Craig Barron is an Academy-Award winning visual effects supervisor who is also an innovative filmmaker, entrepreneur, and film historian. He is co-founder and head of the visual-effects company, Matte World Digital, and is a member of the Academy Board of Governors, representing the visual effects branch...See full bio »
Co-author, with Mark Cotta Vaz, of the first comprehensive work on the history of matte painting, "The Invisible Art: The Legends of Movie Matte Painting," published by Chronicle Books, 2002.
Linwood felt realistic effects, which have to blend perfectly, were the greatest challenge. Ironically, that work is often unsung, because it's your job to be invisible to the audience. That's the challenge I've always preferred-creating invisible art. It always comes back to that. - Regarding Barron's work and the inspiration he found in the effects of Linwood Dunn...
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After spending eight years in the matte department of Industrial Light & Magic, the effects studio of George Lucas, Barron co-founded Matte World in 1988, later renaming it Matte World Digital. His title is founder and Visual Effects Supervisor.
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