Chris Watts (born June 16, 1965), is an American inventor, businessman, filmmaker, and

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Biography

Currently president of Bake Visual Effects, Inc. located in Los Angeles, California, Watts began his film career with Dream Quest Images in 1989. Watts originated and implemented the

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process in 1995 when filming the

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'' Pleasantville'' (1998). Later in 2004, he pioneered the use of digital still cameras as a high resolution replacement for film cameras on

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animated movie ''

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''. Watts gained wide recognition with the 2007 box office hit ''

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'', a

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action film adapted from the graphic novel of the same name by writer-artist

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. He later went on supervising the 2009 fantasy film ''

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''.

Filmography

Short films

* ''Five Shorts'' (2000) – co-writer and producer (directed by Billy Kent) * ''In the Wall'' (2007) – Visual effects supervisor

Music videos

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" (directed by Joseph Kahn) *

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" (directed by Joseph Kahn) *

– "

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" (directed by Joseph Kahn) * D12 – " Purple Hills" (directed by Joseph Kahn) * DMX – " Who We Be" (directed by Joseph Kahn) * DMX " X Gon' Give It to Ya" (directed by Joseph Kahn) *

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– " We Made You" (directed by Joseph Kahn) *

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" (directed by Joseph Kahn) *

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" (directed by

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) *

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– " Cherry Lips" (directed by Joseph Kahn) *

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" (directed by Joseph Kahn) *

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– "

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" (directed by Joseph Kahn) *

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– " Between Angels and Insects" (directed by Joseph Kahn) *

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– "

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" (directed by Joseph Kahn) * U2 – "

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" (directed by Joseph Kahn) * U2 "Elevation" (directed by Joseph Kahn) *

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– "

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" (directed by Joseph Kahn)

Commercials

*2004 –

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x ''

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'' x S.H.E *2005 –

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*2008 – Clear *2008 –

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*2009 –

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*2009 –

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(post-supervision; cameo)

Awards and nominations

* 2001 –

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/ (VMAs) – Best Visual Effects in U2's "

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" (nominated) * 2004 –

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– Outstanding Visual Effects in a Music Video for

' "

" (won) * 2007 –

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– Best Visual Effects for ''

'' (2006) (won) * 2008 –

– Best Single Visual Effect of the Year in ''300'' (2006) (nominated) * 2008 –

Saturn Award The Saturn Awards are American awards presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The awards were created to honor science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, but have since grown to reward other films bel ...

– Best Special Effects in ''300'' (2006) (nominated)

Publications

*2011 – Eurographics, Comprehensive Facial Performance Capture

Press

* What to Expect at FMX by Studio Daily

References

External links

Bake Visual Effects, Inc. Official Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Watts, Chris Visual effects supervisors Visual effects artists Special effects people Computer graphics professionals 1965 births Living people