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Visual Effects Society Award For Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects In A Feature Motion Picture
The Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture is one of the annual awards given by the Visual Effects Society The Visual Effects Society (VES) is an entertainment industry organization representing visual effects practitioners including artists, animators, technologists, model makers, educators, studio leaders, supervisors, PR/marketing specialists and pr ... starting from 2002. Winners and nominees 2000s 2010s 2020s References {{Visual Effects Society Awards S Awards established in 2002 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visual Effects Society
The Visual Effects Society (VES) is an entertainment industry organization representing visual effects practitioners including artists, animators, technologists, model makers, educators, studio leaders, supervisors, PR/marketing specialists and producers in film, television, commercials, music videos, and video games. It has about 4,000 members in 42 countries. Since 2002 it has produced the Visual Effects Society Awards which honor the best work of the previous year in various categories. The VES List of the Most Influential Visual Effects films In 2007, the Visual Effects Society unveiled their list of the 50 most influential films in visual effects. Due to ties, there were actually 51 films in the list. The films were: *1. ''Star Wars'' (1977) *2. ''Blade Runner'' (1982) *3. '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' (1968) *(tie) ''The Matrix'' (1999) *5. ''Jurassic Park'' (1993) *6. ''Tron'' (1982) *7. ''King Kong'' (1933) *8. ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' (1977) *9. ''Alien'' (197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'' (also simply known as ''Eternal Sunshine'') is a 2004 American romantic science fiction drama film written by Charlie Kaufman, directed by Michel Gondry, and starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet. Pierre Bismuth created the story with Kaufman and Gondry. The film features an ensemble supporting cast that includes Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood, and Tom Wilkinson. The title of the film is a quotation from the 1717 poem ''Eloisa to Abelard'' by Alexander Pope. The picture uses elements of psychological drama, science fiction and a nonlinear narrative to explore the nature of memory and romantic love. ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'' was released in the United States on March 19, 2004, receiving universal acclaim from critics and audiences, praising the plot, screenplay, Gondry's direction, visual style, editing, musical score, themes, and the performances, specifically Carrey and Winslet. The film was a box office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood Diamond
''Blood Diamond'' is a 2006 American political war action thriller film directed and co-produced by Edward Zwick and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, and Djimon Hounsou. The title refers to blood diamonds, which are diamonds mined in war zones and sold to finance conflicts, and thereby profit warlords and diamond companies around the world. Set during the Sierra Leone Civil War of 1991–2002, the film depicts a country torn apart by the struggle between government loyalists and insurgent forces. It also portrays many of the atrocities of that war, including the rebels' amputation of civilians' hands to discourage them from voting in upcoming elections. The film's ending, in which a conference is held concerning blood diamonds, refers to a historic meeting that took place in Kimberley, South Africa, in 2000. It led to development of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, which sought to certify the origin of rough diamonds in order to curb the trade in con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Grill
Bryan Grill is a visual effects artist. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and one BAFTA award. Oscar history Both of these are in the category of Best Visual Effects. *83rd Academy Awards-Nominated for ''Hereafter''. Nomination shared with Joe Farrell, Michael Owens and Stephan Trojansky. Lost to ''Inception''. *87th Academy Awards-Nominated for '' Captain America: The Winter Soldier''. Nomination shared with Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl and Dan Sudick. Lost to '' Interstellar''. *94th Academy Awards-Nominated for ''Free Guy''. Nomination shared with Swen Gillberg, Nikos Kalaitzidis and Dan Sudick. Selected filmography * ''Apollo 13'' (1995) * ''The Fifth Element'' (1997) * ''Titanic'' (1997) * ''Armageddon'' (1998) * ''Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas'' (2000) * '' Star Trek: Nemesis'' (2002) * ''The Time Machine'' (2002) * ''Flags of Our Fathers'' (2006) * ''Letters from Iwo Jima'' (2006) * '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'' (2007) * '' G.I. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flags Of Our Fathers (film)
''Flags of Our Fathers'' is a 2006 American war film directed, co-produced, and scored by Clint Eastwood and written by William Broyles Jr. and Paul Haggis. It is based on the 2000 book of the same name written by James Bradley and Ron Powers about the 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima, the five Marines and one Navy corpsman who were involved in raising the flag on Iwo Jima, and the after effects of that event on their lives. The film is taken from the American viewpoint of the Battle of Iwo Jima, while its companion film, '' Letters from Iwo Jima'', which Eastwood also directed, is from the Japanese viewpoint of the battle. Although it was a box office failure, only grossing $65.9 million against a $90 million budget, the film received favorable reviews from critics. The companion film '' Letters from Iwo Jima'' was released in Japan on December 9, 2006, and in the United States on December 20, 2006, two months after the release of ''Flags of Our Fathers'' on October 20, 2006. Until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memoirs Of A Geisha (film)
