Rob Coleman

Rob Coleman (born April 27, 1964 in Toronto ) is a Canadian animator , special effects artist and director .

Life

Coleman worked as an animator for the television series Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future in the late 1980s . He later worked for many years at George Lucas ' Industrial Light & Magic . Among other things, he animated Yoda in Star Wars - prequels , which he in 2000 and 2003 for the Oscar nominee. His other film works include The Mask , Star Trek: Meetings of the Generations and Men in Black .

He later moved to Lucasfilm , where he worked as a director on the series Star Wars: The Clone Wars in 2008 .

Filmography (selection)

Special effects

• 1994: Maverick - The Colt on your belt, an ace up your sleeve (Maverick)
• 1994 The Mask (The Mask)
• 1994: Star Trek: Generations (Star Trek: Generations)
• 1994: Unveiling (Disclosure)
• 1994: The Mouth of Madness (In the Mouth of Madness)
• 1995: The Indian in the Cupboard (The Indian in the Cupboard)
• 1996: Dragonheart
• 1997: Men in Black
• 1999: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace)
• 2002: Signs - Signs
• 2002: Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
• 2005: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
• 2006: The Colbert Report

Director

• 2008: Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Awards

• 1998: BAFTA Film Award nomination for Men in Black
• 1998: Saturn Award nomination for Men in Black
• 2000: BAFTA Film Award nomination for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
• 2000: Oscar nomination for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
• 2000: Saturn Award for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
• 2003: Oscar nomination for Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
• 2003: Saturn Award for Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
• 2005: Satellite Award for Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
• 2006: Saturn Award nomination for Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Web links

• Rob Coleman in the Internet Movie Database (English)