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Scott E. Anderson
Scott E. Anderson (born April 1, 1964), is an American special effects artist best known for '' Babe'', for which he won an Academy Award. Oscar history All of these are in the category of Best Visual Effects. * 68th Academy Awards-'' Babe''. Award shared with John Cox, Charles Gibson, and Neal Scanlan. Won. * 70th Academy Awards-Nominated for ''Starship Troopers''. Nomination shared with Alec Gillis, John Richardson and Phil Tippett. Lost to '' Titanic''. * 73rd Academy Awards-Nominated for '' Hollow Man''. Nomination shared with Craig Hayes, Stan Parks and Scott Stokdyk, lost to ''Gladiator A gladiator ( la, gladiator, "swordsman", from , "sword") was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. Some gla ...''. References External links * Living people 1964 births Best Visual Effects Academy Award winners People from Cortland, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cortland, New York
Cortland is a city and the county seat of Cortland County, New York. Known as the Crown City, Cortland is in New York's Southern Tier region. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 17,556. The city of Cortland, near the county's western border, is surrounded by the town of Cortlandville. History The city is within the former Central New York Military Tract. It is named after Pierre Van Cortlandt, the first lieutenant governor of New York. Cortland, settled in 1791, was made a village in 1853 (rechartered in 1864), and incorporated in 1900 as New York's 41st city. When the county was formed in 1808, Cortland vied with other villages to become the county seat. Known as the "Crown City" because of its location on a plain formed by the convergence of seven valleys, Cortland is above sea level. Forty stars representing the 40 cities incorporated before Cortland circle the State of New York and Crown on the city's official seal. The seven points of the crown represent t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Tippett
Phil Tippett (born September 27, 1951) is an American movie director and Oscar and Emmy Award-winning visual effects supervisor and producer, who specializes in creature design, stop-motion and computerized character animation. Over his career, he has assisted ILM and DreamWorks, and in 1984 formed his own company, Tippett Studio. His work has appeared in movies such as the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy, ''Jurassic Park'', and ''RoboCop''. In 2021, he released his long-gestating stop-motion film '' Mad God'', which was funded through Kickstarter and distributed by Shudder. Early life Tippett was born in Berkeley, California. When he was seven, Tippett saw Ray Harryhausen's special effects classic, '' The 7th Voyage of Sinbad'', and his life's direction was set. Tippett completed a bachelor's degree in art at the University of California, Irvine, and went to work at the animation studio Cascade Pictures in Los Angeles. Career Stop motion In 1975, while still working at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Visual Effects Academy Award Winners
Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporation, a lock manufacturer * Best Manufacturing Company, a farm machinery company * Best Products, a chain of catalog showroom retail stores * Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport, a public transport and utility provider * Best High School (other) Acronyms * Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature, a project to assess global temperature records * BEST Robotics, a student competition * BioEthanol for Sustainable Transport * Bootstrap error-adjusted single-sample technique, a statistical method * Bringing Examination and Search Together, a European Patent Office initiative * Bronx Environmental Stewardship Training, a program of the Sustainable South Bronx organization * Smart BEST, a Japanese experimental train * Brihanmumba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople meet in Jerusalem. * January 6 – A British firm, the Leyland Motor Corp., announces the sale of 450 buses to the Cuban government, challenging the United States blockade of Cuba. * January 9 – '' Martyrs' Day'': Armed clashes between United States troops and Panamanian civilians in the Panama Canal Zone precipitate a major international crisis, resulting in the deaths of 21 Panamanians and 4 U.S. soldiers. * January 11 – United States Surgeon General Luther Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous to one's health (the first such statement from the U.S. government). * January 12 ** Zanzibar Revolution: The predominantly Arab government of Zanzibar is overthrown by African nationalist rebel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Gladiator (2000 Film)
''Gladiator'' is a 2000 epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson. The film was co-produced and released by DreamWorks Pictures and Universal Pictures. DreamWorks Pictures distributed the film in North America while Universal Pictures released it internationally through United International Pictures. It stars Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Ralf Möller, Oliver Reed (in his final role), Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, John Shrapnel, Richard Harris, and Tommy Flanagan. Crowe portrays Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius, who is betrayed when Commodus, the ambitious son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, murders his father and seizes the throne. Reduced to slavery, Maximus becomes a gladiator and rises through the ranks of the arena to avenge the murders of his family and his emperor. Inspired by Daniel P. Mannix's 1958 book ''Those About to Die'' (formerly titled ''The Way of the Gladiator' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Stokdyk
