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10th Visual Effects Society Awards
10th Visual Effects Society Awards February 7, 2012 ---- Best Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture: ''Rise of the Planet of the Apes'' The 10th Visual Effects Society Awards was held in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 7, 2012, in honor to the best visual effects in film and television of 2011. The show was hosted by Patton Oswalt and broadcast, in edited form, on the ReelzChannel on February 19, 2012. Winners and nominees (winners in bold) Honorary Awards Lifetime Achievement Award: *Stan Lee Georges Méliès Award: *Douglas Trumbull Film Television Other categories References External links Visual Effects Society {{Visual Effects Society Awards 2011 Visual Effects Society Awards Visual Effects Society Awards Visual Effects Society Awards Visual Effects Society Awards Visual Effects Society Awards The Visual Effects Society (VES) is an entertainment industry organization representing visual effects practitioners including ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
''Rise of the Planet of the Apes'' is a 2011 American science fiction film directed by Rupert Wyatt from a screenplay by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. It is a reboot of the ''Planet of the Apes'' film franchise, which is based on the 1963 novel ''Planet of the Apes'' by Pierre Boulle. It stars Andy Serkis as Caesar, alongside James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton, and David Oyelowo. In the film, Caesar, a chimpanzee genetically enhanced and raised by William Rodman (Franco), goes from son to sheltered, and eventually leads an ape uprising against members of humanity. ''Rise of the Planet of the Apes'' first entered development in 2006 when Jaffa and Silver wrote a screenplay and sold it to 20th Century Fox, the producers and distributors of the original franchise. The film features homages and drew inspiration from previous entries, particularly ''Conquest of the Planet of the Apes'' (1972). Production struggled until Franco, Serkis, and Wyatt were h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edson Williams
Edson Williams (born October 30, 1966) is a visual effects supervisor. Williams and his fellow visual effects artists are nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for the 2013 film ''The Lone Ranger''. Selected filmography * ''The Lone Ranger'' (2013; co-nominated with Tim Alexander, Gary Brozenich and John Frazier John Frazier (born September 23, 1944) is an American visual effects supervisor. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He has 11 Oscar nominations, with one win for ''Spider-Man 2'' at the 77th Academy Awards. He shared the award with John Dykstra ...) References External links * Visual effects supervisors Living people 1966 births Artists from Anchorage, Alaska Best Visual Effects BAFTA Award winners {{Film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Grossmann
Ben Grossmann (born c. 1977) is a visual effects supervisor in Los Angeles, California. He won an Oscar award for ''Hugo'' in 2012, and an Emmy award for ''The Triangle'' in 2006. He is the co-founder and CEO of Magnopus, a cross-reality experience company. Career Between 1994 and 2000, he worked as a photojournalist at the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, as a weatherman at both KFXF Fox 7, and KXDF-CD CBS13, and was a radio DJ at KSUA 91.5FM in Fairbanks, Alaska. From 2001 to 2013, he worked as a visual effects artist & technician on Hollywood films, music videos, and commercials under visual effects supervisors like Rob Legato,Volker Engel, & Marc Weigert for filmmakers like Martin Scorsese, Roland Emmerich, J.J. Abrams, Tim Burton and Jon Favreau. During this time, he worked on music videos for artists like Radiohead, Justin Timberlake, Mariah Carey, and also directed television commercials. He worked as a designer on Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey an motion-bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo (film)
''Hugo'' is a 2011 American adventure film, adventure drama film directed and produced by Martin Scorsese, and adapted for the screen by John Logan (writer), John Logan. Based on Brian Selznick's 2007 book ''The Invention of Hugo Cabret'', it tells the story of a boy who lives alone in the Gare Montparnasse railway station in Paris in the 1930s, only to become embroiled in a mystery surrounding his late father's automaton and the pioneering filmmaker Georges Méliès. ''Hugo'' is Scorsese's first film shot in 3-D film, 3D, about which the filmmaker remarked, "I found 3D to be really interesting, because the actors were more upfront emotionally. Their slightest move, their slightest intention is picked up much more precisely." The film was released in the United States on November 23, 2011. ''Hugo'' received 11 Academy Awards, Academy Award nominations (including Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture), more than any other film that year, winning five: Academy Award for Bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Farrar
Scott Farrar is an American visual effects supervisor. He is also known for being the lead visual effects supervisor of the '' Transformers film series'' and the film '' A Quiet Place 2''. He has been nominated for an Academy Award six times, winning once for '' Cocoon''. His other nominations include ''Backdraft'', ''A.I. Artificial Intelligence'', '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'', ''Transformers ''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Tomy, Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the Autobots and the Decepticons, two alien robot factions at war that can transform into other forms ...'' and '' Transformers: Dark of the Moon''. References External links * Living people Visual effects supervisors Best Visual Effects Academy Award winners Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew E
