Russian: Chris Pratt and Anna Faris Finalize Divorce One Year After Separating: Reports. In: people.com, 16 October 2018.
  7. Julius Young: Anna Faris confirms engagement to Michael Barrett, wants to officiate her own wedding. In: foxnews.com, 12 February 2020.

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