Volker Engel (born 17 February 1965) is a German special effects artist who is best known as one of the people who won at the

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for Best Visual Effects on the film ''

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''. He won with Douglas Smith,

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and

Joe Viskocil Joseph Viskocil (December 21, 1952 – August 11, 2014) was an American special effects artist who had over 80 film credits from 1974 to 2014. He created special effects for some of the most famous movie franchises and was awarded an Academy Awar ...

Selected filmography

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'' (2013) *''

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'' (2011) *''

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'' (2009) *''

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'' (1998) *''

'' (1996)

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