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Robert Short(I)

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  • Special Effects
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Robert Short is known for Beetlejuice (1988), The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) and Cocoon (1985).
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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Stanley Newton's photo of the September 12, 1996 Dick Smith Tribute (all rows from left): Front - Greg Nicotero of KNB EFX Group, Robert Short, Bob Burns, Harry Thomas (d. 1996), Abe Haberman (d. 1998). Middle - Estelle Shay of CINEFEX, Kevin Haney, Don Post, Jr., Bill Malone, Rick Baker, Dick Smith, Forrest J. Ackerman, Todd Tucker. Back - Don Shay of CINEFEX, Craig Reardon, Stuart Ziff, Kate Studley, Alec Gillis of ADI, Tom Woodruff of ADI

Known for

Geena Davis, Winona Ryder, Alec Baldwin, Jeffrey Jones, Michael Keaton, and Catherine O'Hara in Beetlejuice (1988)
Beetlejuice
7.5
  • Additional Crew
  • 1988
Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, and Elizabeth Debicki in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.2
  • Visual Effects(BlueBolt)
  • 2015
Cocoon (1985)
Cocoon
6.7
  • Additional Crew
  • 1985
Ray Stevenson in Punisher: War Zone (2008)
Punisher: War Zone
5.9
  • Visual Effects
  • 2008

Credits

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Visual Effects

  • Nameless
    • visual effects supervisor
    • Post-production
  • Dan Stevens in Legion (2017)
    Legion
    • visual effects producer
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Exit Strategy (2015)
    Exit Strategy
    • visual effects supervisor
    • TV Movie
    • 2015
  • Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, and Elizabeth Debicki in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
    • compositor: BlueBolt
    • 2015
  • David Arquette, Tom Skerritt, and Jason Isaacs in Field of Lost Shoes (2015)
    Field of Lost Shoes
    • visual effects artist
    • 2015
  • Chloë Sevigny in Those Who Kill (2014)
    Those Who Kill
    • visual effects artist
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • To Have and to Hold (2014)
    To Have and to Hold
    • senior visual effects supervisor
    • 2014
  • BlackBoxTV (2010)
    BlackBoxTV
    • visual effects supervisor
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • Outsourced (2010)
    Outsourced
    • on set supervisor
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
    Hawaii Five-0
    • digital artist (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Ray Stevenson in Punisher: War Zone (2008)
    Punisher: War Zone
    • visual effects supervisor
    • 2008
  • Parasomnia (2008)
    Parasomnia
    • digital effects artist
    • 2008
  • Sublime (2007)
    Sublime
    • visual effects consultant
    • Video
    • 2007
  • Sean Bean in Faceless (2006)
    Faceless
    • visual effects consultant
    • TV Movie
    • 2006
  • Vanished (2006)
    Vanished
    • visual effects consultant (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2006
  • Victor Garber, Kerr Smith, Eamonn Walker, and Rebecca Mader in Justice (2006)
    Justice
    • visual effects consultant (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2006

Additional Crew

  • Lindsay Lohan and Herbie in Herbie Fully Loaded (2005)
    Herbie Fully Loaded
    • supervising puppeteer
    • 2005
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (1997)
    The Wonderful World of Disney
    • merfolk key supervisor
    • TV Series
    • 1999
  • Jim Carrey in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
    Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
    • puppeteer
    • 1994
  • Flash III: Deadly Nightshade (1992)
    Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
    • suit designer: "Flash" suit
    • Video
    • 1992
  • Intruders (1992)
    Intruders
    • alien effects
    • TV Series
    • 1992
  • Super Force (1990)
    Super Force
    • special consultant
    • creator & designer: super force suit, motorcycle and nightstick
    • TV Series
    • 1990–1991
  • Dane Farwell and John Wesley Shipp in The Flash (1990)
    The Flash
    • designer and creator: The Flash suit
    • TV Series
    • 1990–1991
  • Super Force (1990)
    Super Force
    • special consultant
    • TV Movie
    • 1990
  • Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
    Joe Versus the Volcano
    • mechanical hammerhead shark designer
    • 1990
  • Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver (1985)
    MacGyver
    • black rhino designer
    • TV Series
    • 1989
  • Geena Davis, Winona Ryder, Alec Baldwin, Jeffrey Jones, Michael Keaton, and Catherine O'Hara in Beetlejuice (1988)
    Beetlejuice
    • creature designer
    • 1988
  • Cocoon (1985)
    Cocoon
    • cocoons created by
    • 1985
  • Creature (1985)
    Creature
    • technical advisor
    • 1985
  • Robert Vaughn and David McCallum in The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair (1983)
    The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair
    • technical advisor
    • TV Movie
    • 1983

Special Effects

  • Alan Gray and Shae Smolik in Pearl (2016)
    Pearl
    • special effects coordinator
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Lindsay Lohan and Herbie in Herbie Fully Loaded (2005)
    Herbie Fully Loaded
    • supervising puppeteer
    • 2005
  • Steve Martin, Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, and Joe Alaskey in Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
    Looney Tunes: Back in Action
    • special effects technician (uncredited)
    • 2003
  • On the Air (1992)
    On the Air
    • animatronic dog effects
    • TV Series
    • 1992
  • Super Force (1990)
    Super Force
    • mechanical effects supervisor
    • TV Series
    • 1990
  • Nightflyers (1987)
    Nightflyers
    • mechanical effects
    • special effects
    • 1987
  • Chopping Mall (1986)
    Chopping Mall
    • creator: Killbots
    • special effects
    • 1986
  • Creature (1985)
    Creature
    • weapons creator
    • 1985
  • Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah in Splash (1984)
    Splash
    • mermaid design and construction
    • 1984
  • Henry Thomas in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
    • additional effects: E.T.
    • 1982
  • Scared to Death (1980)
    Scared to Death
    • pod effects
    • 1980
  • Up from the Depths (1979)
    Up from the Depths
    • special effects
    • 1979
  • Piranha (1978)
    Piranha
    • special properties
    • 1978
  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
    Close Encounters of the Third Kind
    • alien designer (1980 special version, uncredited)
    • 1977
  • Hollywood Boulevard (1976)
    Hollywood Boulevard
    • Godzina's wardrobe
    • 1976

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Godzina
  • Other works
    Contributed to Francesco Borseti's book "It Came from the 80s!" Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. (2016) ISBN-10: 1476666040, ISBN-13: 978-1476666044
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    • 2 Interviews

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