Dave Shirk
David "Dave" Shirk is a VFX Supervisor who won an Oscar for Best Visual Effects in 2014 for Gravity .
Life
He grew up with three siblings Douglas, Dennis and Kimberly in New Holland , Pennsylvania and graduated from Garden Spot High School . He then studied film as a major at the Pratt Institute , with fine arts and illustration as minor subjects. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1989. After graduating, he worked for the French company Soft Image , which was later bought by Microsoft .
In 2004 he moved to California and has worked at Industrial Light & Magic ever since . He has been involved in films such as The Island , Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, and Elysium . 2014 he was awarded for the film Gravity , together with Tim Webber , Chris Lawrence and Neil Corbould the Oscar in the category Best Visual Effects .
He lives in San Francisco with his wife Cathy , who works as an accountant for George Lucas . His brother Dennis Shirk worked as a game designer for Firaxis Games, among other things on the video game Civilization: Beyond Earth .
Filmography (special effects)
- 2005: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)
- 2005: The Island (The Iceland)
- 2005: The Mask 2: The Next Generation (Son of the Mask)
- 2005: War of the Worlds (War of the Worlds)
- 2005: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
- 2006: Antarctica - Caught in the Ice (Eight Below)
- 2006: Mission: Impossible III
- 2006: Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man's Chest
- 2007: Transformers
- 2009: Disney's A Christmas Carol
- 2011: Milo and Mars (Mars Needs Moms)
- 2013: Elysium
- 2013: Gravity
Web links
- Dave Shirk in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Jane Holahan: New Holland native up for Oscar. Lancaster Online. February 21, 2014, accessed January 6, 2015 .
- ↑ David Shirk over the moon about his Oscar for 'Gravity'. (PDF; 2.6 MB) March 8, 2014, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; accessed on January 6, 2015 .
- ↑ Alumnus David Shirk Awarded Oscar for Best Visual Effects in Gravity. Pratt Institute. Retrieved January 6, 2015 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Shirk, Dave |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Shirk, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Film technician for visual effects |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |