Joel Whist
Joel Whist (* 20th century ) is a special effects artist .
Life
Whist began his career in the late 1980s and made his feature film debut as the uncredited special effects assistant on Roger Spottiswoode's thriller Murderous Head Start . A few more films followed as an assistant; around the turn of the millennium he also worked occasionally for television, including a double episode of the series Monk . His work includes more than 60 productions. Between 2010 and 2018 he was nominated three times for the Saturn Award , but could not win it.
2018 he was for Matt Reeves ' Planet of the Apes Survival together with Joe Letteri , Daniel Barrett and Dan Lemmon for the Oscar in the category Best Visual Effects nominated, but the award this year went to the science fiction film Blade Runner 2049 . Whist also missed out in the Best Visual Effects category at BAFTA Film Awards .
Filmography (selection)
- 1988: Murderous Edge (Shoot to Kill)
- 1989: Die Fliege 2 (The Fly II)
- 1993: Cliffhanger - Only the strong survive (Cliffhanger)
- 1994: Timecop
- 1995: Ace Ventura - It's getting wild (Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls)
- 2003: Final Destination 2
- 2004: Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
- 2005: are we there yet? (Are We There Yet?)
- 2009: Watchmen - The Guardians (Watchmen)
- 2011: Sucker Punch
- 2014: Godzilla
- 2016: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- 2017: Planet of the Apes: Survival (War for the Planet of the Apes)
Awards (selection)
- 2018 : Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects for Planet of the Apes: Survival
- 2018: BAFTA Film Award nomination in the Best Visual Effects category for Planet of the Apes: Survival
Web links
- Joel Whist in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Oscars 2018 (English)
- ↑ BAFTA Awards 2018 (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Whist, Joel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Special effects artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |