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Visual Effects:

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

1. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) (post-production) (senior visual effects supervisor)
   
   
2. The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) (additional visual effects supervisor)
   ... aka D.T.E.S.S. (USA: promotional abbreviation)
   ... aka The Day the Earth Stood Still: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
3. Eagle Eye (2008) (senior visual effects supervisor)
   ... aka Eagle Eye - Außer Kontrolle (Germany)
   ... aka Eagle Eye: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
4. 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) (additional visual effects supervisor)
   ... aka Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (Germany) (USA: promotional title)
   ... aka Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (UK: DVD title)
   ... aka Les 4 Fantastiques et le Surfer d'Argent (Canada: French title)
5. Night at the Museum (2006) (visual effects supervisor)
   ... aka Night at the Museum: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
6. Click (2006/I) (visual effects designer)
7. After the Sunset (2004) (visual effects consultant)
8. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) (visual effects supervisor)
   ... aka Der Herr der Ringe - Die Rückkehr des Königs (Germany)
   ... aka The Return of the King (USA: short title)
9. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) (visual effects supervisor)
   ... aka Der Herr der Ringe - Die zwei Türme (Germany)
   ... aka The Two Towers (USA: short title)
10. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) (visual effects supervisor)
    ... aka The Fellowship of the Ring (USA: short title)
    ... aka The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: The Motion Picture (USA: promotional title)
11. The Fast and the Furious (2001) (digital effects)
    ... aka The Fast and the Furious (Germany)
12. 102 Dalmatians (2000) (visual effects supervisor)
    
    
13. Anna and the King (1999) (visual effects supervisor)
14. Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) (visual effects supervisor: Blue Sky/VIFX)
    ... aka Star Trek 9 (USA: informal alternative title)
    ... aka Star Trek IX: Insurrection (Australia)
15. The Parent Trap (1998) (visual effects supervisor)
    ... aka Disney's The Parent Trap (USA: complete title)
16. Desperate Measures (1998) (visual effects supervisor: Boss Film Studios)
17. Starship Troopers (1997) (visual effects supervisor: Boss Film)
18. Multiplicity (1996) (digital effects advisor: Boss Film Studios)
19. Species (1995) (visual effects co-supervisor: Boss Film)
20. Outbreak (1995) (visual effects supervisor: Boss Film Studios)
21. The Scout (1994) (digital effects supervisor: Boss Films)
22. Last Action Hero (1993) (computer graphics supervisor: Boss Film Studio)
23. Cliffhanger (1993) (digital effects supervisor)
    ... aka Cliffhanger - l'ultima sfida (Italy)
    ... aka Cliffhanger, traque au sommet (France)
24. The Last of the Mohicans (1992) (digital effects supervisor)
25. Batman Returns (1992) (digital effects supervisor: Boss Film Studios)
26. Alien³ (1992) (digital effects supervisor)
27. Solar Crisis (1990) (digital effects supervisor) (uncredited)
    ... aka Kuraishisu niju-goju nen (Japan)
28. Ghost (1990) (digital effects supervisor)
    
    
29. 2010 (1984) (digital effects supervisor) (uncredited)
    ... aka 2010: The Year We Make Contact (USA: promotional title)
30. The Last Starfighter (1984) (senior technical mananger: Digital Productions)
    

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:

1. Night at the Museum (2006) (additional second unit director)
   ... aka Night at the Museum: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
2. Click (2006/I) (second unit director) (uncredited)
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) (second unit director) (uncredited)
   ... aka Der Herr der Ringe - Die Rückkehr des Königs (Germany)
   ... aka The Return of the King (USA: short title)
   

Director:

1. Bunyan and Babe (2011) (filming)
   

Actor:

1. Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) (uncredited) .... Guy in line at mayan theater
   

Self:

1. "Designing Your Future" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
       - Creative Economy (2007) TV episode .... Himself
2. The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
3. "The Screen Savers" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
       - Episode dated 11 February 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
4. The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
5. The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects