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Visual Effects:

• In Production
• 2010s
• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s

1. A Fonder Heart (2009) (pre-production) (visual effects supervisor)
2. Maggie Hill (2009) (TV) (completed) (visual effects supervisor)
   
   
3. "24" (visual effects supervisor) (5 episodes, 2009-2010)
       - Day 8: 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. (2010) TV episode (visual effects supervisor)
       - Day 8: 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. (2010) TV episode (visual effects supervisor)
       - Day 8: 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (2010) TV episode (visual effects supervisor)
       - Day 8: 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. (2010) TV episode (visual effects supervisor)
       - Day 7: 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. (2009) TV episode (visual effects supervisor) (uncredited)
   
   
4. "General Hospital" (visual effects supervisor) (2 episodes, 2009)
       - Episode #1.11852 (2009) TV episode (visual effects supervisor)
       - Episode #1.11851 (2009) TV episode (visual effects supervisor)
5. "ER" (visual effects supervisor) (3 episodes, 2001-2009)
       - And in the End... (2009) TV episode (visual effects supervisor)
       - Scoop and Run (2006) TV episode (visual effects supervisor)
       - Supplies and Demands (2001) TV episode (visual effects supervisor)
6. "Defying Gravity" (visual effects supervisor) (2 episodes, 2009)
       - Pilot (2009) TV episode (visual effects supervisor)
       - Solitary (2009) TV episode (visual effects supervisor)
7. "Knight Rider" (visual effects producer) (1 episode, 2008) (visual effects supervisor) (1 episode, 2008)
       - A Knight in Shining Armor (2008) TV episode (visual effects producer)
       - Knight Rider (2008) TV episode (visual effects supervisor)
8. Adventure Scouts Honor (2008) (visual effects supervisor)
9. "CSI: NY" (visual effects supervisor) (1 episode, 2007)
       - Buzzkill (2007) TV episode (visual effects supervisor)
10. "Heroes" (supervising visual effects producer) (23 episodes, 2006-2007)
        - Chapter Twenty-Three 'How to Stop an Exploding Man' (2007) TV episode (supervising visual effects producer)
        - Chapter Twenty-Two 'Landslide' (2007) TV episode (supervising visual effects producer)
        - Chapter Twenty-One 'The Hard Part' (2007) TV episode (supervising visual effects producer)
        - Chapter Twenty 'Five Years Gone' (2007) TV episode (supervising visual effects producer)
        - Chapter Nineteen '.07%' (2007) TV episode (supervising visual effects producer)
          (18 more)
11. "Ugly Betty" (supervising visual effects producer) (22 episodes, 2006-2007)
        - East Side Story (2007) TV episode (supervising visual effects producer)
        - A Tree Grows in Guadalajara (2007) TV episode (supervising visual effects producer)
        - Secretaries Day (2007) TV episode (supervising visual effects producer)
        - Petra-Gate (2007) TV episode (supervising visual effects producer)
        - Punch Out (2007) TV episode (supervising visual effects producer)
          (17 more)
12. "Raines" (visual effects supervisor: Stargate Digital) (1 episode, 2007)
        - Pilot (2007) TV episode (visual effects supervisor: Stargate Digital)
13. "Grey's Anatomy" (visual effects supervisor) (2 episodes, 2007)
        - Drowning on Dry Land (2007) TV episode (visual effects supervisor) (uncredited)
        - Walk on Water (2007) TV episode (visual effects supervisor) (uncredited)
14. "Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King" (visual effects supervisor) (1 episode, 2006)
        - Battleground (2006) TV episode (visual effects supervisor)
15. "Las Vegas" (visual effects producer) (70 episodes, 2003-2006)
        - Father of the Bride (2006) TV episode (visual effects producer)
        - Fidelity, Security, Delivery (2006) TV episode (visual effects producer)
        - Chaos Theory (2006) TV episode (visual effects producer)
        - All Quiet on the Montecito Front (2006) TV episode (visual effects producer)
        - Cash Springs Eternal (2006) TV episode (visual effects producer)
          (65 more)
16. Fields of Freedom (2006) (visual effects supervisor)
17. Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005) (V) (visual effects supervisor)
    ... aka Urban Legends 3: Bloody Mary (USA)
18. "Into the West" (visual effects supervisor: Stargate Digital) (3 episodes, 2005)
        - Dreams and Schemes (2005) TV episode (visual effects supervisor: Stargate Digital)
        - Manifest Destiny (2005) TV episode (visual effects supervisor: Stargate Digital)
        - Wheel to the Stars (2005) TV episode (visual effects supervisor: Stargate Digital)
19. "Traffic" (2004) TV mini-series (visual effects producer: Stargate Digital) (2004)
    ... aka "Traffic: The Miniseries" (USA: promotional title)
20. Earthsea (2004) (TV) (visual effects supervisor: Stargate Digital)
    ... aka Legend of Earthsea (USA: promotional title)
21. Seed of Chucky (2004) (visual effects supervisor)
22. 5ive Days to Midnight (2004) (TV) (visual effects producer)
    ... aka Five Days to Midnight (Australia)
23. Breakin' All the Rules (2004) (visual effects)
24. Spartacus (2004) (TV) (visual effects supervisor)
25. "Nip/Tuck" (2003) TV series (visual effects supervisor) (unknown episodes)
26. Helen of Troy (2003) (TV) (visual effects supervisor)
27. Second String (2002) (TV) (visual effects supervisor)
28. Carrie (2002) (TV) (visual effects supervisor)
29. "Fastlane" (2002) TV series (visual effects producer) (unknown episodes)
30. The Guru (2002) (visual effects producer: Stargate Digital)
    ... aka Le gourou et les femmes (France)
31. 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002) (visual effects producer: Stargate Digital)
    ... aka 40 jours et 40 nuits (France)
32. Repli-Kate (2002) (visual effects supervisor)
    ... aka National Lampoon's Repli-Kate (USA: complete title)
33. Tomcats (2001) (visual effects producer)
34. Boycott (2001) (TV) (visual effects supervisor) (uncredited)
35. Santa Who? (2000) (TV) (visual effects supervisor)
36. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000) TV series (visual effects producer) (unknown episodes)
    ... aka "CSI: Las Vegas" (South Africa: English title: informal alternative title) (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "C.S.I." (USA: short title)
    ... aka "CSI: Weekends" (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka "Les experts" (Canada: French title)
37. Running Mates (2000) (TV) (visual effects producer)
38. Quarantine (2000) (TV) (visual effects supervisor)
39. Race Against Time (2000) (TV) (visual effects supervisor)
40. Gong yuan 2000 AD (2000) (visual effects supervisor)
    ... aka 2000 AD (International: English title)
    ... aka Gung yuen 2000 AD (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
    
