Eric Barba is a visual effects supervisor for television, film, and commercial advertising. After studying at the

Art Center College of Design Art Center College of Design (stylized as ArtCenter College of Design) is a private art college in Pasadena, California. History ArtCenter College of Design was founded in 1930 in downtown Los Angeles as the Art Center School. In 1935, Fred ...

, Barba began his career at Steven Spielberg's Amblin Imaging as a digital artist on '' SeaQuest 2032'' and '' Sliders''. In 1996, he joined

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as a digital artist on ''

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'', before working his way to CG supervisor on '' Supernova'' and finally to visual effects supervisor for David Fincher's ''

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''. Barba earned a reputation for high end visual effects, working closely with directors like Fincher and

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on both film and advertising projects, as well as directing commercials himself for

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, American Express, and

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. He won at the

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for the film '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'', in the category of Best Visual Effects. He shared his Oscar with Craig Barron, Burt Dalton and

Steve Preeg Steve Preeg is an American Academy Award-winning special effects artist. He won at the 81st Academy Awards for the film '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'', in the category of Best Visual Effects. He shared his Oscar with Eric Barba, Crai ...

. In 2013, Barba was promoted to Chief Creative Office/Senior Visual Effects Supervisor at Digital Domain 3.0, the latest iteration of the visual effects studio. Barba continued to oversee the company's Los Angeles studio until leaving Digital Domain to operate as a freelance visual effects supervisor in 2015.

Filmography

*'' Terminator: Dark Fate'' (2019) *'' Only the Brave'' (2017) *'' Gone Girl'' (2014) *'' Oblivion'' (2013) *''

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'' (original title in sv, Män som hatar kvinnor , lit=''Men Who Hate Women'') is a psychological thriller novel by Swedish author and journalist Stieg Larsson (1954–2004). It was published posthumously in 2 ...

'' (2011) *'' TRON: Legacy'' (2010) *'' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' (2008) *''

'' (2007) *''

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'' (2000) *'' Supernova'' (2000) *''

'' (1997) *''

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'' (1997)

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