Rob Coleman (born April 27, 1964) is a
Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
animation director; he is currently the creative director at
Industrial Light & Magic
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) is an American motion picture visual effects company that was founded on May 26, 1975 by George Lucas. It is a division of the film production company Lucasfilm, which Lucas founded, and was created when he began pro ...
Sydney, Australia. Previously, he was the Head of Animation at the award-winning Australian visual effects and animation studio,
Animal Logic
Animal Logic is an Australian animation and visual effects digital studio based at Disney Studios in Sydney, New South Wales in Australia, Vancouver in Canada, and Rideback Ranch in Los Angeles, California. Established in 1991, Animal Logic has ...
from 2012-2021.
Coleman is a two-time Oscar nominee for his animation work on ''
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' and ''
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' and has been nominated for two
BAFTA Awards
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for his work on ''
Men in Black
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'' and ''Star Wars: The Phantom Menace''.
Prior to moving to Australia, Coleman spent 14 years at
Industrial Light & Magic
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) is an American motion picture visual effects company that was founded on May 26, 1975 by George Lucas. It is a division of the film production company Lucasfilm, which Lucas founded, and was created when he began pro ...
and
Lucasfilm Animation
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, (1993-2007) working closely with
George Lucas
George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker. Lucas is best known for creating the ''Star Wars'' and ''Indiana Jones'' franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic and THX. He served as chairm ...
. He was chosen as one of the most creative people in the entertainment industry when he was added to ''Entertainment Weekly''
's "It List" in 2002 as their "It CG-Creature Crafter" for his work on digital
Yoda
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.
Oscar history
Both nominations were in the category of
Best Visual Effects
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72nd Academy Awards
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-Nominated for ''
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace''. Nomination shared with
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 ...
,
Dennis Muren
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and
Scott Squires
Scott Squires (born 1956) is a visual effects supervisor and director.
His first film project was ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'', where he developed the Cloud Tank Effect.
In 1979 Squires, Hoyt Yeatman, Rocco Gioffre, Fred Iguchi, Tom Hol ...
. Lost to ''
The Matrix
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''.
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75th Academy Awards
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-Nominated for ''
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones''. Nomination shared with
Pablo Helman
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,
John Knoll
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and
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 u ...
. Lost to ''
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers''.
Selected filmography
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Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future
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'' (1987-1988, TV series, animation/live action coordinator - 22 episodes)
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Maverick
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* Maverick (animal), an unbranded range animal, derived from U.S. cattleman Samuel Maverick
Aviation
* AEA Maverick, an Australian single-seat sportsplane design
* General Aviation Design Bureau ...
'' (1994, computer graphics animator: ILM)
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The Mask'' (1994, computer graphics animator)
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Star Trek Generations
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'' (1994, computer effects artist: ILM)
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In the Mouth of Madness
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'' (1994, computer graphics animator)
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The Indian in the Cupboard
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'' (1995, computer graphics artist)
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Dragonheart
''Dragonheart'' (stylized as ''DragonHeart'') is a 1996 fantasy adventure film directed by Rob Cohen and written by Charles Edward Pogue based on a story created by him and Patrick Read Johnson. The film stars Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis, Pete P ...
'' (1996, supervising character animator)
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Men in Black
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'' (1997, animation supervisor)
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Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' (1999, animation director)
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Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' (2002, animation director)
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Signs'' (2002, animation supervisor)
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Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'' (2005, animation director: ILM)
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' (2008, film, animation consultant)
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' (2008, TV series, animation consultant, 8 episodes)
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Happy Feet Two
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'' (2011, animation director)
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The Lego Movie
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'' (2014, head of animation: Animal Logic)
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The Lego Batman Movie
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'' (2017, animation supervisor)
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The Lego Ninjago Movie
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'' (2017, head of animation: Animal Logic)
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Peter Rabbit
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A mischievous, adventurous young rabbit who wears a blue jacket, he first appeared in ''The Tale of Peter Rabbit'' in 1902, and subs ...
'' (2018, animation director)
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The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part'' (2019, head of animation: Animal Logic)
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''Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway'' (2021, head of animation: Animal Logic)
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DC League of Super-Pets
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'' (2022, head of animation: Animal Logic)
References
External links
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Living people
Special effects people
People from Toronto
1964 births
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Animation people