Ian Hunter (special effects artist)
Ian Hunter (born before 1982) is an American model builder and VFX supervisor who won an Oscar in the Best Visual Effects category with Interstellar in 2015 .
Life
He grew up in Los Angeles as the son of an artist. Before he worked in the film industry, he worked as a model maker for an aviation company, where he acquired the knowledge to build models. He has worked for production companies like Boss Film and Stetson Visual Services , where he worked on feature films like Dick Tracy and Batman's Return .
In 1995 he founded the production studio New Deal Studios with Matthew Gratzner and Shannon Blake Gans , which was called Hunter / Gratzner Industries until 2001 . For this company he has been involved in films such as Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines , The Dark Knight and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides for the past 20 years . In 2015 he received the Oscar in the category Best Visual Effects for the film Interstellar together with Paul Franklin , Andrew Lockley and Scott Fisher .
He is a member of the Visual Effects Society and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences .
Filmography (special effects)
- 1982: Blade Runner (Blade Runner)
- 1990: Dick Tracy
- 1990: Edward Scissorhands (Edward Scissorhands)
- 1991: Bugsy
- 1992: Batman Returns (Batman Returns)
- 1993: Matinee - The horror premiere (Matinee)
- 1994: Hudsucker - The Great Leap (The Hudsucker Proxy)
- 1994: Shadow and the Curse of Khan (The Shadow)
- 1994: Clifford - The Little Monster (Clifford)
- 1996: Operation: Broken Arrow (Broken Arrow)
- 1996: The Arrival - The arrival (The Arrival)
- 1997: Alien - The rebirth (Alien: Resurrection)
- 1997: Batman & Robin
- 1998: The X-Files - The Movie (The X Files)
- 1998: From the Earth to the Moon (TV series, 12 episodes)
- 1998: Godzilla
- 1999: End of Days - night without morning (End of Days)
- 2000: Pitch Black - Planet of Darkness (Pitch Black)
- 2000: Second Chance - Everything will be fine (The Crew)
- 2001: Ghosts of Mars
- 2001: Kate & Leopold
- 2001: do not say a word (Do not Say a Word)
- 2001: The Man Who Wasn't There
- 2002: Scooby-Doo
- 2002: Who Killed Victor Fox? (Unconditional love)
- 2003: 3 Angels for Charlie - Full Power (Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle)
- 2003: Bad Boys II
- 2003: Coronado
- 2003: A hangover makes theater (Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat)
- 2003: Freddy vs. Jason
- 2003: Looney Tunes: Back in Action
- 2003: Seabiscuit - With the will to succeed (Seabiscuit)
- 2003: Sin Eater - The Soul of Evil (The Order)
- 2003: Terminator 3 : Rise of the Machines
- 2003: The Core - The inner core (The Core)
- 2004: Riddick: The Chronicles of Riddick
- 2004: The Day After Tomorrow
- 2005: Constantine
- 2005: The Chronicles of Narnia - The King of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)
- 2005: Fantastic Four
- 2005: House of Wax
- 2005: War of the Worlds (War of the Worlds)
- 2006: Night at the Museum (Night at the Museum)
- 2006: X- Men: The Last Stand
- 2007: Balls of Fury
- 2007: I Am Legend
- 2007: Shooter
- 2007: Spider-Man 3
- 2007: Die Hard 4.0 (Live Free or Die Hard)
- 2007: There Will Be Blood
- 2007: The Gene Generation
- 2008: City of Ember (City of Ember)
- 2008: The Incredible Hulk (The Incredible Hulk)
- 2008: Man, Dave! (Meet Dave)
- 2008: The Dark Knight
- 2009: 2012 - The End of the World (2012)
- 2009: Night at the Museum 2 (Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian)
- 2009: Splice - The Gene Experiment (Splice)
- 2009: Terminator: The Redemption (Terminator Salvation)
- 2009: Watchmen - The Guardians (Watchmen)
- 2009: whiteout
- 2010: Inception
- 2010: Resident Evil: Afterlife
- 2011: Fast & Furious Five (Fast Five)
- 2011: Green Lantern
- 2011: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
- 2013: Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters)
- 2013: Percy Jackson: Under the Spell of the Cyclops (Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters)
- 2014: Interstellar
- 2018: Departure to the moon
Awards
- 2015 : Oscar for Best Visual Effects for Interstellar
- 2019 : Oscar in the Best Visual Effects for Going to the Moon category
Web links
- Ian Hunter in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ INTERSTELLAR: Ian Hunter - Miniature VFX Supervisor & Co-founder - New Deal Studios. February 23, 2015, accessed December 31, 2015 .
- ^ New Deal Studios Launches Full-Service Commercial Division With Subway and Halo 3 Spots. January 28, 2010, accessed December 31, 2015 .
- ^ Official website of New Deal Studios. Retrieved December 31, 2015 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hunter, Ian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American visual effects supervisor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1982 |