R. Christian Anderson

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT R. CHRISTIAN ANDERSON

Born in Los Angeles and raised in Hollywood, Christian\'s mother, Lita, was a radio personality for station KMPC, at the time a music and entertainment station. She took him to many movie premieres she covered in her broadcasts. By the age of 5, he performed on television in various broadcast and children\'s shows and in live television and radio commercials. In 1960, his mother married Raymond D. Bowman, a jazz and classical music impresario and noted music critic who taught and encouraged Christian to write. In 1969 Christian enlisted in the United States Air Force where he was trained as an illustrator and designer. He created orientations and briefings with the 62nd Military Airlift Wing (MAC), where he was also a member of the base Honor Guard. He later worked on military training films with the Aerospace Audiovisual Service (MAC). He received an Honorable Discharge for his service and is a member of the Air Force Association. By 1973 he moved to San Francisco where he freelanced as a graphic designer, creating numerous posters, brochures, print ads and collateral materials for many years. He lived in New York City in during the spring of 1984 and worked for a noted film manager on Times Square. During the 1990s he returned to college to obtain a degree in Multimedia and was then employed by two major advertising agencies in the San Diego area. He obtained his PhD in Comparative Religion in 2001. By 2008, he directed his first feature-length film \"Defcon 2012.\" He is the composer and wrote the lyrics to the song \"The Ghosts of San Francisco\" with music by John Thomas Bullock. The music video for the song won the \"Mixed Genre Jazz Film Award\" at the \"New York Jazz Film Festival\" in November 2016. His music video \"Manhattan Montage\", won \"Top Music Video\" at the \"New York Jazz Film Festival\" in August 2017.