Dan Lemmon is a

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visual effects supervisor. In 2012, he was nominated for an

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for the movie ''

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''. This was in the category of Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, his nomination was shared with Daniel Barrett, Joe Letteri and R. Christopher White. His second nomination was at the

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for the film ''

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ''Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'' is a 2014 American science fiction film directed by Matt Reeves from a screenplay by Mark Bomback, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. It is the sequel to ''Rise of the Planet of the Apes'' (2011), and the second in ...

''. His nomination was shared with Letteri, Barrett, and

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. He received his third nomination (and first win) at the 89th Academy Awards for ''

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'', together with

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, Adam Valdez, and

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. His fourth nomination was at the

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for the film ''

War for the Planet of the Apes ''War for the Planet of the Apes'' is a 2017 American science fiction film directed by Matt Reeves from a screenplay by Reeves and Mark Bomback, and produced by Peter Chernin, Dylan Clark, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. It is the sequel to ''Daw ...

'', together with Letteri, Barrett, and Joel Whist.

Early career

Lemmon graduated from

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(BYU) and was one of the early students in the

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. One of Lemmon's earliest credits was for modeling, coloring, lighting, and compositing work on

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.Tripp, Stephanie
"From Poor Art Student to Employable Graduate"
''

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'', Spring 1998. Retrieved on 12 April 2021.

Filmography

* ''

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'' (visual effects supervisor), 2022 * ''

'' (visual effects supervisor), 2017 * ''

'' (visual effects supervisor: Weta Digital), 2016 * ''

'' (visual effects supervisor), 2014 * '' Man of Steel'' (visual effects supervisor: Weta Digital), 2013 * ''

'' (visual effects supervisor), 2011 * ''

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'' (visual effects supervisor: Weta Digital), 2009 * '' Jumper'' (visual effects supervisor: Weta Digital), 2008 * '' Enchanted'' (visual effects supervisor: Weta Digital), 2007 * '' 30 Days of Night'' (visual effects supervisor), 2007 * '' Bridge to Terabithia'' (digital effects supervisor), 2007 * ''

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'' (digital effects supervisor), 2005 * ''

I, Robot ''I, Robot'' is a fixup (compilation) novel of science fiction short stories or essays by American writer Isaac Asimov. The stories originally appeared in the American magazines ''Super Science Stories'' and '' Astounding Science Fiction'' be ...

'' (CG supervisor: Weta Digital), 2004 * ''

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'' (computer graphics supervisor), 2004 * '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' (3D sequence supervisor: Weta Digital), 2003 * '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' (3D sequence lead technical director: Weta Digital), 2002 * ''

We Were Soldiers ''We Were Soldiers'' is a 2002 war film written and directed by Randall Wallace and starring Mel Gibson. Based on the book '' We Were Soldiers Once… and Young'' (1992) by Lieutenant General (Ret.) Hal Moore and reporter Joseph L. Galloway, i ...

'' (computer graphics supervisor: Digital Domain), 2002 * '' A Beautiful Mind'' (technical developer: Digital Domain), 2001 * '' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (technical developer: Digital Domain) 2001 * ''

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'' (technical lead), 2000 * '' Supernova'' (digital artist), 2000 * ''

Fight Club ''Fight Club'' is a 1999 American film directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, and Helena Bonham Carter. It is based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Chuck Palahniuk. Norton plays the unnamed narrator, who is d ...

'' (digital artist: Digital Domain - as Daniel Lemmon), 1999 * ''

'' (character integration artist: Digital Domain), 1997

Awards and honors

Academy Awards

References

External links

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