Michael Possert Jr. has worked in the entertainment industry (film production, television, streaming, stop-motion animation, theme parks and music videos) for four decades working as a miniature fabricator for special and visual effects, a prop maker, art department crew leader, art direction and design.

Eventually this has led to stop motion animation work at Laika Studios. At Laika, Michael headed the Model Shop for the movies ParaNorman and The Boxtrolls. Other projects include:  The Rocketeer, Apollo 13, Terminator 2, Alien 3 and the first X-Files movie.

He has also provided restoration of movie props and miniatures, including work on the Close Encounters of the Third Kind mothership, Terminator 2: Judgment Day stunt shotgun, Aliens dropship and, in 2019, the Prototype Four rocket pack pattern from The Rocketeer. Michael was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan and graduated from Central Michigan University with a major in film and dual minors in marketing and advertising.

When not working in the entertainment industry, Michael spends his time on personal art projects, growing giant pumpkins and restoring historic homes and classic travel trailers.

The Rocket Factory: The Making of The Rocketeer’s Helmet and Rocket Pack is Michael’s first book.