''Memoirs of a Geisha'' is a 2005 American epic period drama film directed by Rob Marshall and adapted by Robin Swicord from the 1997 novel of the same name by Arthur Golden. It tells the story of a young Japanese girl, Chiyo Sakamoto, who is sold by her impoverished family to a geisha house () to support them by training as and eventually becoming a geisha under the pseudonym "Sayuri Nitta." The film centers around the sacrifices and hardship faced by pre-World War II geisha, and the challenges posed by the war and a modernizing world to geisha society. It stars Zhang Ziyi in the lead role, with Ken Watanabe, Gong Li, Michelle Yeoh, Youki Kudoh, Suzuka Ohgo, and Samantha Futerman. The film was produced by Steven Spielberg (through production companies Amblin Entertainment and DreamWorks Pictures) and Douglas Wick (through Red Wagon Entertainment). Production was split between southern and northern California and a number of locations in Kyoto, including the Kiyomizu temple and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pablo Helman
Pablo Helman (born July 5, 1959) is an Argentine visual effects supervisor. He was nominated for three Academy Awards for his work on the films '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' (2002), ''War of the Worlds'' (2005) and ''The Irishman'' (2019). Visual effects supervisor * ''Mank'', 2020 *''The Irishman'', 2019 * ''The Mummy'', 2017 * ''Silence'', 2016 * '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows'', 2016 * ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', 2014 * ''Pain & Gain'', 2013 * ''Battleship'', 2012 * ''The Last Airbender'', 2010 * ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'', 2008 * ''The Spiderwick Chronicles'', 2008 * ''Munich'', 2005 * ''War of the Worlds'', 2005 * ''The Bourne Supremacy'', 2004 * ''The Chronicles of Riddick'', 2004 * '' Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'', 2003 * '' Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines'', 2003 * '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'', 2002 * '' The Pledge'', 2001 Awards and nominations * 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarhead (film)
''Jarhead'' is a 2005 American biographical war drama film based on U.S. Marine Anthony Swofford's 2003 memoir of the same name. The film was directed by Sam Mendes, starring Jake Gyllenhaal as Swofford with Jamie Foxx, Peter Sarsgaard, Lucas Black, and Chris Cooper. ''Jarhead'' chronicles Swofford's life story and his military service in the Persian Gulf War. The film was released on November 4, 2005, by Universal Pictures. Upon release, the film received mixed reviews and was a box office disappointment, grossing $97 million against a budget of $72 million. Despite the film's mixed response, it spawned a direct-to-video series with three subsequent films. "Jarhead" is a slang term used to refer to U.S. Marines. Plot In 1989, Anthony "Swoff" Swofford, whose father served in the earlier Vietnam War (1961-1975), attends United States Marine Corps recruit training before being stationed at Camp Pendleton, California. Claiming that he joined the military because he "got lost on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Wood (visual Effects)
Tom Wood is an English visual effects supervisor. Wood worked at Cinesite in London, where he worked on various feature films, including ''Event Horizon'' (1997) and ''Lost in Space'' (1998). He then worked at MPC on films including ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' (2002), '' Kingdom of Heaven'' (2005) and '' Sunshine'' (2007). He worked independently on '' Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'' (2010). Wood moved to Australia in 2012 to head up the VFX work on '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' with Iloura. He is nominated at the 88th Academy Awards for this work in the category for Best Visual Effects. His nomination is shared with Andy Williams, Dan Oliver, and Andrew Jackson. Awards * 2015: Academy Award for Best Visual Effects – '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' * 2015: BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects This is a list of winners and nominees for the BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects for each year. This award is for special effects and visual effects and rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Alonso
Victoria Alonso (born 22 December 1965) is an Argentine film producer and President of Physical, Post Production, VFX and Animation at Marvel Studios. Early life and career Alonso was born in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. She moved to Seattle at the age of 19 to pursue an acting career. She relocated again to Los Angeles, where she began working in the visual effects industry, including at Digital Domain as a visual effects producer for four years, working on films such as ''Big Fish'' (2003), which was nominated for Best Special Visual Effects at the 57th British Academy Film Awards. Alonso joined Marvel Studios in 2005 as executive vice president of visual effects and postproduction, working as a co-producer on Marvel Cinematic Universe films ''Iron Man'' (2008), ''Iron Man 2'' (2010), ''Thor'' (2010), and '' Captain America: The First Avenger'' (2011), and serving as executive producer on every Marvel Studios production since '' The Avengers'' (2012), includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Heaven (film)
''Kingdom of Heaven'' is a 2005 epic historical fiction drama film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and written by William Monahan. It stars Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Ghassan Massoud, Jeremy Irons, David Thewlis, Brendan Gleeson, Edward Norton, Marton Csokas, Liam Neeson, Michael Sheen, Velibor Topić, and Alexander Siddig. The story is set immediately following the Second Crusade. A French village blacksmith goes to the aid of the Kingdom of Jerusalem in its defense against the Ayyubid Muslim Sultan, Saladin, who is fighting to reclaim the city from the Christians. The screenplay is a heavily fictionalised portrayal of the life of Balian of Ibelin (c. 1143–93). Filming took place in Ouarzazate, Morocco, where Scott had previously filmed ''Gladiator'' (2000) and '' Black Hawk Down'' (2001), and in Spain, at the Loarre Castle (Huesca), Segovia, Ávila, Palma del Río, and Seville's Casa de Pilatos and Alcázar. The film was released on 6 May 2005, by 20th Century Fox 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] |
