Matt Sloan is an

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supervisor. He was previously a

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s and

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technician.

Early life

Sloan grew up on a farm.'''' He studied

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in university.

Career

Sloan got his start in the film industry as a "runner" and

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for the special effects team of ''Fortress'' (1992) in 1991. He began transitioning from special effects to visual effects around 2000. As the filming for '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' and '' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'' were moved to Australia, Sloan filled in for the role of

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Plo Koon due to financial practicality as he matched the height of the previous actor. He was the lead

foreman for ''Episode II'' and was the droid unit technician for ''Episode III.'' Sloan has worked as a technical director on ''Avatar'' (2009), ''The Avengers'' (2012), and ''The Hobbit'' (film series) for Weta Digital. In 2013, he moved from Weta to

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, where he worked as a visual effects supervisor on the

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and ''The Martian'' (2015).

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sloan, Matt Australian male film actors Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Animatronic engineers