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Oscar Winners from our Department
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Brian Van't Hul, class of 1987, won an Oscar for Best Visual Effects for his work on Peter Jackson's King Kong (2005) along with colleagues: Joe Letteri, Christian Rivers, and Richard Taylor. Read more
Van't Hul wore many masks throughout
the blockbuster production. He served as Visual Effects Supervisor during principal
photography.
As the amount of miniature work during post started to pile up, he was brought
in to head a 2nd unit. This unit, dubbed "BVH's Unit", succeeded in filming
20,000 feet of quality miniature footage per day using a single camera - an
unimaginable feat by even the highest standards.
"Brian is a jack of all trades in that he can do anything, but he's one of
the few that I know is a master of them all," said VFX Production Manager,
Annette Wullems.
Van't Hul's other credits include: I, Robot; The Lord of the Rings: The Two
Towers; Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; Contact; Forrest Gump;
Disclosure; and The Nightmare Before Christmas. |
| Jon Johnson won an Oscar for Best Sound Editing for his work on Jonathan Mostow's U-571 (2000). Jon (right) is pictured with Prof. Paul Monaco (left). |
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| Ed Jones won an Oscar for Best Effects, Visual Effects for his work on Robert Zemeckis' Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) along with colleagues: Ken Ralston, Richard Williams, and George Gibbs. His recent work includes being one of the Executive Producers of "Happy Feet". |
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