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Craig Barron
Berkeley, California, USA
Craig Barron (born April 6, 1961) is an American visual effects artist and creative director at Magnopus. This media company produces visual development and virtual production ser…
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Craig Barron (born April 6, 1961) is an American visual effects artist and creative director at Magnopus. This media company produces visual development and virtual production services for motion pictures, television, museums and multimedia platforms. Working at Industrial Light & Magic, Barron contributed to the visual effects of such films as The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. At his VFX studio, Matte World Digital, he produced visual effects on Zodiac, Alice in Wonderland and Hugo. Over the course of his VFX career, Barron contributed to the visual effects of more than 100 films. He is an Emmy Award recipient for By Dawn's Early Light, and he received an Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects on Batman Returns. In 2009, he won an Oscar for Best Visual Effects on The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Barron is a film historian, museum exhibit curator, and educator focusing on the history of visual effects in classic films before and after the digital age. He hosts presentations and lectures on the visual effects of Hollywood's studio age. He produces short documentaries that reveal the formerly secret history of how visual effects pioneers created seamless visuals using matte paintings, miniatures and optical effects. Description above from the Wikipedia article Craig Barron, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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2014
Visual Effects in Foreign Correspondent
Movie Self
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2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
Movie Self - Interviewee
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2013
The Wolf of Wall Street
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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2013
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Movie Self
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2013
Safety Last!: Locations and Effects
Movie Self
- 2012
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2011
Hugo
Movie Visual Effects
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2011
Captain America: The First Avenger
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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2011
Battle: Los Angeles
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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2010
Alice in Wonderland
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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2009
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
Movie Self
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2008
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
- 2008
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2008
Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad
Movie Self
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2005
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Movie Self
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2004
The Road Virus Heads North
Movie Producer
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2004
Catwoman
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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2004
The Alamo
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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2003
Down with Love
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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2002
The Ring
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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2001
The Majestic
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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2001
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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2001
Jurassic Park III
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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2001
Cats & Dogs
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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2001
The Mummy Returns
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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2000
X-Men
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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2000
Mission: Impossible II
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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1999
The Green Mile
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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1999
The Insider
Movie Matte Painter
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1998
Soldier
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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1998
Armageddon
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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1998
The Truman Show
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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1997
Titanic
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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1996
The Evening Star
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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1996
Star Trek: First Contact
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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1996
Dunston Checks In
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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1995
Casino
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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1994
Clear and Present Danger
Movie Matte Painter
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1993
Demolition Man
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
