Eric Brevig (born 1957) is an American

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and visual effects supervisor known for his work in several major theatrical films and television shows. He was Visual Effects Supervisor and Second Unit Director on the

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Jerry Bruckheimer/

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action drama ''

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'', for which he was nominated for the

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Career

Since his film school days at

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, Brevig had been fascinated with the potential of 3-D for live-action movie production, and he learned everything he could about it. During the production of 1986's Captain EO short for the Disney theme parks he was substantially responsible for supervising the technical aspects of the 3D photography. After several second unit director's assignments in special effects-heavy films like

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and Michael Bay's

, Brevig's previous 3D experience and expertise turned out to be the factor that helped him get his first full-blown director's job when he was offered the chance to direct the 2008 film '' Journey to the Center of the Earth 3-D'' (a

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release), the first narrative feature shot entirely in digital 3-D. He next directed ''

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'', another 3D movie, for Warner Bros. Following that, he was chosen to direct a 3-D

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drama, ''17 Days of Winter'', about the 1950

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. The film, with a screenplay by Frank Pierson and a budget of US$100 million, was scheduled to begin shooting in

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in late 2011, with a target release date in 2013, but it did not move forward.

Awards

Brevig shared a Special Achievement Oscar from the

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with three colleagues for their work on Total Recall, awarded at the 1991 Oscars ceremony. He was nominated in both 1992 and 2002 for the Oscar in Best Effects,

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Filmography

Director *'' Journey to the Center of the Earth'' (2008) *''

'' (2010) Visual Effects *'' The Man Who Wasn't There'' (1983) *''

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'' (1985) *'' Stewardess School'' (1986) *''

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'' (1986) *'' House II: The Second Story'' (1987) *'' The Lost Boys'' (1987) *'' The Seventh Sign'' (1988) *''

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'' (1988) *'' Earth Girls Are Easy'' (1988) *''

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'' (1988) *'' The Abyss'' (1989) *'' Total Recall'' (1990) *'' Hook'' (1991) *''

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'' (1993) *''

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'' (1994) *''

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'' (1994) *'' Disclosure'' (1994) *''

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'' (1995) *''

'' (1997) *'' Snake Eyes'' (1998) *'' Wild Wild West'' (1999) *''

'' (2001) *'' K-19: The Widowmaker'' (2002) *'' Signs'' (2002) *'' The Hunted'' (2003) *'' Peter Pan'' (2003) *'' Twisted'' (2004) *''

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'' (2004) *'' The Village'' (2004) *'' The Island'' (2005) *'' John Carter'' (2012) *''

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'' (2014) Second Unit Director *''

'' (1995) *''

'' (1997) *'' Wild Wild West'' (1999) *''

'' (2001) *'' The Island'' (2005) *'' John Carter'' (2012) Special Thanks *''

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'' (1982) *'' The Final Destination'' (2009)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brevig, Eric 1957 births American film directors Living people American people of Norwegian descent Visual effects supervisors UCLA Film School alumni Special Achievement Academy Award winners