Christopher Townsend is a
visual effects supervisor. He has worked in the visual effects industry for over 20 years. For over a decade, he was an artist and supervisor at
Industrial Light and Magic, and in 2007 became a freelance visual effects supervisor. He worked on ''
Journey to the Center of the Earth'', the first ever stereoscopic motion picture shot and released digitally, ''
The Wolverine'', ''
Ninja Assassin'', ''
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief'' and ''
Captain America: The First Avenger''. He was nominated for a
BAFTA and an
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
The Academy Award for Best Visual Effects is an Academy Award given for the best achievement in visual effects.
History of the award
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences first recognized the technical contributions of special effects ...
for his work on ''
Iron Man 3'',
oversaw nearly 3000 shots on ''
Avengers: Age of Ultron'' and was the overall supervisor for ''
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'' is a 2017 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team Guardians of the Galaxy, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to ' ...
'' as well as
Captain Marvel. In 2015 he was given an Honorary
Doctor of Arts degree by his alma mater,
Coventry University.
References
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Visual effects artists
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Alumni of Coventry University
Nationality missing
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