Charles Gibson (special effects artist)
Charles "Charlie" Gibson is an American special effects artist who won an Oscar in 1996 and 2007 for Best Visual Effects .
Life
He was born the son of actor Henry Gibson and screenwriter Lois Gibson . His first job in visual effects was for the television series Knight Rider and Otherworld . In 1987 he co-founded Rhythm and Hues , a company specializing in the production of visual effects , for which he worked as a director on A Pig Called Babe in 1995 . For this he received an Oscar in the category Best Visual Effects in 1996 .
In the following years he worked on films such as The Green Mile , Ring and Pirates of the Caribbean , for which he was nominated for a second Oscar in 2004. For the sequel, Pirates of the Caribbean 2 , he received another Oscar in the same category in 2007 and for the third part of the series he was nominated a fourth time. This was followed by films such as Terminator: The Redemption and Pirates of the Caribbean - On Stranger Tides as Head of Visual Effects .
Filmography
- 1984–1986: Knight Rider (41 episodes)
- 1985: Otherworld (8 episodes)
- 1988: Rehearsal (7 episodes)
- 1991: Flight of the Intruder (Flight of the Intruder)
- 1995: A pig named Babe (Babe)
- 1996: Kazaam - The Spirit from the Bottle (Kazaam)
- 1997: Mouse Hunt (Mousehunt)
- 1999: By Your Side (The Story of Us)
- 1999: The Green Mile
- 2000: Dr. T and the Women
- 2001: The Majestic
- 2002: Murder by Numbers (Murder by Numbers)
- 2002: Ring (The Ring)
- 2003: Pirates of the Caribbean (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl)
- 2004: Terminal (The Terminal)
- 2005: The Weather Man
- 2006: Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man's Chest
- 2007: Pirates of the Caribbean : At World's End
- 2009: Terminator: The Redemption (Terminator Salvation)
- 2011: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Web links
- Charles Gibson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ EXCLUSIVE: Charles Gibson Delves Into Terminator Salvation. Movieweb. May 21, 2009, accessed January 20, 2013 .
- ↑ Interview: Terminator Salvation VFX supervisor Charlie Gibson. Den of Geek. June 9, 2009, accessed January 20, 2013 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gibson, Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gibson, Charlie (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American special effects artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |