Michelle Crenshaw
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Michelle Crenshaw is a cinematographer and camera operator known for her work in film and television. She has worked on films such as The Watermelon Woman and Home Alone.[1] She is one of the few Black female cinematographers working in the industry.[citation needed]
Crenshaw was raised in Detroit and attended Columbia College Chicago where she took a film class and was immediately hooked. It was then that she knew she wanted to tell stories through a photographic medium. [2] She has over 60 IMDb credits[3] and is still working today. Most recently, she was camera operator for Hannah Gadsby: Douglas (2020)[4]
In 2019, she was appointed to the City of Los Angeles Workforce Development Board (WDB) along with eight other members.[5]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Far North | Second Assistant Camera |
| 1988 | Child's Play | Second Assistant Camera: second unit (uncredited) |
| 1989 | Uncle Buck | Second Assistant Camera |
| 1990 | Love Your Mama | Second Assistant Camera |
| 1990 | Home Alone | Second Assistant Camera |
| 1990 | The Kid Who Loved Christmas (TV movie) | Second Assistant Camera |
| 1992 | Gladiator | Second Assistant Camera |
| 1992 | The Babe | Second Assistant Camera |
| 1992 | Mo' Money | Second Assistant Camera |
| 1992 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | Second Assistant Camera |
| 1993 | Dennis the Menace | First Assistant Camera: second unit |
| 1993 | Rookie of the Year | First Assistant Camera: "C" camera |
| 1993 | Blink | Additional First Assistant Camera |
| 1993 | There Are No Children Here (TV movie) | First Assistant Camera |
| 1995 | Friday | Steadicam Assistant |
| 1995 | Out-of-Sync | First Assistant Camera |
| 1995 | White Man's Burden | Additional First Assistant Camera |
| 1995 | Grumpier Old Men | First Assistant Camera: "B" camera |
| 1995 | Tuesday Morning Ride (short) | First Assistant Camera |
| 1996 | The Watermelon Woman | Cinematographer |
| 1997 | Love Jones | First Assistant Camera: "B" camera |
| 1997 | Deadlock: A Passion for Murder | First Assistant Camera |
| 1998 | The Man Who Drove with Mandela | Cinematographer |
| 1998 | I Got the Hook-Up | Camera Operator: second unit |
| 1999 | BitterSweet (video) | First Assistant Camera: "B" camera - as Michelle J. Crenshaw |
| 1999 | Best Laid Plans | First Assistant Camera - as Michelle J. Crenshaw |
| 1999 | That Championship Season (TV movie) | First Assistant Camera: "A" camera |
| 2000 | 3 Strikes | First Assistant Camera - as Michelle J. Crenshaw |
| 2000 | Beethoven's 3rd | Additional First Assistant Camera |
| 2001 | The Old Settler (TV movie) | Assistant Camera |
| 2001 | Tremors 3: Back to Perfection | First Assistant Camera: "B" camera |
| 2007 | Women Behind the Camera | Self |
| 2008 | Shooting Women | Cinematographer |
| 2008 | Extra Ordinary Barry | Camera Operator / Special Photography Effects |
| 2008 | Heroes | Additional Camera Operator |
| 2008 | No One Island (short) | Camera Operator |
| 2009 | My New Sweetheart (short) | Cinematographer |
| 2009 | LA Working (video documentary short) | Cinematographer |
| 2009 | Behind the Player: Dan Jacobs (video) | Camera Operator |
| 2009 | Office Games | Camera Operator |
| 2010 | Behind the Player: Ace Frehley (video) | Camera Operator |
| 2010 | Behind the Player: Dimmu Borgir (video) | Camera Operator |
| 2011 | The Lost Shepherd (short) | Cinematographer |
| 2013 | Clippings (short) | Cinematographer |
| 2013 | Amen: The Life and Music of Jester Hairston | Cinematographer |
| 2013 | The New Black | Additional photography |
| 2015 | The Summoning | Camera Operator |
| 2015 | Bridging the Divide: Tom Bradley and the Politics of Race | Cinematographer |
| 2016 | The Perfect Match | Camera Operator |
| 2016 | My Mom and the Girl (short) | Camera Operator |
| 2018 | As Evil Does | Cinematographer |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Eyes on the Prize | Assistant Camera | 4 episodes |
| 1997 | NYPD Blue | First Assistant Camera | 8 episodes |
| 2000 | The Beach Boys: An American Family | First Assistant Camera: "B" camera | Episodes 1.1, 1.2 |
| 2001 | Atilla | First Assistant Camera: "A" camera | Episodes 1.1, 1.2 |
| 2002 | American Family | First Assistant Camera: "A" camera | |
| 2002-2005 | American Dreams | First Assistant Camera | 56 Episodes |
| 2005 | Revelations | First Assistant Camera: "A" camera | Episode "Hour One" |
| 2005-2006 | The Closer | First Assistant Camera | 27 Episodes |
| 2010 | Tavis Smiley Reports | Camera Operator | |
| 2010 | CSI: NY | Camera Operator: "B" camera | 10 Episodes |
| 2012 | Leslie | Camera Operator: "B" camera | Episodes "New York, 1995 Part I" "New York, 1995 Part II" |
| 2012 | Rochelle | Camera Operator | Episodes "Cry for Me", "Aren't You Gorgeous" "I'm a Pro" |
| 2012 | Ro | Camera Operator | 6 Episodes |
| 2013 | Lauren | Camera Operator: "B" Camera | Episode 2.9 |
| 2013-2015 | Blue | Camera Operator: "B" Camera | 8 Episodes |
| 2019 | Mad About You | Camera Operator | 12 episodes |
| 2020 | Hannah Gadsby: Douglas | Camera Operator |
References
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0187410/
- ↑ https://www.documentary.org/feature/adding-diversity-cinematographys-palette
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0187410/
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0187410/
- ↑ https://www.wiblacity.org/index.php/wdb-news/256-nine-new-members-added-to-workforce-development-board
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