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Allen Hall (special Effects Artist)
Allen Hall (born May 4, 1946) is an American special effects artist who has won two Academy Awards and two BAFTA awards. , he has 65 film credits since he began his career in 1979. Oscar history (In the category Best Visual Effects) * 1991 Academy Awards-''Backdraft'', nomination shared with Scott Farrar, Clay Pinney and Mikael Salomon. Lost to '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day''. * 1994 Academy Awards-''Forrest Gump'', shared with George Murphy, Ken Ralston and Stephen Rosenbaum. Won. * 1998 Academy Awards-'' Mighty Joe Young'', nomination shared with Rick Baker, Jim Mitchell and Hoyt Yeatman. Lost to '' What Dreams May Come''. * 2006 Academy Awards-'' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'', shared with Charles Gibson, Hal Hickel and John Knoll. Won. Selected filmography *'' 300: Rise of an Empire'' (2014) *'' Man of Steel'' (2013) *'' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'' (2007) *'' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'' (2006) *'' Terminator 3: Rise of the Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Utah, most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the county seat, seat of Salt Lake County, Utah, Salt Lake County, the most populous county in Utah. With a population of 200,133 in 2020, the city is the core of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which had a population of 1,257,936 at the 2020 census. Salt Lake City is further situated within a larger metropolis known as the Salt Lake City–Provo–Orem Combined Statistical Area, Salt Lake City–Ogden–Provo Combined Statistical Area, a corridor of contiguous urban and suburban development stretched along a segment of the Wasatch Front, comprising a population of 2,746,164 (as of 2021 estimates), making it the 22nd largest in the nation. It is also the central core of the larger of only two major urban areas located within the Great Basin (the other being Reno, Nevada). Salt Lake C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mighty Joe Young (1998 Film)
''Mighty Joe Young'' is a 1998 American epic adventure film based on the 1949 film of the same name about a giant mountain gorilla brought to a wildlife preserve in Los Angeles by a young woman who raised him, and a zoologist, to protect him from the threat of poachers until one seeks Joe out in order to take his revenge. It was directed by Ron Underwood and stars Bill Paxton, Charlize Theron, and creature suit actor John Alexander as the title character. In this version, the ape is much larger than in the original. The film received mixed reviews and grossed $50.6 million in the United States against a production budget of $90 million. Plot As a child, Jill Young witnesses the death of her mother, primatologist Ruth Young, and the mother of Joe, an infant mountain gorilla, at the hands of poachers led by Andrei Strasser, who loses his right thumb and trigger finger to Joe, swearing revenge. Twelve years later, Jill has raised Joe, now grown to a height of tall a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At World's End
''Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'' is a 2007 American epic fantasy swashbuckler film directed by Gore Verbinski, the third installment in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series and the sequel to '' Dead Man's Chest'' (2006). It follows Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, Hector Barbossa, and the crew of the '' Black Pearl'' as they seek to rescue Captain Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones' Locker. They then prepare to fight the East India Trading Company, led by Cutler Beckett, who controls Davy Jones and plans to extinguish piracy forever. Two sequels to ''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' were conceived in 2004, with Elliott and Rossio developing a story arc that would span both films. The film was shot in two shoots during 2005 and 2006, the former of which was released as ''Dead Man's Chest''. This also marks the final film of the series to be directed by Verbinski. With a production budget of nearly US$300 million, it was, at time of pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Of Steel (film)
''Man of Steel'' is a 2013 superhero film based on the DC Comics character Superman. Directed by Zack Snyder from a screenplay by David S. Goyer (who conceived the screen story with co-producer Christopher Nolan), it is the first installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) and a reboot of the ''Superman'' film series, depicting the character's origin story. It stars Henry Cavill in the title role along with Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, and Russell Crowe. In the film, Clark Kent learns that he is a superpowered alien from the planet Krypton. He assumes the role of mankind's protector as Superman, making the choice to face General Zod and prevent him from destroying humanity. Development began in 2008 when Warner Bros. took pitches from comic book writers, screenwriters, and directors, opting to reboot the franchise. In 2009, a court ruling resulted in Jerry Siegel's family recapturing the rights to Superman's origins and Siegel' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rise Of An Empire
Rise of an Empire could refer to * '' The Settlers: Rise of an Empire'', a 2007 video game * '' 300: Rise of an Empire'', a 2014 movie * '' Young Money: Rise of an Empire'', a 2014 music compilation album {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Knoll
John Knoll (born October 6, 1962) is an American visual effects supervisor and chief creative officer (CCO) at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM). One of the original creators of Adobe Photoshop (along with his brother, Thomas Knoll), he has also worked as visual effects supervisor on the ''Star Wars'' prequels and the 1997 special editions of the original trilogy. He also served as ILM's visual effects supervisor for ''Star Trek Generations'' and '' Star Trek: First Contact'', as well as the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' series. Along with Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Allen Hall, Knoll and the trio's work on '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'' earned them the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. Knoll has been praised by directors James Cameron, Gore Verbinski, Guillermo del Toro, and Brad Bird. Del Toro, who worked with Knoll for the first time on ''Pacific Rim'', stated "He basically has the heart of a kid and the mind of a scientist, and that's a great combinati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hal Hickel
Hal T. Hickel is a visual effects animator for Industrial Light & Magic. At the age of 12, Hickel wrote a letter to Lucasfilm, outlining his ideas for a sequel to the original ''Star Wars'' movie (now known as '' Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope''), and received a polite rejection letter from producer Gary Kurtz. The letter now hangs on the wall of Hickel's office at ILM. Twenty years later, Hickel found himself working on ''Star Wars'' after all, as a lead animator on '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace''. A native of Bailey, Colorado, Hickel joined the Film Graphics Program at CalArts in 1982. He worked at An-FX from 1982 until 1988, and then joined Will Vinton Studios, working in stop-motion and motion control. Hickel began his animation career at Pixar in 1994, where he worked on ''Toy Story'' and the THX promos, as well as some of Pixar's short films. Hearing that a new ''Star Wars'' trilogy was in pre-production, Hickel applied for a transfer to ILM on the chan ... [...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] |
Dead Man's Chest
"Dead Man's Chest" (also known as "Fifteen Men on the Dead Man's Chest") is a fictional''Fictional sea-song'' - in this sense means a sea-song that first appeared in a work of fiction, and not an authentic sea song; however, this does not mean the song was not later sung in real life by real sailors. For a full treatment of the fictional origin of the song, "wholly original with Stevenson", see sea song,Many sources call "Dead Man's Chest" a sea chanty, however Stevenson himself never called it that, rather the novel says it's a "sea-song" and a "sailor's song". ''Sea-song'' is described in the '' Oxford English Dictionary'' as "A song such as is sung by sailors." (sea-song, n.; Second edition, 1989). The OED defines ''shanty'' as "A sailor's song, esp. one sung during heavy work." The OED has no entry for ''sailor's song''. Since the terms Stevenson used are oblique, it is a matter of interpretation if Stevenson meant it to be a shanty, or not. originally from Robert Louis Stev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
79th Academy Awards
The 79th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2006 and took place February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Laura Ziskin and directed by Louis J. Horvitz. Actress Ellen DeGeneres hosted for the first time. Two weeks earlier in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California held on February 10, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Maggie Gyllenhaal. ''The Departed'' won four awards, including Best Picture. Other winners included ''Pan's Labyrinth'' with three awards, ''Dreamgirls'', ''An Inconvenient Truth'', and '' Little Miss Sunshine'' with two, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS, often pronounced ; also known as simply the Academy or the Motion Picture Academy) is a professional honorary organization with the stated goal of advancing the arts and sciences of motion pictures. The Academy's corporate management and general policies are overseen by a board of governors, which includes representatives from each of the craft branches. As of April 2020, the organization was estimated to consist of around 9,921 motion picture professionals. The Academy is an international organization and membership is open to qualified filmmakers around the world. The Academy is known around the world for its annual Academy Awards, now officially and popularly known as "The Oscars". In addition, the Academy holds the Governors Awards annually for lifetime achievement in film; presents Scientific and Technical Awards annually; gives Student Academy Awards annually to filmmakers at the undergraduate and graduate level; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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