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Michael Orefice(I)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
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Michael Orefice was born on 10 May 1952 in California, USA. He is a cinematographer, known for The Thing (1982), Dante's Peak (1997) and Back to the Future (1985).
BornMay 10, 1952
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    • Known for

    The Thing (1982)
    The Thing
    8.2
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1982
    Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton in Dante's Peak (1997)
    Dante's Peak
    6.1
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1997
    Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future (1985)
    Back to the Future
    8.5
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as Michael Paul Orefice)
    • 1985
    Arnold Schwarzenegger in Collateral Damage (2002)
    Collateral Damage
    5.5
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2002

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Motionless
      • gaffer
      • Pre-production
    • At Last (2020)
      At Last
      6.8
      Short
      • gaffer
      • 2020
    • Shukora Brown, Ephraim Eshete, Kirby Marshall-Collins, and Anakaren Chablé in Bad Timing (2016)
      Bad Timing
      Short
      • gaffer
      • 2016
    • The Audition (2014)
      The Audition
      Short
      • gaffer
      • 2014
    • Freedom (2014)
      Freedom
      6.4
      • lighting consultant
      • Lighting Consultant: Add-A-Light
      • 2014
    • Ben Kingsley, Hannah Tointon, and Jonas Armstrong in Walking with the Enemy (2013)
      Walking with the Enemy
      6.5
      • gaffer
      • 2013
    • Adam Sandler in Jack and Jill (2011)
      Jack and Jill
      3.3
      • gaffer
      • 2011
    • To Beauty (2011)
      To Beauty
      8.1
      Short
      • gaffer
      • 2011
    • Skeet Ulrich, Alfred Molina, Terrence Howard, Regina Hall, Corey Stoll, and Megan Boone in Law & Order: LA (2010)
      Law & Order: LA
      6.7
      TV Series
      • gaffer
      • 2010–2011
    • Frank Welker, Robbie Amell, Kate Melton, Nick Palatas, and Hayley Kiyoko in Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010)
      Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster
      4.8
      TV Movie
      • chief lighting technician
      • 2010
    • Jackie Chan, Madeline Carroll, Will Shadley, and Alina Foley in The Spy Next Door (2010)
      The Spy Next Door
      5.5
      • chief lighting technician
      • gaffer (as Michael Paul Orefice Sr., as Michael Paul Orefice Sr.)
      • 2010
    • Daryl Hannah, Eric Roberts, Claire Forlani, Louis Gossett Jr., and Julianne Michelle in Amazing Racer (2009)
      Amazing Racer
      5.5
      • gaffer
      • 2009
    • Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, and Alexander Ludwig in Race to Witch Mountain (2009)
      Race to Witch Mountain
      5.7
      • gaffer: second unit
      • 2009
    • Good Behavior (2008)
      Good Behavior
      4.1
      TV Movie
      • gaffer
      • 2008
    • The Tony Rock Project (2008)
      The Tony Rock Project
      4.5
      TV Series
      • gaffer
      • 2008
    • Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon in Four Christmases (2008)
      Four Christmases
      5.7
      • electrician
      • 2008

    Cinematographer

    • Techno Boxeo, Abansado
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2003
    • Techno Boxeo, principio
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2003
    • Lloyd (2001)
      Lloyd
      6.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2001
    • Hiller and Diller
      4.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1997–1998

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Michael Paul Orefice Sr.
    • Born
      • May 10, 1952
      • California, USA

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