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Colin Strause

Visual Effects | Producer | Director

Colin Strause grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. Colin and his brother Greg Strause began experimenting with visual effects in their early teens. In 1995, he moved to Los Angeles and started working on the special effects for The X-Files. From there he moved on to big-budget hits such as The Nutty Professor... See full bio »

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2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (visual effects supervisor)
 
2012 Skyfall (CG supervisor: Lola VFX)
 
2012 Looper (visual effects designer: Hydraulx)
 
2012 The Avengers (visual effects supervisor)
 
2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (compositing supervisor: Hydraulx)
 
2011 Battle Los Angeles (visual effects designer)
 
2010 Gulliver's Travels (visual effects designer)
 
2010 Skyline (visual effects supervisor)
 
2010 The Social Network (computer graphics effects supervisor: Lola VFX)
 
2010 Jonah Hex (visual effects designer: [Hy*drau"lx])
 
2010 Knight and Day (visual effects: Hydraulx)
 
2010 Iron Man 2 (creator: Feebles sequence)
 
2010 The Book of Eli (visual effects designer: Hy*drau*lx, visual effects producer: Hy*drau*lx - uncredited)
 
2009 Avatar (visual effects: Hydraulx)
 
2009/I 2012 (visual effects supervisor)
 
2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine (visual effects designer: Hydraulx, visual effects supervisor: Hydraulx)
 
2009 Fast & Furious (visual effects designer: Hydraulx, visual effects supervisor)
 
2008 Bedtime Stories (visual effects designer: Hydraulx)
 
2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (digital effects artist)
 
2008 Meet Dave (visual effects supervisor)
 
2008 The Incredible Hulk (visual effects supervisor)
 
2008 Jumper (visual effects supervisor)
 
2007 Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (visual effects supervisor)
 
2007/I The Invasion (visual effects: Hydraulx)
 
2007 Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (visual effects designer: Hydraulx, visual effects supervisor)
 
2007/I Shooter (visual effects supervisor)
 
2006 300 (visual effects supervisor: Hydraulx)
 
2006 LiTTLEMAN (visual effects supervisor)
 
2006 Click (2d technical supervisor: Lola Visual Effects)
 
2006 Babel (2D technical supervisor: Lola Visual Effects)
 
2006 X-Men: The Last Stand (2D technical supervisor: Lola Visual Effects)
 
2006 Poseidon (visual effects supervisor: Hydraulx)
 
2006 Failure to Launch (3D technical supervisor: Lola Visual Effects)
 
2006 Ask the Dust (3D technical supervisor: Lola Visual Effects)
 
2005 Æon Flux (visual effects supervisor: Hydraulx)
 
2005 Syriana (visual effects supervisor - uncredited)
 
2005 The Fog (visual effects designer: Hydraulx)
 
2005 Venom (visual effects supervisor)
 
2005 Fantastic Four (visual effects supervisor)
 
2005 Herbie Fully Loaded (3D technical supervisor: Lola Visual Effects)
 
2005 The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D (visual effects supervisor)
 
2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (3D technical supervisor: Lola Visual Effects)
 
2005 xXx: State of the Union (visual effects supervisor: Hydraulx)
 
2005 Constantine (visual effects supervisor)
 
2004 The Day After Tomorrow (visual effects supervisor: Hydraulx)
 
2004 Torque (3D supervisor: Hydraulx)
 
2003 Looney Tunes: Back in Action (3D technical supervisor: Hydraulx)
 
2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (3D supervisor: Hydraulx)
 
2002 Sweet Home Alabama (digital effects supervisor - uncredited)
 
2002 Tuck Everlasting (3D supervisor: Pixel Envy - uncredited)
 
2002 The New Guy (3D supervisor - uncredited)
 
2002 The Sweetest Thing (3D effects supervisor: Pixel Envy - uncredited)
 
2002 Sorority Boys (digital effects supervisor)
 
2001 The Glass House (3D effects supervisor: Pixel Envy - uncredited)
 
2001 Band of Brothers (TV mini-series) (head of 3d: Pixel-Envy - 1 episode)
– Currahee (2001) (head of 3d: Pixel-Envy)
 
2001 Rock Star (3D supervisor)
 
2001 American Outlaws (3D supervisor: Pixel Envy)
 
2000 The Family Man (3D supervisor: Light Matters/Pixel Envy)
 
1999 Galaxy Quest (3D effects supervisor: Light Matters/Pixel Envy)
 
1999 Blue Streak (special effects crew: Pixel Envy)
 
1999 Cruel Intentions (compositing supervisor - uncredited)
 
1998 The X Files (3D supervisor: Light Matters, Inc./Pixel Envy)
 
1998 Paulie (3D supervisor: Light Matters/Pixel Envy)
 
1997 Titanic (3D supervisor: Light Matters)
 
1997 Volcano (3D supervisor, CG lava creator)
 
1996 The Stupids (Flame artist)
 
1996 The Nutty Professor (3D animator: Light Matters Incorporated)
 
1996 Black Sheep (3D effects artist: Pixel Envy - uncredited)
 
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2014 Abattoir (producer) (pre-production)
 
2014 The Seventh Tear (producer) (pre-production)
 
???? Chimera (producer) (post-production)
 
2012/II The Bay (executive producer)
 
2011 Take Shelter (executive producer)
 
2010 Skyline (producer - as The Brothers Strause)
 
2010 Badass Thieves (short) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (6 titles)
2010 Skyline (as The Brothers Strause)
 
2007 Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (as The Brothers Strause)
 
2004 16mm Mystery (short) (as The Brothers Strause)
 
2003 Mute (video short) (co-director)
 
2003 Download It: Behind the Scenes Video (video short)
 
2003 Nickelback: The Videos (video short) (video "How You Remind Me" / as The Brothers Strause)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
2012 The Avengers
Shield Agent #4 (uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2006 Feeling the Effects of 'The Fog' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (15 titles)
2011 Last Call with Carson Daly (TV series)
– Episode dated 4 March 2011 (2011)
 
2010 Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition (TV series)
Himself
– Creative Team Behind Skyline (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.6 (2010) … Himself
 
2008 AVP-R: Deadly Prey - Designing Aliens (video short)
Himself
 
2008 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 January 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 AVP-R: The Nightmare Returns - Creating the Aliens (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 AVP-R: Primitive Design - Creating the Predator (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 AVP-R: Preparing for War - Development and Production (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 AVP-R: Fight to the Finish - Postproduction (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 AVP-R: Crossbreed - Creating the Predalien (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 AVP-R: Building the Predator Homeworld (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Feeling the Effects of 'The Fog' (video documentary short)
Himself - Visual Effects Designer
 
2004 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Making of 'The Day After Tomorrow' (2004) … Himself
 
2002 Making the Video (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Godsmack: I Stand Alone (2002) … Himself
 
2001 Linkin Park: Frat Party at the Pankake Festival (video)
Himself
 

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Skyline -- A group of friends fight to survive as a mysterious light source causes people to vanish into the air.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Co-directed commercial "Moths" for Black Magic. (2004) See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview  | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Site | Tight Films | See more »

Alternate Names:

The Brothers Strause
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Won a VMA for Best Art Direction on Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Californication" See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio