- Shinji Higuchi
is a storyboard artist (especially in anime) and is one of the top special effects wizards in Japan, best known for his work on the Heisei Gamera Trilogy. He works on both anime and tokusatsu projects.
- Dave Bossert
Dave Bossert is the Creative Director for Special Projects at Disney Animation. He studied at the Character Animation program at CalArts. Among his classmates were Joe Ranft, Butch Hartman, Ralph Eggleston, and Ann Telnaes, among others. In addition to his duties at the Special projects, he is the is a producer-director at DisneyToon Studios. Previously, he was the artistic coordinator and visual effects supervisor on Fantasia 2000 and, more recently, …
- Mat Irvine
Mat Irvine was born on 7 July 1948. He was a Technical Consultant and Visual Effects Designer who worked on television, primarily for the BBC, from the 1970s to the 1990s. As a Technical Consultant, Irvine worked on shows such as "The Sky at Night", "Tomorrow's World" and, most recently, "Robot Wars", on which he was hired as a technical consultant in 1998. As a Visual Effects Designer, Irvine worked on shows such as "Rentaghost", …
- Carla Rueckert
Carla Lisbeth Rueckert McCarty is an American writer, metaphysician, and channeller, and one-time independent filmmaker and actor. She was born July 16, 1943 in Lake Forest, Illinois, and currently resides near Louisville, Kentucky with her husband (since 1987), Jim McCarty (who almost partnered with Paul Shockley, a channeller of "Cosmic Awareness").
- Pablo Parés
Pablo Parés is an Argentine film director, actor, film producer, cinematographer, screenwriter and film editor best known for his work in the horror film genre. He has directed and produced over 20 films since particularly notable for his directorship of horror films such as Plaga Zombie (1997) and Plaga zombie: Zona mutante in 2001 the sequel in which he also produced, starred in and wrote.
- Richie Solomon
Richie Solomon has appeared on numerous talk shows, including "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992) and "Larry King Live" (1985). He has been quoted in the Los Angeles Times and even inspired a classic episode of "Seinfeld" (1990). Solomon graduated SUNY Binghamton with a degree in cinema. He loved learning so much he decided to apply to graduate school. After being rejected by the same universities that refused Steven Spielberg, he thought to himself, "What the...
- Khris Kaneff
Khris Kaneff performed in theatre groups during his upbringing in Bucks County Pennsylvania. He then went on to graduate The Joe Kubert School of Cartoon Art in New Jersey. Khris made the big move out to LA in his late twenties where he eventually gained employment as a storyboard and scenic artist and landed a small walk on in Terry Gilliam's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Khris is presently involved with The Second City Los Angeles where he works studies and performs.
- Nathan Lomax
How could one possibly say everything in one little space like this!!! ask and u will know :)
- Pierre Rivard
Pierre Rivard is one of Hydrogenics' founders and has served as President and a Director of the Corporation since the inception of their fuel cell related business in August of 1995. Since July 2000, he has also served as their Chief Executive Officer. Pierre's vision, leadership, and technical skills have been a primary force behind Hydrogenics' success since day one.
- Chris Barfoot
Multi award-winning director Chris Barfoot has produced classic shorts for several years. Barfoot's films have aired with ITV, NBC Universal Sci/Fi Channel and Sky Movies etc. Winning two 'Platinum Remis' and two 'Golds' in the US led Barfoot to invest the last couple of years developing screenplays in preparation for his pending feature slate. Born in Southampton, England on September the 7th 1966, Chris Barfoot attended school in Swanmore, Hampshire and college in Cosham, Portsmouth....
- Giuliano Fiumani
Giuliano Fiumani .... fabrication supervisor: Los Angeles
- Bruce Scivally
Since graduating from the University of Southern California, Bruce Scivally has held a variety of jobs in the entertainment industry, from special effects assistant on feature films and music videos to writing and producing supplemental material for DVDs. He worked in the business affairs departments of Nelson Entertainment, Sovereign Pictures and Cinergi and is the author of "Superman on Film, Television, Radio and Broadway" and co-author of the book "James Bond: The Legacy" with John...
- Susanna Luck
After seven years in and out of the animation industry in LA I am now living in Portland Oregon and pursuing a full-time career as a fine artist. My studio can be found at the Troy Artists' Co-Op in SE Portland.
- Neil Corbould
Brother of Paul Corbould Brother of Chris Corbould
- Lou Carlucci
LOU CARLUCCI's (Mechanical Effects Supervisor) feature film credits as effects supervisor include Boogie Nights, Eight Heads in a Duffel Bag, Corrina Corrina, Wes Craven's New Nightmare, Freddy's Nightmares, Only The Lonely and Rocky IV, among many others.
- Mark Breakspear
- Nils Allen Stuart
Has 3 children: Maegan, Boo Boo (b. 1994), and Fivel (b. 1996). Father of Boo Boo Stewart, Fivel Stewart, and Maegan Stewart.
- Phoebe Tait
- Donald Hewitt
Father of Don Hewitt Jr..
- Paul Corbould
Brother of Neil Corbould Brother of Chris Corbould
- Julian Ledger
Father Peter Ledger is a well respected artist. One of the original Babylon 5 artist. He is left-handed.
- Steven Kirshoff
Steven Kirshoff .... special effects director
- Kevin McTurk
- Tassilo Baur
- Nick Plantico
Father of Elyse Plantico and Harrison Plantico.
- Bruno Lefebvre
- Gudrun Heinze
- Tom Mone
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Tom moved down to Asheville, North Carolina in January 1998 to attend A.C. Reynolds High School. He then went on to attend Western Carolina University (Cullowhee, North Caroilna) in August 2001 and graduated in May of 2005. Major: Communications (emphasis in Electronic Media) Minor: Film Studies. After working a number of dead-end jobs and going through strings of unemployment; in July of 2006, Tom moved back to New York to pursue a career in film production....
- Jery Hewitt
- Mike Meinarous
Is nephew of Michael Meinardus.
- Marec Fritzinger
- Ken Gittens
- David Lynch
Born in precisely the kind of small-town American setting so familiar from his films, David Lynch spent his childhood being shunted from one state to another as his research scientist father kept getting relocated. He attended various art schools, married, and fathered future director Jennifer Chambers Lynch shortly after he turned 21. That experience, plus attending art school in a particularly violent and run-down area of Philadelphia, inspired Eraserhead (1977), a film that he began...
- John Gajdecki
- Eugene P. Rizzardi
Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - Visual Effects Branch. Member of the Visual Effects Society
- Loyal Griggs
Loyal Griggs entered the film industry in the mid-1920s, directly out of high school, as an assistant in the special effects department of Paramount. He was a cameraman for nearly 30 years before graduating to director of photography, and he proved his worth by winning an Academy Award for cinematography for Shane (1953), just two years after his elevation to lighting cameraman.
- Stefano Corridori
Stefano Corridori .... special effects technician Manex Efrem .... special effects senior technician
- Casper Lailey
Son of Ken Lailey.
- David Trethewey
David Trethewey ... special effects senior technician
- Hakan Haslaman
Martial Arts since 1977 (Full contact Karate, Form and Show Fighting, Jiu-Jutsu, Weapon Fighting and modern Ninjutsu. Get several master degrees from Martial Arts Association International and won several championships. Study of clown acrobatic in Germany and make study in Central Asia of Shaman practice and ground the first old Turkish Fighting System Amarok. Study of Personal Computer and Network technique in Germany. Study of Stuntman and Action Actor in Action Concept Germany. Study...