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Visual Effects Society Awards 2010
9th Visual Effects Society Awards February 1, 2011 ---- Best Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture: '' Inception'' The 9th Visual Effects Society Awards, held on February 1, 2011 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, honored the best visual effects in film and television of 2010. The show was hosted by Patton Oswalt and broadcast, in an edited version, on the ReelzChannel on February 19, 2011. Winners and nominees (winners in bold) Honorary Awards Lifetime Achievement Award: * Ray Harryhausen VES Visionary Award: * Christopher Nolan Film Television Other categories References External links Visual Effects Society {{Visual Effects Society Awards 2010 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 includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inception
''Inception'' is a 2010 science fiction action film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who also produced the film with Emma Thomas, his wife. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a professional thief who steals information by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets. He is offered a chance to have his criminal history erased as payment for the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious. The ensemble cast includes Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Elliot Page, Tom Hardy, Dileep Rao, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, and Michael Caine. After the 2002 completion of ''Insomnia'', Nolan presented to Warner Bros. a written 80-page treatment for a horror film envisioning "dream stealers," based on lucid dreaming. Deciding he needed more experience before tackling a production of this magnitude and complexity, Nolan shelved the project and instead worked on 2005's ''Batman Begins'', 2006's ''The Prestige'', and ''The Dark Knight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Schaub
David Schaub is a CGI special effects artist most known for his work on ''Alice in Wonderland'', '' The Amazing Spider-Man'' and '' I am Legend'' He was nominated at the 83rd Academy Awards in the category of Best Visual Effects, for the film ''Alice in Wonderland''. His nomination was shared with Sean Phillips, Ken Ralston and Carey Villegas. Filmography *'' The Craft'' (1996) *'' Godzilla'' (1998) *''Patch Adams'' (1998) *'' The Astronaut's Wife'' (1999) *'' Stuart Little'' (1999) *'' Cast Away'' (2000) *'' Hollow Man'' (2000) *'' Evolution'' (2001) *''Stuart Little 2'' (2002) *'' The Polar Express'' (2004) *'' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' (2005) *'' I Am Legend'' (2007) *'' Surf's Up'' (2007) *''Alice in Wonderland ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (commonly ''Alice in Wonderland'') is an 1865 English novel by Lewis Carroll. It details the story of a young girl named Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Swan (film)
''Black Swan'' is a 2010 American psychological horror film directed by Darren Aronofsky from a screenplay by Mark Heyman, John McLaughlin, and Andres Heinz, based on a story by Heinz. The film stars Natalie Portman in the lead role, with Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis, Barbara Hershey, and Winona Ryder in supporting roles. The plot revolves around a production of Tchaikovsky's ''Swan Lake'' by the company of New York City Ballet. The production requires a ballerina to play the innocent and fragile White Swan, for which the committed dancer Nina Sayers (Portman) is a perfect fit, as well as the dark and sensual Black Swan, which are qualities better embodied by the new rival Lily (Kunis). Nina is overwhelmed by a feeling of immense pressure when she finds herself competing for the role, causing her to lose her tenuous grip on reality and descend into madness. Aronofsky conceived the premise by connecting his viewings of a production of ''Swan Lake'' with an unrealized sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hereafter (film)
''Hereafter'' is a 2010 American drama film directed and scored by Clint Eastwood, who also produced with Kathleen Kennedy and Robert Lorenz. The screenplay written by Peter Morgan. The film tells three parallel stories about three people affected by death in similar waysall three have issues of communicating with the dead; Matt Damon plays American factory worker George, who is able to communicate with the dead and who has worked professionally as a clairvoyant, but no longer wants to communicate with the dead; Cécile de France plays French television journalist Marie, who survives a near-death experience during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami; and British schoolboy Marcus (played by Frankie and George McLaren), who loses the person closest to him. Bryce Dallas Howard, Lyndsey Marshal, Jay Mohr, and Thierry Neuvic have supporting roles. Morgan sold the script on spec to DreamWorks in 2008, but it transferred to Warner Bros. by the time Eastwood (who has a long-standing relations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Preeg
Steve Preeg is an American Academy Award-winning special effects artist. He won at the 81st Academy Awards for the film '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'', in the category of Best Visual Effects. He shared his Oscar with Eric Barba Eric Barba is a visual effects supervisor for television, film, and commercial advertising. After studying at the Art Center College of Design, Barba began his career at Steven Spielberg's Amblin Imaging as a digital artist on ''SeaQuest 2032'' a ..., Craig Barron and Burt Dalton. He graduated in 1989 from Los Alamos High School. Filmography * ''Oblivion (2013 film), Oblivion'' (2013) * ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 film), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'' (2011) * ''TRON: Legacy'' (2010) * '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' (2008) * ''Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'' (2007) * ''Flags of Our Fathers (film), Flags of Our Fathers'' (2006) * ''King Kong (2005 film), King Kong'' (2005) * ''I, Robot (film), I, Robot'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Barba
