Philip Brennan
Philip "Phil" Brennan (* 1967 or 1968) is a Scottish special effects artist who was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Visual Effects in 2013 for Snow White and the Huntsman .
Life
He grew up in Barnton, a district of Edinburgh , and went to Stewart's Melville College , a private school in Edinburgh. He then studied microprocessor technology at Strathclyde University . From 1989 to 1994 he was employed by Quantel as a research and development engineer. He then moved to Los Angeles where he worked as a VFX supervisor and inferno artist at Sight Effects until 1999 . There he worked on films such as Species and Volcano .
In 1999 he switched to Asylum Visual Effects where he was employed as VFX Supervisor and Creative Director . There has been involved in films such as Planet of the Apes , Minority Report , The Legacy of the Knights Templar and The Strange Fall of Benjamin Button . Since the studio closed in 2010, he has been working as a freelancer. In 2012 he worked on Snow White and the Huntsman , for which he was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Visual Effects in 2013 together with Cedric Nicolas-Troyan , Neil Corbould and Michael Dawson . He lives in Los Angeles with his wife.
Filmography (special effects)
- 1995: Species
- 1996: Executive Decision (Executive Decision)
- 1997: Volcano
- 2001: Black Hawk Down
- 2001: Moulin Rouge
- 2001: Pearl Harbor
- 2001: Planet of the Apes
- 2002: Catch Me If You Can
- 2002: Minority Report
- 2002: Ticker
- 2002: The Master of Disguise
- 2003: Master & Commander : The Far Side of the World
- 2004: The Legacy of the Knights Templar (National Treasure)
- 2005: King Kong
- 2005: Sky High - This high school is taking off! (Sky High)
- 2006: Apocalypto
- 2006: Déjà Vu - race against time (Deja Vu)
- 2006: Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man's Chest
- 2007: The Legacy of the Secret Book (National Treasure: Book of Secrets)
- 2007: Pirates of the Caribbean : At World's End
- 2008: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
- 2009: Friday the 13th (Friday the 13th)
- 2009: Shopaholic - The Bargain Hunter (Confessions of a Shopaholic)
- 2009: Terminator: The Redemption (Terminator Salvation)
- 2010: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
- 2012: Snow White and the Huntsman
Web links
- Phil Brennan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Jen Lavery: Special effects guru Philip Brennan set for Oscars. Scotsman.com. February 4, 2013, accessed April 28, 2013 .
- ↑ a b Scots computer whiz kid is an Oscar contender. deadlinenews.co.uk. February 22, 2013, accessed April 28, 2013 .
- ↑ a b PHIL BRENNAN - Visual Effects Supervisor. United Talent Agency. Retrieved April 28, 2013 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brennan, Philip |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brennan, Phil (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish special effects artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1967 or 1968 |