Tim Webber is a Welsh visual effects supervisor. He is known for his work on ''

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'' (2005), '' The Dark Knight'' (2008), '' Avatar'' (2009), and '' Gravity'' (2013), for which he received an

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at the

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Education

Webber was educated at St Catherine's College, Oxford, graduating in Physics in 1987.

Career

In 1988, Webber joined the British visual effects company Framestore, based near Oxford Street in London. He led the company's push into Digital Film and Television, developing Framestore’s virtual camera and motion rig systems. He has been the visual effects supervisor in some of the most technically and artistically challenging projects, including, Christopher Nolan's '' The Dark Knight'' (2008),

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's '' Avatar'' (2009), and Louis Leterrier's '' Clash of the Titans'' (2010). He was Warner Brothers’ VFX supervisor on

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's space epic, '' Gravity'' (2013), with the techniques involved in the film realized by Webber and the Framestore team, taking three years to complete. David Heyman, co-producer of ''Gravity'', hired Webber to oversee the film's visual effects work."Tim Webber - Magician of the Year"
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. In 2014, Webber was awarded the

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Progress medal and Honorary Fellowship, which is awarded in recognition of any invention, research, publication or other contribution which has resulted in an important advance in the scientific or technological development of photography or imaging in the widest sense

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (2005) * '' The Dark Knight'' (2008) * '' Avatar'' (2009) * '' Gravity'' (2013)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Webber, Tim Special effects people Living people Best Visual Effects Academy Award winners Best Visual Effects BAFTA Award winners Welsh film people Alumni of St Catherine's College, Oxford Year of birth missing (living people)