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Joseph J. Lawson


Over his career, Joe Lawson has filled many roles as a filmmaker: director, writer, practical and digital visual effects supervisor and artist, storyboard artist, voice-over artist and actor as well as directing animated and live action productions including two features, commercials, Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future, Animal Armageddon and Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideVisual Effects (55 titles)
2013 From the Sea (visual effects supervisor) (post-production)
 
2013 Battledogs (TV movie) (visual effects supervisor)
 
2013 Jack the Giant Killer (visual effects supervisor)
 
2012 12/12/12 (visual effects)
 
2012 40 Days and Nights (visual effects supervisor)
 
2012 Clash of the Empires (video) (visual effects supervisor)
 
2012 Hold Your Breath (visual effects supervisor)
 
2012 Golden Winter (visual effects supervisor)
 
2012 Super Cyclone (video) (visual effects supervisor)
 
2012 Shark Week (visual effects supervisor)
 
2012 Bigfoot (TV movie) (visual effects supervisor)
 
2012 Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies (video) (visual effects supervisor)
 
2012 Nazis at the Center of the Earth (video) (visual effects supervisor)
 
2012 American Warships (video) (visual effects supervisor)
 
2012 Fortress (video) (cgi artist)
 
2012 Air Collision (video) (visual effects supervisor)
 
2012 Grimm's Snow White (video) (visual effects supervisor)
 
2012 Red Tails (pre-visualization artist: Radical 3D)
 
2012 2-Headed Shark Attack (video) (visual effects supervisor)
 
2011 The Amityville Haunting (video) (visual effects supervisor)
 
2011 11/11/11 (video) (compositor, visual effects artist)
 
2011 Zombie Apocalypse (TV movie) (visual effects supervisor)
 
2011 3 Musketeers (video) (visual effects supervisor)
 
2011 Dragon Crusaders (video) (compositor, visual effects supervisor)
 
2011 A Haunting in Salem (video) (motion graphic artist)
 
2011 Born Bad (video) (compositor)
 
2011 2012: Ice Age (video) (visual effects supervisor)
 
2011 Almighty Thor (TV movie) (visual effects supervisor)
 
2011 Battle of Los Angeles (video) (digital compositor, visual effects supervisor)
 
2011 Mega Python vs. Gatoroid (TV movie) (digital compositor, visual effects supervisor - as Joe Lawson)
 
2010 Mega Shark vs Crocosaurus (video) (digital compositor, visual effects artist)
 
2010 2010: Moby Dick (video) (compositor, visual effects artist)
 
Caprica (TV series) (cgi artist - 4 episodes, 2010) (CGI artist - 3 episodes, 2010) (visual effects artist - 3 episodes, 2009-2010) (cg artist - 2 episodes, 2010)
The Dirteaters (2010) (cgi artist - uncredited)
Retribution (2010) (cg artist - as Joseph Lawson)
Unvanquished (2010) (cg artist - as Joseph Lawson)
End of the Line (2010) (cgi artist - uncredited)
Ghosts in the Machine (2010) (cgi artist - uncredited)
 
2010 Titanic II (video) (compositor, visual effects artist)
 
2010 Airline Disaster (video) (digital compositor, visual effects artist)
 
2010 The 7 Adventures of Sinbad (video) (digital compositor, visual effects artist)
 
2010 Brace for Impact: The Chesley B. Sullenberger Story (TV documentary) (digital compositor, visual effects supervisor)
 
2009 Beyond All Boundaries (short) (visual effects artist)
 
2009 Alien Earths (TV documentary) (cgi artist)
 
2009 Infestation (digital effects artist)
 
2009 Animal Armageddon (TV series documentary) (vfx/cg supervisor - 7 episodes, 2009) (digital compositor - 4 episodes, 2009) (visual effects supervisor - 1 episode, 2009)
Panic in the Sky (2009) (digital compositor, vfx/cg supervisor)
Doomsday (2009) (digital compositor, vfx/cg supervisor)
Hell on Earth (2009) (visual effects supervisor)
Death Rays (2009) (vfx/cg supervisor)
Fire & Ice (vfx/cg supervisor)
 
2008 Eli Stone (TV series) (visual effects artist - 1 episode)
Grace (2008) (visual effects artist)
 
2008 Ghost Voyage (TV movie) (visual effects supervisor)
 
2007 Bats: Human Harvest (TV movie) (visual effects artist: U.S. unit)
 
2007 Return to House on Haunted Hill (video) (digital effects artist)
 
2007 Lake Placid 2 (TV movie) (visual effects artist: U.S., visual effects supervisor)
 
2007 Reign of the Gargoyles (TV movie) (digital effects artist)
 
2007 Grendel (TV movie) (digital effects artist)
 
2006 Basilisk: The Serpent King (TV movie) (visual effects artist: U.S.)
 
2006 Dragon Dynasty (TV movie) (additional matte painter, visual effects artist, visual effects supervisor)
 
2005 Roach Approach: The Mane Event (video) (digital compositor, visual effects artist)
 
2004 Star Trek: The Experience - Borg Invasion 4D (short) (visual effects artist)
 
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (digital artist: Rhythm & Hues)
 
2003 Star Trek: Enterprise (TV series) (visual effects artist - 2 episodes)
Horizon (2003) (visual effects artist)
Judgment (2003) (visual effects artist)
 
2000 Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles (TV series) (CGI director - 1 episode)
Funeral for a Friend (2000) (CGI director)
 
Show ShowDirector (4 titles)
2012 Clash of the Empires (video)
 
2002 Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future (TV series)
Surrender Earth: Part 2 (2002) (supervising director)
Surrender Earth: Part 1 (2002) (supervising director)
Dead Space: Part 2 (2002) (supervising director)
Dead Space: Part 1 (2002) (supervising director)
Space Race: Part 2 (2002) (supervising director)
 
Show ShowArt Department (5 titles)
2012 Nazis at the Center of the Earth (video) (storyboard artist)
 
2010 Titanic II (video) (storyboard artist)
 
2010 Brace for Impact: The Chesley B. Sullenberger Story (TV documentary) (storyboard artist)
 
2009 Alien Earths (TV documentary) (storyboard artist)
 
2009 Animal Armageddon (TV series documentary) (storyboard artist - 6 episodes)
Panic in the Sky (2009) (storyboard artist)
Doomsday (2009) (storyboard artist)
Hell on Earth (2009) (storyboard artist)
Death Rays (2009) (storyboard artist)
Fire & Ice (storyboard artist)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
2012 Clash of the Empires (video)
Koto (voice)
 
Show ShowAnimation Department (1 title)
2010 Brace for Impact: The Chesley B. Sullenberger Story (TV documentary) (animator)
 

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Clash of the Empires -- In an age long ago, the last village of peace-loving Hobbits is attacked and enslaved by the Java Men, komodo-worshiping, dragon-riding cannibals. Now the young Hobbit Goben, along with his father and sister, must seek help from the "giants" (human hunters) to find the Javas' lair and rescue the last surviving Hobbits, Goben's mother among them. In their quest to destroy the Javas, the heroic partnership of humans and Hobbits will transform both species forever. Age of Dinosaurs -- Trailer for Age of Dinosaurs
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Personal Details



Alternate Names:

Joe Lawson | Joseph Lawson