Nicholas Brooks (special effects artist)

Nicholas Brooks (born May 20, 1964 in London , England ) is a British special effects artist and VFX supervisor .

Life

Brooks began his special effects career in 1989 with the Computer Film Company (CFC) in Soho , where he worked on the war film Memphis Belle . He later started his own business and has been working as a freelancer ever since . He was in numerous Hollywood - blockbusters such as Fight Club , Matrix and delusion involved. In 2003 he was the scriptwriter , director and producer of the 18-minute short film Ozone .

In 1999 , he and Joel Hynek , Kevin Scott Mack and Stuart Robertson received the Oscar for Best Visual Effects for Beyond the Horizon . They also received an OFTA Film Award. In 2004 he was awarded the Primetime Emmy for special effects in the television film Dream Keeper .

1990: Memphis Belle
1991: The Fisher King (The Fisher King)
1992: 1492 - The Conquest of Paradise (1492: Conquest of Paradise)
1992: The Muppet Christmas Carol (The Muppet Christmas Carol)
1993: Last Action Hero
1993: Little Buddha
1994: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1995: The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain (The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain)
1995: The First Knight
1995: Die Hard with a Vengeance
1996: Eraser
1998: Beyond the Horizon (What Dreams May Come)
1999: Fight Club
1999: Matrix (The Matrix)
2002: Blade II
2005: Constantine
2005: Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2010: Eclipse - The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
2011: War of the Gods (Immortals)
2011: Verblendung (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
2013: The Unbelievable - Now You See Me (Now You See Me)
2013: Elysium

personal data
SURNAME	Brooks, Nicholas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Brooks, Nick
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British special effects artist and VFX supervisor
DATE OF BIRTH	May 20, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH	London , England , UK