M.J. Bassett

Birth Name:

Michael J. Bassett

Birth Place:

Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Profession

Director, Writer, Producer, Assistant director, Script department

Interested in becoming a veterinarian as a child, he would leave school at 16-years-old to work as a cinematographer's assistant in Africa, an experience that would ultimately lead him to filmmaking
Hoped to launch his filmmaking career in nature and wildlife-centric programming while studying zoology in college
Transitioned to filmmaking after shopping his script for "Deathwatch" around for many, many years
His first job in the industry came when broadcast journalist Janet Street-Porter sought his help with a children's wildlife program in the late '80s
Once worked as a puppeteer on a children's show while pondering a career move

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