Steven Robiner is an American

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supervisor.

Biography

Robiner earned an MFA from the

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. He then supervised and co-produced the first ever digital visual effects motion picture created featuring the

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during his post graduate tenure at USC. After high acclaim and awards for that short, Robiner was quickly scooped up by the Hollywood feature film world where he quickly rose to prominence as a supervisor in the new digital medium of

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. He was an above-the-line credited

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for the first-ever all digital motion picture ''

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'' in 1996 starring

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and

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, followed by ''

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'' starring

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, and several other feature films, including one starring

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in her first adult role. After serving for over five years as the Senior Visual Effects Supervisor at the

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High Definition Center, Robiner moved on to producing and supervising independent projects, such as the multiple award-winning comedy ''Damned If You Do'' starring

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. After 17 years, and numerous awards in the film industry, Steven Robiner chose to focus on painting, photography, mixed-media artwork and other literary projects culminating in an online collective of award-winning pieces. By 2006, he had amassed a significant track record as an award-winning new artist, with multiple juried and invitational gallery shows to his credit.

Notes

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External links

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