Cin/Optic

Major: Electrical Engineering

Contact Info: mjskwars@mtu.edu

Why am I interested in Film and Cin/Optic: I’ve always been interested in how film can exist in so many 
ways; artistic, informative, entertaining, etc. For me, being in an 
enterprise team that works as a technical, business, and creative entity 
is really an ideal situation for the opportunity.

Skills: Well versed in pretty much every aspect. Directing, producing, 
editing, cinematography, animation, lighting….I’ve done it all.

Skills I would like to learn: I’d like to use Cin/Optic as an opportunity to build my 
leadership and business practice skills for my professional development 
while also immersing myself with creative and visual arts.

Favorite Movie/Style of Movie: Picking your favorite movie is like picking your 
favorite animal, it really can’t be done.

Favorite Crew (director, editor, sound editor):  Jean Pierre Jeunet, Mathieu Kassovitz, Stephen 
Spielberg, Darren Aronofsky, Wes Anderson, Alfred Hitchcock, Orson 
Wells, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorcesse, Michel Gondry, Edgar 
Wright….the list goes on and on and on…

Favorite Actor/Actress: Oh I don’t know, I’m going to say Peter Sellers or Cary 
Grant but I’m sure I could make a list just as long as the favorite 
directors…

Tidbits: …are also known as morsels.