Eric Barba is a visual effects supervisor for television, film, and commercial advertising. After studying at the Art Center College of Design, Barba began his career at Steven Spielberg's Amblin Imaging as a digital artist on ''SeaQuest 2032'' and ''Sliders''. In 1996, he joined Digital Domain as a digital artist on ''The Fifth Element'', before working his way to CG supervisor on ''Supernova'' and finally to visual effects supervisor for David Fincher's ''Zodiac''. Barba earned a reputation for high end visual effects, working closely with directors like Fincher and Joseph Kosinski on both film and advertising projects, as well as directing commercials himself for Nike, American Express, and Honda. He won at the 81st Academy Awards for the film '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'', in the category of Best Visual Effects. He shared his Oscar with Craig Barron, Burt Dalton and Steve Preeg. In 2013, Barba was promoted to Chief Creative Office/Senior Visual Effects Supervisor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legacy
In law, a legacy is something held and transferred to someone as their inheritance, as by will and testament. Personal effects, family property, marriage property or collective property gained by will of real property. Legacy or legacies may refer to: Arts, media and entertainment Comics * " Batman: Legacy", a 1996 Batman storyline * '' DC Universe: Legacies'', a comic book series from DC Comics written by Len Wein * ''Legacy'', a 1999 quarterly series from Antarctic Press * ''Legacy'', a 2003–2005 series released by Dabel Brothers Productions * Legacy, an alternate name for the DC supervillain Wizard who leads the Injustice Society IV team * Legacy (Marvel Comics), an alias used by Genis-Vell, better known as Captain Marvel * Legacy Virus, a fictional virus from the Marvel Universe * Marvel Legacy, a comic book line introduced in 2017 * '' Star Wars: Legacy'', a 2006 series from Dark Horse * '' X-Men: Legacy'', a 1991 series from Marvel Comics Film * ''Legacy'', a 1975 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janek Sirrs
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Janek is a given name. Janek is a family name. * Ivan Janek (born 1986), Slovak football player * Jolanta Janek (born 1963), Polish diplomat * Kyle Janek, M.D. (born 1958), former Republican member of the Texas Senate * Shane Janek a.k.a. Courtney Act, Australian entertainer * Tomas Janek, Slovak professional ice hockey player See also * Yannick Yannick is a first name that originated in Brittany, France, where the combination of its two Breton language parts, '' Yann'' and ''-ick'', results in the meaning of ''Little John'' or ''Petit Jean'' in French. It is used as a first name mostly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ged Wright
Ged Wright is a visual effects artist. He was nominated at the 83rd Academy Awards for his work on the film ''Iron Man 2''. This was in the category of Best Visual Effects. For which his nomination was shared with Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow and Dan Sudick. It lost to ''Inception''. Selected filmography * ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' (2005) * ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'' (2007) * ''Quantum of Solace'' (2008) * ''Iron Man 2 ''Iron Man 2'' is a 2010 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it is the sequel to ''Iron Man (2008 film), Iron Man'' (2008) and List of Marve ...'' (2010) * ''Man of Steel (film), Man of Steel'' (2013) * ''The Divergent Series: Insurgent, Insurgent'' (2015) References External links * Living people Special effects people Year of ... [...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] |
Iron Man 2
''Iron Man 2'' is a 2010 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it is the sequel to ''Iron Man (2008 film), Iron Man'' (2008) and List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films, the third film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Directed by Jon Favreau and written by Justin Theroux, the film stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Tony Stark / Iron Man alongside Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Mickey Rourke, and Samuel L. Jackson. Six months after ''Iron Man'', Tony Stark resists calls from the United States government to hand over the Iron Man technology, which is causing his declining health. Meanwhile, Russian scientist Ivan Vanko (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Ivan Vanko (Rourke) uses his own version of the technology to pursue a vendetta against the Stark family. Following the critical and commercial success of ''Iron Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Richardson (special Effects Designer)
John Richardson (born 1946 in England) is a British special effects supervisor. He is best known for his work on the ''James Bond'' film series (at least '' Casino Royale'', '' Moonraker'', '' Octopussy'', ''A View to a Kill'' and ''Die Another Day''), all the '' Harry Potter'' film series (2001-2011), '' A Bridge Too Far'' (1977) and ''Aliens'' (1986). For the latter, he won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the 1987 ceremony. He won the BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects for his work on the film ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2'' (2011), for which he was also nominated for an Academy Award at the 2012 ceremony. Filmography * 1967: '' Casino Royale'' (special effects - uncredited) * 1968: '' Duffy'' (special effects) * 1969: ''Battle of Britain'' (special effects assistant - uncredited) * 1970: ''Leo the Last'' (special effects supervisor) * 1970: ''The Railway Children'' (special effects) * 1971: '' The Devils'' (special effects) * 1971 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
