Tom Bertino is a professional animator, formerly Animation Director and Visual Effects Supervisor at Industrial Light & Magic.

Life

He graduated from the

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in 1981. Tom Bertino joined Industrial Light & Magic in 1986 as a Supervisor of the Rotoscope Department. Bertino later moved into the Animation Department. and contributed his talents to a number of feature films including: ''

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'', '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'', ''

Death Becomes Her ''Death Becomes Her'' is a 1992 American satirical surrealistic black comedy fantasy film directed and produced by Robert Zemeckis and written by David Koepp and Martin Donovan. The film stars Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, Bruce Willis, a ...

'', ''

The Abyss ''The Abyss'' is a 1989 American science fiction film written and directed by James Cameron and starring Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Michael Biehn. When an American submarine sinks in the Caribbean, a US search and recovery tea ...

'', '' The Mask'', and ''

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''. Beginning his professional animation career with

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in 1978, Bertino has worked for

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and

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in a number of capacities including character design, storyboards, layouts, voices and sound effects. In 1995, Bertino was nominated for an

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for best achievement in visual effects and received a

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nomination in the same category, for the groundbreaking computer graphics imagery he created in ''The Mask''. In 2005, Bertino left ILM and became the Director of the Graduate Department of the School of Animation at the

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Filmography

*''

Son of the Mask ''Son of the Mask'' is a 2005 superhero comedy film directed by Lawrence Guterman. A sequel to '' The Mask'' (1994), it is the second film in ''The Mask'' franchise, an adaptation of the comic book series of the same name by Dark Horse Comics ...

'' (2005) (animation supervisor: ILM) *''

Men in Black II ''Men in Black II'' (stylized as ''MIIB'') is a 2002 American science fiction action comedy film based on the Marvel Comics series of a similar name based on the conspiracy theory. Produced by Columbia Pictures and Amblin Entertainment in ass ...

'' (2002) (animation supervisor) *''

The Time Machine ''The Time Machine'' is an 1895 dystopian post-apocalyptic science fiction novella by H. G. Wells about a Victorian scientist known as the Time Traveller who travels to the year 802,701. The work is generally credited with the popularizati ...

'' (2002) (animation supervisor: ILM) *''

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace ''Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' (also known simply as ''Star Wars: The Phantom Menace''), is a 1999 American Epic film, epic space opera film produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The film was written and d ...

'' (1999) (animation supervisor: ground battle, ILM) *'' Flubber'' (1997) (visual effects supervisor) *''

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'' (1996) (character animation supervisor: ILM) *'' The Mask'' (1994) (animation supervisor) *''

'' (1992) (rotoscope supervisor: ILM) *''

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'' (1991) (rotoscope artist) *'' Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country'' (1991) (rotoscope supervisor) *'' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991) (rotoscoping supervisor: ILM) *'' The Rocketeer'' (1991) (rotoscope supervisor) *''

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'' (1991) (rotoscope artist: ILM) *''

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'' (1991) (rotoscope supervisor) *''

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'' (1991) (rotoscope supervisor: ILM) (as Tom Vertino) *''

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'' (1990) (rotoscope supervisor: ILM) *'' Back to the Future Part III'' (1990) (rotoscope supervisor) *''

Joe Versus the Volcano ''Joe Versus the Volcano'' is a 1990 American romantic comedy film written and directed by John Patrick Shanley and starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Executive produced by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, and Frank Marshall of Amblin Enterta ...

'' (1990) (animation supervisor) *''

The Hunt for Red October ''The Hunt for Red October'' is the debut novel by American author Tom Clancy, first published on October 1, 1984, by the Naval Institute Press. It depicts Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius as he seemingly goes rogue with his country's cutt ...

'' (1990) (rotoscoper: ILM) *''

Back to the Future Part II ''Back to the Future Part II'' is a 1989 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis from a screenplay by Bob Gale; both wrote the story. It is a sequel to the 1985 film ''Back to the Future'' and the second installment in the Back ...

'' (1989) (rotoscope supervisor: ILM) *''

Ghostbusters II ''GhostbustersII'' is a 1989 American Supernatural fiction, supernatural comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. The film stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Ramis, Rick Moranis, Ernie Hudson ...

'' (1989) (animation supervisor: ILM) *''

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'' is a 1989 American action adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Jeffrey Boam, based on a story by George Lucas and Menno Meyjes. It is the third installment in the Indiana Jone ...

'' (1989) (rotoscope artist) *'' Cocoon: The Return'' (1988) (roto supervisor: ILM) *''

Caddyshack II ''Caddyshack II'' is a 1988 American sports comedy film and a sequel to the 1980 film ''Caddyshack''. Directed by Allan Arkush and written by Harold Ramis (who co-wrote and directed the original ''Caddyshack'') and PJ Torokvei, it stars Jackie ...

'' (1988) (rotoscoper: ILM) *''

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'' (1988) (rotoscope supervisor: ILM) *''

Innerspace ''Innerspace'' is a 1987 American science fiction comedy film directed by Joe Dante and produced by Michael Finnell, inspired by the 1966 film ''Fantastic Voyage''. The film stars Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan, Robert Picardo, and Kevin ...

'' (1987) (rotoscope technician: ILM) *''

Howard the Duck Howard the Duck is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Steve Gerber, based very loosely on his college friend Howard Tockman, and artist Val Mayerik. Howard the Duck firs ...

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Art Department - filmography

*'' Brandy & Mr. Whiskers'' (Storyboard artist)

Director - filmography

*''Work In Progress'' (2000) ILM

Miscellaneous Crew - filmography

*'' The Plague Dogs'' (1982) (tracing)

Himself - filmography

"HBO First Look" *''Son of the Mask'' (2005) TV Episode (Himself) *''Cartoon Logic'' (2005) (V) (Himself) *''Return to Edge City'' (2005) (V) (Himself)

References

American animators Living people California Institute of the Arts alumni Hanna-Barbera people American storyboard artists Year of birth missing (living people) Academy of Art University faculty {{US-animator-stub