Michael Owens
Michael "Mike" Owens (born before 1982) is a special effects artist , the 2011 for Hereafter - Life after the Oscar in the category Best Visual Effects was nominated.
Life
He grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and was employed by Industrial Light and Magic in Marin County in 1982 . There he initially worked as an effects cameraman on films such as ET - The Extra Terrestrial and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan . In 1987 he first worked as a VFX Supervisor at The Witches of Eastwick . Films like 101 Dalmatians , The Mercury Puzzle and Rendezvous with Joe Black followed in this capacity .
In 2000 he worked with Clint Eastwood for the first time at Space Cowboys . In the following years, the collaboration on Flags of Our Fathers , Letters from Iwo Jima and Gran Torino was deepened. In 2011 he was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Visual Effects for Hereafter , for which he created a tsunami scene .
Filmography (special effects)
- 1982: ET the Extra-Terrestrial
- 1982: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan)
- 1983: Return of the Jedi (Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi)
- 1984: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- 1985: The Secret of the Hidden Temple (Young Sherlock Holmes)
- 1985: Explorers - A Fantastic Adventure (Explorers)
- 1986: Howard - the Duck (Howard the Duck)
- 1987: The Witches of Eastwick (The Witches of Eastwick)
- 1988: Caddyshack II
- 1989: My Devilish Neighbors (The Burbs)
- 1989: Skin Deep - Men don't have it easy either (Skin Deep)
- 1991: Hudson Hawk - The Master Thief (Hudson Hawk)
- 1991: Switch - The woman in the man (Switch)
- 1991: The Doors
- 1993: Fire in the Sky
- 1996: 101 Dalmatians (101 Dalmatians)
- 1998: The Mercury Puzzle (Mercury Rising)
- 1998: Rendezvous with Joe Black (Meet Joe Black)
- 1999: Bringing Out the Dead - nights of the memory (Bringing Out the Dead)
- 2000: Space Cowboys
- 2002: Blood Work
- 2002: Gangs of New York
- 2003: The Hunted (The Hunted)
- 2004: Van Helsing
- 2006: Flags of Our Fathers
- 2006: Letters from Iwo Jima
- 2008: The strange son
- 2008: Gran Torino
- 2008: Tropic Thunder
- 2009: Invictus - Unconquered (Invictus)
- 2010: Hereafter - Life After (Hereafter)
- 2011: J. Edgar
- 2012: Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter)
- 2012: Back in the Game (Trouble with the Curve)
Web links
- Michael Owens in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Image Conscious: A conversation with visual effects supervisor Michael Owens. December 21, 2011, accessed February 2, 2013 .
- ↑ Working with Clint: Michael Owens talks about Clint Eastwood. December 28, 2011, accessed February 2, 2013 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Owens, Michael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Owens, Mike (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Special effects artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1982 |