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Boss Film Studios
Boss Film Studios was a prominent American visual effects company, founded by visual effects veteran Richard Edlund after his departure from Industrial Light and Magic, producing visual effects for over thirty films from 1983 to 1997. Before that period Edlund had worked at ILM on films like '' Raiders of the Lost Ark'' (1981) and the original Star Wars trilogy (1977-1983). History Boss Film Studios (originally Boss Film Corporation) initially undertook two projects, '' Ghostbusters (1984)'' and '' 2010'', simultaneously. In an effort to set up the new venture quickly, Edlund acquired Douglas Trumbull's Entertainment Effects Group, taking over their Marina Del Rey facility. Competition with ILM Boss Film soon established itself as one of ILM's competitors as it contributied to such projects as ''Die Hard'', '' Poltergeist II'', and ''Big Trouble in Little China''. Edlund and his team chose to compete with ILM technically, continuing EEG's preference for using 65mm film for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boss Game Studios
Boss Game Studios was an American video game developer based in Redmond, Washington. The company was founded in 1994 and closed in 2002. It specialized in Nintendo 64 racing games with releases such as ''Top Gear Rally'' and '' World Driver Championship''. History Boss Game Studios was formed in Redmond, Washington as an independent offshoot of Boss Film Studios, a company that created special effects for feature films. Some members of its creative and development team had contributed to games such as ''The Lion King'' and ''Dune II''. Barry Leitch was the company's music director. Following the release of their first game in 1997, '' Spider: The Video Game'', the company specialized in Nintendo 64 racing games with releases such as ''Top Gear Rally'' and '' World Driver Championship''. In 2000, the company was approached by Microsoft, who offered them an opportunity to develop games for their Xbox console. Boss Game Studios started work on an Xbox racing game, but were unable to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garry Waller
Garry Waller is an American director of photography and visual effects supervisor who has worked in Hollywood for nearly thirty years. He has been nominated for both an Academy Award and an Emmy Award and has worked with, among others, Tim Burton, Michael Mann, Mark Romanek, and Steven Spielberg. Garry also collaborated with director David Fincher on the visionary 'Constant Change' HP commercial and shot the 'Love is Strong' music video for the Rolling Stones, for which he received the MTV Video Music Award for Cinematography. Among his countless commercials credits are the iconic iPod silhouette spot for Apple Inc. and a recent Volkswagen campaign filmed on location in Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowin ..., China. Waller's Academy Award nomination was i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bruno (special Effects)
John Bruno is an American visual effects artist and filmmaker known for his prolific collaborations with director James Cameron on films like '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'', '' True Lies'', ''Titanic'', ''Avatar'', and ''The Abyss'', for which he won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. He has also contributed to other blockbuster films including ''Ghostbusters'', ''Batman Returns'', ''Cliffhanger'', '' X-Men: The Last Stand'', and '' Kingsman: The Secret Service''. He also directed the 1999 science fiction horror film ''Virus'', starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Sutherland. He currently holds five Oscar nominations and two BAFTA Award nominations. Filmography Visual effects * '' Poltergeist'' (1982) – Animation supervisor: Industrial Light & Magic * ''Ghostbusters'' (1984) – Visual effects art director: Boss Film Studios, Entertainment Effects Group * '' Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers'' (1984) – Visual consultant * ''Fright Night'' (1985) – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Other Side
The Other Side, Other Side or Otherside may refer to: Film, television and radio Films * ''The Other Side'' (1931 film), a German film directed by Heinz Paul * ''The Other Side'' a 1999 film by director Peter Flinth * ''The Other Side'' a 2000 Spanish film nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 15th Goya Awards * ''The Other Side'' (2006 film), an action-horror film directed by Gregg Bishop * ''The Other Side'', a 2010 short film starring Abigail Mavity * ''The Other Side'' (2011 film), a comedy directed by David Michaels * ''The Other Side'' (2012 film), a short film directed by Muhammad Danish Qasim * ''The Other Side'' (2015 film), a French-Italian documentary film on Louisiana, U.S. * '' Ferocious Planet'' or ''The Other Side'', a 2011 science fiction TV movie * '' Poltergeist II: The Other Side'', a 1986 horror film Television and radio series * ''The Other Side with Steve Godfrey'', an American radio show * ''The Other Side'', a 1992 UK one-off TV drama written by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brent Boates
Brent Boates is an American storyboard and visual effects artist. He was nominated at the 61st Academy Awards in the category Best Visual Effects for his work on the film ''Die Hard''. His nomination was shared with Al DiSarro, Richard Edlund and Thaine Morris. Working with Michael C. Gross and Richard Edlund, Brent designed the Ghostbusters logo used for the original film. Selected filmography * ''Die Hard ''Die Hard'' is a 1988 American action film directed by John McTiernan, with a screenplay by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza. Based on the 1979 novel '' Nothing Lasts Forever'', by Roderick Thorp, it stars Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Al ...'' (1988; co-nominated with Richard Edlund, Al Disarro and Thaine Morris) References External links * Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) American storyboard artists Special effects people Visual effects artists {{US-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Di Sarro