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Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Chinese Elm ''Ulmus parvifolia'' Christianity * Matthew the Apostle, one of the apostles of Jesus * Gospel of Matthew, a book of the Bible See also * Matt (given name), the diminutive form of Matthew * Mathew, alternative spelling of Matthew * Matthews (other) * Matthew effect * Tropical Storm Matthew (other) The name Matthew was used for three tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean, replacing Mitch after 1998. * Tropical Storm Matthew (2004) - Brought heavy rain to the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, causing light damage but no deaths. * Tropical Storm Matt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Benza
Scott Benza is a visual effects supervisor. His first Oscar nomination, at the 80th Academy Awards, was for the 2007 film ''Transformers''. His second was at the 84th Academy Awards for the 2011 film '' Transformers: Dark of the Moon'', and his third was at the 90th Academy Awards The 90th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2017, and took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was held on March 4, ... for the 2017 film '' Kong: Skull Island''. References External links * Living people Special effects people 1974 births {{Film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Of The Moon
Dark of the Moon may refer to: * ''Dark of the Moon'' (play), by American playwrights William Berney and Howard Richardson * "Dark of the Moon" (''The Unit''), a television episode *'' Dark of the Moon: Poems of Fantasy and the Macabre'', a 1947 anthology edited by August Derleth *''Dark of the Moon'', a 1968 mystery novel by John Dickson Carr * ''Dark of the Moon'', a 1985 fantasy novel by P. C. Hodgell *''Dark of the Moon'', a 2005 novel by John Sandford *''Dark of the Moon'', a 2009 paranormal romance novel in the '' Dark Guardian'' series *'' Transformers: Dark of the Moon'', a 2011 film See also * Dark Side of the Moon (other) ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' is a 1973 album by Pink Floyd. Dark Side of the Moon may also refer to: The physical Moon *Far side of the Moon, the portion of the Moon's surface that cannot be directly observed from Earth Film and television * ... * Transformers: Dark of the Moon (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Snow
Ben Snow is a special effects artist who has been nominated four times at the Academy Awards. He works at Industrial Light & Magic. Early life Snow grew up in Australia, where he attended Narrabundah College and the University of Canberra. His university degree, which he completed in 1986, was a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Studies. Oscar history All 4 films were in the category of Best Visual Effects *74th Academy Awards-Nominated for ''Pearl Harbor''. Nomination shared with Eric Brevig, John Frazier and Ed Hirsh. Lost to '' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring''. *75th Academy Awards-Nominated for '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones''. Nomination shared with Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman and John Knoll. Lost to '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers''. *81st Academy Awards-Nominated for ''Iron Man''. Nomination shared with Shane Mahan, John Nelson and Dan Sudick. Lost to '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button''. *83rd Academy Awards-Nominated for '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Gibson (special Effects Artist)
Charles Gibson is an American visual effects supervisor. Personal life Gibson is a son of character actor Henry Gibson. Filmography *'' Flight of the Intruder'' (1991) *''Babe'' (1995) *'' The Green Mile'' (1999) *''Cats & Dogs'' (2001) *'' The Ring'' (2002) *'' Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (2003) *''The Terminal'' (2004) *'' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'' (2006) *'' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'' (2007) *''Terminator Salvation'' (2009) *'' Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'' (2011) *'' The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1'' (2014) *'' The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2'' (2015) *''Aquaman'' (2018) Oscar awards All of these are in the category of Best Visual Effects. *68th Academy Awards-''Babe''. Award shared with Scott E. Anderson, John Cox and Neal Scanlan. Won. *76th Academy Awards-Nominated for '' Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl''. Nomination shared with Terry Frazee, Hal Hickel a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Brozenich
Gary Brozenich is a visual effects supervisor. Brozenich and his fellow visual effects artists were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for the 2013 film ''The Lone Ranger The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked former Texas Ranger who fought outlaws in the American Old West with his Native American friend Tonto. The character has been called an enduring icon of American culture. He first appeared in 1933 in ...''. References External links * Living people Visual effects supervisors Year of birth missing (living people) {{film-artist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On Stranger Tides
''On Stranger Tides'' is a 1987 historical fantasy novel by American writer Tim Powers. It was nominated for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, and placed second in the annual Locus poll for best fantasy novel. ''On Stranger Tides'' takes place during the Golden Age of Piracy. It features real historical figures like Blackbeard, Stede Bonnet, and Woodes Rogers alongside fictional ones, as actors in the fictional John Chandagnac's quest to reclaim his inheritance and rescue an Englishwoman. Vodun magic is an important plot device. The story was also the inspiration for the ''Monkey Island'' video game series by LucasArts and for the fourth installment in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series, '' Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides''. Plot In 1718, French puppeteer John Chandagnac sails to Jamaica on the British ship ''Vociferous Carmichael''. He aims to confront his uncle Sebastian, who has apparently stolen a fortune that rightfully belonged to John's fath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
