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Syd Dutton

  • Visual Effects
  • Special Effects
  • Writer
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Clue (1985) has become a cult classic film and is loved by multiple generations. Yet there has never been a documentary created to tell the behind the scenes stories...until now.
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With an art background, Syd Dutton worked for almost a decade in the matte department at Universal Studios from the late seventies where he learned the technique of motion picture matte painting from resident matte artist Albert Whitlock. Following the retirement of Whitlock in the mid eighties, Dutton and visual effects cinematographer Bill Taylor set up the independent effects studio Illusion Arts.
BornDecember 1, 1944
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    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

    Known for

    Kate Beckinsale, Shuler Hensley, Hugh Jackman, Richard Roxburgh, and Will Kemp in Van Helsing (2004)
    Van Helsing
    6.1
    • Visual Effects
    • 2004
    Harrison Ford and Sean Young in Blade Runner (1982)
    Blade Runner
    8.1
    • Visual Effects(2007 Final Cut version, Illusion Arts)
    • 1982
    Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Running Man (1987)
    The Running Man
    6.6
    • Visual Effects
    • 1987
    Alice Krige, Brent Spiner, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
    Star Trek: First Contact
    7.6
    • Visual Effects(Illusion Art)
    • 1996

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    Visual Effects



    • Let Go (2015)
      Let Go
      7.2
      Short
      • digital effects
      • 2015
    • Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz in Big Eyes (2014)
      Big Eyes
      6.9
      • visual effects art director: Zoic Studios
      • 2014
    • The Bling Ring (2013)
      The Bling Ring
      5.6
      • visual effects
      • 2013
    • Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, and Robert Pattinson in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
      The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
      5.6
      • visual effects art director: Zoic Studios
      • 2012
    • Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Premium Rush (2012)
      Premium Rush
      6.5
      • matte painting consultant: Zoic Studios
      • 2012
    • Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, and Jessica Chastain in Lawless (2012)
      Lawless
      7.2
      • environments supervisor: Zoic Studios
      • 2012
    • Liam Neeson in The Grey (2011)
      The Grey
      6.7
      • matte painting supervisor: Zoic Studios
      • 2011
    • Alexander Skarsgård, James Marsden, and Kate Bosworth in Straw Dogs (2011)
      Straw Dogs
      5.8
      • matte painting supervisor
      • 2011
    • Too Big to Fail (2011)
      Too Big to Fail
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • visual effects artist
      • 2011
    • Amanda Seyfried, Max Irons, and Shiloh Fernandez in Red Riding Hood (2011)
      Red Riding Hood
      5.4
      • visual effects: Zoic Studios
      • 2011
    • Jack Nicholson, Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson, and Paul Rudd in How Do You Know (2010)
      How Do You Know
      5.4
      • matte painting supervisor: Zoic Studios
      • 2010
    • Morgan Freeman, Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, and Mary-Louise Parker in Red (2010)
      Red
      7.0
      • matte painting supervisor: Zoic Studios (as Sydney Dutton)
      • 2010
    • Stephen Dorff and Elle Fanning in Somewhere (2010)
      Somewhere
      6.3
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2010
    • Transformers: War for Cybertron (2010)
      Transformers: War for Cybertron
      8.1
      Video Game
      • matte painting: Zoic Studios
      • 2010
    • Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith in The Karate Kid (2010)
      The Karate Kid
      6.3
      • matte painting supervisor: Zoic Studios
      • 2010

    Special Effects



    • Kevin Kline in The Emperor's Club (2002)
      The Emperor's Club
      6.9
      • special effects
      • 2002
    • All About 'The Birds' (2000)
      All About 'The Birds'
      7.7
      Video
      • special effects
      • 2000
    • Jade Calegory in Mac and Me (1988)
      Mac and Me
      3.4
      • special visual effects: Illusion Arts
      • 1988
    • Zoo Ship
      6.0
      • special effects
      • 1985

    Writer



    • Lana Turner in Witches' Brew (1980)
      Witches' Brew
      4.4
      • written by
      • 1980

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    • Alternative names
      • Sid Dutton
    • Born
      • December 1, 1944
      • San Francisco, California, USA

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