ThomAndersenisafilmmaker,filmcriticandteacher. AndersenattendedtheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeleyintheearly1960sandthenreturnedtohishometownofLosAngelestoattendUSCSchoolofCinematicArts,wherehestudiedwithArthurKnightandeventuallyassistedonKnight'sprojectTheHistoryofSexinCinema.WhileatUSCAndersenmetlong-timefriendandcollaboratorMorganFisher,whoassistedonAndersen'sstudent...(展开全部) ThomAndersenisafilmmaker,filmcriticandteacher. AndersenattendedtheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeleyintheearly1960sandthenreturnedtohishometownofLosAngelestoattendUSCSchoolofCinematicArts,wherehestudiedwithArthurKnightandeventuallyassistedonKnight'sprojectTheHistoryofSexinCinema.WhileatUSCAndersenmetlong-timefriendandcollaboratorMorganFisher,whoassistedonAndersen'sstudentfilmMelting,aportraitofasundae.HeregularlyattendedlocalscreeningseriesincludingshowsbytheTrakFilmGroupandMoviesRoundMidnightandfamouslywroteaboutanunpopularscreeningofAndyWarhol'sSleep.AfterUSC,AndersenattendedUCLAandcompletedhisexperimentaldocumentariesOlivia'sPlaceandEadweardMuybridge,Zoopraxographer.Duringthe1970s,hisfilmsscreenedatLosAngeles'TheatreVanguardandBerkeley'sPacificFilmArchive.HewastheprogrammerforLAFilmforuminLosAngelesduringthelate90's. Andersen'sfilmLosAngelesPlaysItselfwontheNationalFilmBoardAwardforBestDocumentaryatthe2003VancouverInternationalFilmFestival,wasvotedbestdocumentaryof2004bytheVillageVoiceCritic'sPollandwasvotedoneoftheTopTenFilmsoftheDecadebycriticsatCinemaScope.In2010hecompletedGetOutoftheCar,aportraitofsignsandabandonedspacessettoLosAngelesmusic.Inspring2012,Andersentookpartinthethree-monthexpositionofWhitneyBiennial. HehastaughtattheSUNYBuffaloandOhioStateUniversityandcurrentlyteachesfilmtheoryandhistoryattheCaliforniaInstituteoftheArts.Helivesinatwo-bedroommodernisthousedesignedbythearchitectRudolfSchindler.