Scott Stokdyk (born October 16, 1969) is an American visual effects artist who is best known for his work on the films '' Spider-Man'' and ''Spider-Man 2''. Oscar history Stokdyk has won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects once, with a further two nominations. All of the following are in this category: *73rd Academy Awards-Nominated for ''Hollow Man'', nomination shared with Scott E. Anderson, Craig Hayes and Stan Parks. Lost to ''Gladiator''. *75th Academy Awards-Nominated for '' Spider-Man''. Nomination shared with John Dykstra, John Frazier and Anthony LaMolinara. Lost to '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers''. *77th Academy Awards-''Spider-Man 2'', award shared with John Dykstra, John Frazier and Anthony LaMolinara. Won. Selected filmography * '' Broken Arrow'' (1996) * ''The Fifth Element'' (1997) * ''Titanic'' (1997) * ''Godzilla'' (1998) * ''Hollow Man'' (2000) * '' Spider-Man'' (2002) * ''Spider-Man 2'' (2004) * ''Spider-Man 3'' (2007) * ''G-Force'' (2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan Parks
Stan Parks is a visual effects artist. He was nominated at the 73rd Academy Awards for his work on the film ''Hollow Man''. He shared his nomination with Scott E. Anderson, Craig Hayes and Scott Stokdyk. This was in the category of Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, Best Visual Effects. Selected filmography * ''The Right Stuff (film), The Right Stuff'' (1983) * ''Scarface (1983 film), Scarface'' (1983) * ''Jagged Edge (film), Jagged Edge'' (1985) * ''Gung Ho (film), Gung Ho'' (1986) *''Project Retaliation'' (1986) * ''Tough Guys'' (1986) * ''Planes, Trains & Automobiles'' (1987) * ''Mississippi Burning'' (1988) * ''Black Rain (1989 American film), Black Rain'' (1989) * ''Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'' (1992) * ''I.Q. (film), I.Q.'' (1994) * ''Wolf (1994 film), Wolf'' (1994) * ''Jumanji'' (1995) * ''Flubber (film), Flubber'' (1997) * ''Hollow Man'' (2000) * ''Rat Race (film), Rat Race'' (2001) * ''XXX (2002 film), XxX'' (2002) * ''Big Fish'' (2003) * ''Flight of the Phoenix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Hayes
Craig Hayes (also known as Craig Davies) is a visual effects artist. He was nominated at the 73rd Academy Awards for his work on the film ''Hollow Man''. He shared his nomination with Scott E. Anderson, Stan Parks and Scott Stokdyk. During the 69th Academy Awards he won a Technical Achievement Award. He also works for Tippett Studio. Selected filmography * ''RoboCop'' (1987) * ''Willow'' (1988) * ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'' (1989) * ''RoboCop 2'' (1990) * ''Jurassic Park'' (1993) * ''RoboCop 3'' (1993) * '' Tremors II: Aftershocks'' (1996) * ''DragonHeart'' (1996) * ''Starship Troopers'' (1997) * '' The Haunting'' (1999) * ''My Favorite Martian'' (1999) * ''Virus'' (1999) * ''Hollow Man'' (2000) * ''Evolution'' (2001) * '' The One'' (2001) * ''Blade II'' (2002) * ''The Matrix Revolutions'' (2003) * ''Constantine Constantine most often refers to: * Constantine the Great, Roman emperor from 306 to 337, also known as Constantine I *Constantine, Algeria, a city in Algeria Cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollow Man
Hollow may refer to: Natural phenomena *Hollow, a low, wooded area, such as a copse * Hollow (landform), a small vee-shaped, riverine type of valley *Tree hollow, a void in a branch or trunk, which may provide habitat for animals Places *Sleepy Hollow, New York, a municipality formerly known as North Tarrytown *Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Massachusetts Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities * Hollow (Marvel Comics), a mutant formerly known as Penance *Hollows, fictional beings in the manga and anime series ''Bleach'', see List of Hollows in ''Bleach'' Films * ''Hollow'' (2011 American film), a 2011 American drama film * ''Hollow'' (2011 British film), a 2011 British horror film * ''Hollow'' (2014 film), a 2014 Vietnamese horror film Literature * ''Hollows'' (series), a series of novels and stories by Kim Harrison *"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", by Washington Irving Music * Hollow (band), a progressive power metal band from in Umeå, Sweden Albums * ''Hol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
73rd Academy Awards
The 73rd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best of 2000 in film and took place on March 25, 2001, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 23 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Gil Cates and was directed by Louis J. Horvitz. Actor Steve Martin hosted the show for the first time. Three weeks earlier in a ceremony at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California held on March 3, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Renée Zellweger. ''Gladiator'' won five awards, including Best Picture. Other winners included '' Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' and ''Traffic'' with four awards and '' Almost Famous'', '' Big Mama'', '' Erin Brockovich'', '' Father and Daughter'', '' How th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titanic (1997 Film)
''Titanic'' is a 1997 American epic romance and disaster film directed, written, produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. Incorporating both historical and fictionalized aspects, it is based on accounts of the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'' and stars Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio as members of different social classes who fall in love aboard the ship during its ill-fated maiden voyage. Also starring are Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Gloria Stuart, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, Victor Garber, and Bill Paxton. Cameron's inspiration for the film came from his fascination with shipwrecks; he felt a love story interspersed with the human loss would be essential to convey the emotional impact of the disaster. Production began on September 1, 1995, when Cameron shot footage of the actual ''Titanic'' wreck. The modern scenes on the research vessel'' ''were shot on board the '' Akademik Mstislav Keldysh'', which Cameron had used as a base when filming the wre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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