Eric Barba
Eric Barba (born before 1997) is an American special effects artist .
Life
Barba attended the private Art Center College of Design in Pasadena , California . From the mid-1990s he first worked for television. He worked as a CGI animator for Steven Spielberg's SeaQuest DSV , after which he supervised the digital special effects of the series Sliders - The Gate into a Foreign Dimension . He subsequently got a job at Digital Domain , where his first work was Luc Besson's science fiction film The Fifth Element . In 2009 he was for his work on The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with the Oscar and the British Academy Film Awards awarded.
Filmography (selection)
- 1997: The Fifth Element ( The Fifth Element )
- 1997: Red Corner - Labyrinth with no way out ( Red Corner )
- 2000: Rules - Seconds of Decision ( Rules of Engagement )
- 2000: Supernova
- 2007: Zodiac - The Trail of the Killer ( Zodiac )
- 2008: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ( The Curious Case of Benjamin Button )
- 2010: Tron: Legacy
- 2011: Verblendung ( The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo )
Awards
- 2009: Oscar for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- 2009: Saturn Award nomination for The Strange Case of Benjamin Button
- 2009: British Academy Film Award for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- 2011: Saturn Award nomination for Tron: Legacy
Web links
- Eric Barba Official Website
- Eric Barba in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Barba, Eric |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American special effects artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1997 |