    
41. Millennium Man (1999) (TV) (visual effects supervisor)
42. Zi yu feng bao (1999) (visual effects supervisor)
    ... aka Chi yue fung biu (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
    ... aka Purple Storm (Hong Kong: English title)
43. Y2K (1999) (TV) (visual effects supervisor)
    ... aka Countdown to Chaos (USA)
    ... aka Y2K: The Movie (USA: promotional title)
44. The Soul Collector (1999) (TV) (visual effects supervisor)
45. Sam dung (1999) (visual effects supervisor)
    ... aka Tempting Heart
    ... aka Xin dong (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
46. Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999) (TV) (visual effects supervisor)
47. Dak ging san yan lui (1999) (visual effects supervisor)
    ... aka Gen-X Cops (Hong Kong: English title) (International: English title: literal title)
    ... aka Te jing xin ren lei (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
48. The Thirteenth Year (1999) (TV) (visual effects producer) (uncredited)
49. Can of Worms (1999) (TV) (visual effects producer) (uncredited)
50. Houdini (1998) (TV) (visual effects supervisor)
51. Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998) (visual effects supervisor)
    ... aka Mafia! (USA: short title)
52. The Lake (1998) (TV) (visual effects producer)
53. "Brimstone" (1998) TV series (visual effects supervisor) (unknown episodes)
54. Volcano: Fire on the Mountain (1997) (TV) (visual effects producer)
    ... aka Fire on the Mountain
55. Asteroid (1997) (TV) (special visual effects supervisor) (uncredited) (visual effects producer) (uncredited)
    ... aka Asteroid: The Sky is Falling (Philippines: English title: video title)
56. Dante's Peak (1997) (title sequence) (uncredited)
57. Robo Warriors (1996) (visual effects supervisor)
58. Moll Flanders (1996) (visual effects supervisor)
59. Twister (1996) (title sequence) (uncredited)
60. "Sliders" (visual effects executive producer) (1 episode, 1995)
        - Pilot (1995) TV episode (visual effects executive producer)
61. "The Secret World of Alex Mack" (1994) TV series (visual effects producer) (unknown episodes)
    ... aka "Alex Mack" (USA: short title)
62. Mirror, Mirror 2: Raven Dance (1994) (visual effects producer)
    ... aka Raven Dance (USA: short title)
63. Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) (open title sequence)
64. Island City (1994) (TV) (visual effects producer)
65. M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994) (TV) (visual effects producer)
66. Lifepod (1993) (TV) (visual effects supervisor)
67. The Water Engine (1992) (TV) (visual effects)
68. Interceptor (1992) (miniature photography)
69. Afterburn (1992) (TV) (visual effects supervisor)
70. Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) (visual effects designer)
    ... aka Highlander II: The Renegade Version (UK: director's cut) (USA: video title (director's cut))
    ... aka Highlander - Le retour (France)
    ... aka Highlander 2 (Argentina)
    ... aka Highlander 2: The Quickening (USA: video box title)
    ... aka Highlander II (USA)
    ... aka Highlander, le retour (France)
71. The Dreamer of Oz (1990) (TV) (special visual effects)
    ... aka The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story
    