Al DiSarro (1951-January 13, 2011) was a visual effects artist who was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Best Visual Effects during the 61st Academy Awards. He was nominated for the film ''Die Hard''. The nomination was shared with Brent Boates, Richard Edlund and Thaine Morris. He also did some special effects for the TV show ''The A-Team''. Selected filmography *''Act of Valor'' (2012) (released posthumously) *''Transformers'' (2007) *''Déjà Vu'' (2006) *''2 Fast 2 Furious'' (2003) *''Paycheck'' (2003) *'' Red Dragon'' (2002) *'' The Sum of All Fears'' (2002) *'' Speed 2: Cruise Control'' (1997) *''Turbulence'' (1997) *'' Crimson Tide'' (1995) *''Ricochet'' (1991) *''Die Hard 2'' (1990) *'' The Hunt for the Red October'' (1990) *''Die Hard'' (1988) *''Predator Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Gibbs (special Effects Artist)
George Gibbs (18 July 1937 – 15 December 2020) was a British special effects artist who is best known for his work in '' Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'', ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' and '' Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade''. Biography Gibbs was born in Islington, London in 1937. In 1953, Gibbs started his career at his local theatre, the Hackney Empire in East London where he trained as a theatre electrician with Strand Electric Company. He worked in this line for 5 years until 1958, when he landed a job at Pinewood Film Studios. He died on 15 December 2020. Oscar history All these were for Best Visual Effects: * 1984 Academy Awards-'' Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'', award shared with Michael J. McAlister, Dennis Muren and Lorne Peterson. Won. * 1988 Academy Awards-''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'', award shared with Edward Jones, Ken Ralston and Richard Williams. Won. * 1992 Academy Awards-'' Alien³'', nomination shared with Richard Edlund, Alec Gillis, T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Woodruff Jr
Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character in the 1998 American science-fiction disaster movie '' Deep Impact'' * Tom Buchanan, the main antagonist from the 1925 novel ''The Great Gatsby'' * Tom Cat, a character from the ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons * Tom Lucitor, a character from the American animated series '' Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' * Tom Natsworthy, from the science fantasy novel '' Mortal Engines'' * Tom Nook, a character in ''Animal Crossing'' video game series * Tom Servo, a robot character from the ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' television series * Tom Sloane, a non-adult character from the animated sitcom ''Daria'' * Talking Tom, the protagonist from the ''Talking Tom & Friends'' franchise * Tom, a character from the '' Deltora Quest'' books by Emily Rodda * Tom, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alien 3
''Alien 3'' (stylized as ''A''LIEN³) is a 1992 American science fiction horror film directed by David Fincher and written by David Giler, Walter Hill, and Larry Ferguson, from a story by Vincent Ward. It stars Sigourney Weaver, reprising her role as Ellen Ripley. It is the third installment of the ''Alien'' franchise and led to a sequel, ''Alien Resurrection'' (1997). Set right after the events of ''Aliens'' (1986), Ripley and an Alien organism are the only survivors of the Colonial Marine spaceship ''Sulaco'' following an escape pod's crash on a planet housing a penal colony populated by violent male inmates. Additional roles are played by Charles Dance, Brian Glover, Charles S. Dutton, Ralph Brown, Paul McGann, Danny Webb, Lance Henriksen, Holt McCallany, Pete Postlethwaite, and Danielle Edmond. The film faced problems during production, including shooting without a script and the attachment of various screenwriters and directors. Fincher, in his feature directorial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award For Best Visual Effects
The Academy Award for Best Visual Effects is an Academy Award given for the best achievement in visual effects. History of the award The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences first recognized the technical contributions of special effects to movies at its inaugural dinner in 1929, presenting a plaque for "Best Engineering Effects" to the first Best Picture Oscar winner, the World War I flying drama '' Wings''. Producer David O. Selznick, then production head at RKO Studios, petitioned the Academy Board of Governors to recognize the work of animator Willis O'Brien for his groundbreaking work on 1933's '' King Kong''. It was not until 1938 when a film was actually recognized for its effects work, when a "Special Achievement Award for Special Effects" was given to the Paramount film '' Spawn of the North''. The following year, "Best Special Effects" became a recognized category, although on occasion the Academy has chosen to honor a single film outright rather than nominate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DHL Express
DHL is an American founded, German logistics company providing courier, package delivery and express mail service, which is a division of the German logistics firm Deutsche Post. The company group delivers over 1.8 billion parcels per year. DHL Express is market leader for parcel services in Europe and Germany's main Courier and Parcel Service. The company DHL itself was founded in San Francisco, United States, in 1969 and expanded its service throughout the world by the late 1970s. In 1979, under the name of ''DHL Air Cargo'', the company entered the Hawaiian islands with an inter-island cargo service using two DC-3 and four DC-6 aircraft. Adrian Dalsey and Larry Hillblom personally oversaw the daily operations until its eventual bankruptcy closed the doors in 1983. At its peak, ''DHL Air Cargo'' employed just over 100 workers, management and pilots. The company was primarily interested in offshore and intercontinental deliveries, but the success of FedEx prompted D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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