    
72. Millennium (1989) (visual effects director)
73. Ghostbusters II (1989) (visual effects supervisor: Apogee)
    ... aka Ghostbusters 2 (USA: video box title)
74. The Running Man (1987) (additional photography)
75. "Max Headroom" (1987) TV series (miniatures) (unknown episodes)
    ... aka "Max Headroom: 20 Minutes Into the Future" (USA)
76. Future Flight (1987) (visual effects supervisor)
77. Halloween II (1981) (visual effects) (uncredited)
    ... aka Halloween II: The Nightmare Isn't Over! (USA: video box title)
78. The Devil and Max Devlin (1981) (visual effects supervisor)
    

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:

• 2000s
• 1980s

1. "All My Children" (director: rooftop sequence) (2 episodes, 2008)
   ... aka "All My Children: The Summer of Seduction" (USA: promotional title)
       - Episode #1.9882 (2008) TV episode (director: rooftop sequence)
       - Episode #1.9880 (2008) TV episode (director: rooftop sequence)
2. Carrie (2002) (TV) (second unit director)
   
   
3. Millennium (1989) (second unit director)
   

Miscellaneous Crew:

• 1980s
• 1970s

1. Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) (silver shamrock commercial)
   ... aka The Last Halloween (Philippines: English title)
2. Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982) (special lightning)
   ... aka Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (new title)
   ... aka Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - The Director's Edition (USA: director's cut)
3. The Watcher in the Woods (1980) (kinetic light: Other World sequence)
   
   
4. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) (engine room and voyager 6 design)
   ... aka Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Director's Edition (USA: DVD title)
   

Special Effects:

• In Production
• 1980s

1. A Fonder Heart (2009) (pre-production) (special effects supervisor)
   
   
2. Two of a Kind (1983) (special effects supervisor)
   

Producer:

• 2000s
• 1990s

1. Helen of Troy (2003) (TV) (co-producer)
   
   
2. Asteroid (1997) (TV) (co-producer)
   ... aka Asteroid: The Sky is Falling (Philippines: English title: video title)
   

Camera and Electrical Department:

1. Millennium (1989) (director of photography: second unit)
2. Iron Eagle (1986) (aerial photographer)
   

Cinematographer:

1. As Time Goes By (2002) (director of photography)
   ... aka As Time Goes by: The Making of 'You're a Good Man, Charlie Kane' (USA: alternative title)
   

Director:

1. Tomcat Alley (1994) (VG)
   

Self:

1. 'Highlander 2': Seduced by Argentina (2004) (V) .... Himself