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Pablo Helman

  • Visual Effects
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Actor
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Pablo Helman
A native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pablo Helman joined Industrial Light & Magic in 1996 as the Sabre Department Supervisor. Prior to joining the company, Helman was a compositing supervisor on Independence Day for Pacific Ocean Post, a digital compositor on Apollo 13 and Strange Days for Digital Domain, and a compositor on numerous projects for Digital Magic. Helman received a Masters of Arts in Education from Cal Poly Pomona, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Composition from UCLA.

He has been nominated for two Academy Awards® for his work on Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones and War of the Worlds, a film that also earned him a Visual Effects Society Award for Best Single Visual Effects of the Year. Helman is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
BornJuly 5, 1959
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BornJuly 5, 1959
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  • Nominated for 3 Oscars
    • 4 wins & 38 nominations total

Known for

Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci in The Irishman (2019)
The Irishman
7.8
  • Visual Effects
  • 2019
War of the Worlds (2005)
War of the Worlds
6.5
  • Visual Effects(ILM)
  • 2005
Independence Day (1996)
Independence Day
7.0
  • Visual Effects(POP)
  • 1996
Liam Neeson in Silence (2016)
Silence
7.1
  • Visual Effects(ILM)
  • 2016

Credits

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Visual Effects

  • Wicked
    • visual effects supervisor
    • In Production
    • 2024
  • Wicked: Part Two
    • visual effects supervisor
    • Pre-production
    • 2025
  • Killers of the Flower Moon
    • visual effects supervisor: ILM
    • Post-production
  • Steven Spielberg, Judd Hirsch, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Michelle Williams, Keeley Karsten, Tony Kushner, Birdie Borria, Alina Brace, Sophia Kopera, Mateo Zoryan, Gabriel LaBelle, Chloe East, and Julia Butters in The Fabelmans (2022)
    The Fabelmans
    • visual effects supervisor: ILM
    • 2022
  • Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen in Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)
    Obi-Wan Kenobi
    • visual effects supervisor
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Gary Oldman in Mank (2020)
    Mank
    • visual effects supervisor: ILM
    • 2020
  • Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci in The Irishman (2019)
    The Irishman
    • production visual effects supervisor
    • 2019
  • Bob Dylan in Rolling Thunder Revue (2019)
    Rolling Thunder Revue
    • visual effects supervisor: ILM
    • 2019
  • The Mummy (2017)
    The Mummy
    • visual effects supervisor: ILM
    • 2017
  • Liam Neeson in Silence (2016)
    Silence
    • visual effects supervisor: ILM
    • 2016
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
    • production visual effects supervisor
    • 2016
  • William Fichtner, Will Arnett, Noel Fisher, Jeremy Howard, Johnny Knoxville, Megan Fox, Alan Ritchson, and Pete Ploszek in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
    • visual effects supervisor: ILM
    • 2014
  • Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, and Anthony Mackie in Pain & Gain (2013)
    Pain & Gain
    • visual effects supervisor: ILM
    • 2013
  • Battleship (2012)
    Battleship
    • visual effects supervisor
    • 2012
  • Noah Ringer in The Last Airbender (2010)
    The Last Airbender
    • production visual effects supervisor
    • 2010
  • Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Cate Blanchett, Shia LaBeouf, and Ray Winstone in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
    Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
    • production visual effects supervisor
    • 2008
  • Freddie Highmore in The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
    The Spiderwick Chronicles
    • visual effects supervisor: ILM
    • 2008
  • Eric Bana in Munich (2005)
    Munich
    • visual effects supervisor: ILM
    • 2005

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
    • second unit director
    • 2016
  • William Fichtner, Will Arnett, Noel Fisher, Jeremy Howard, Johnny Knoxville, Megan Fox, Alan Ritchson, and Pete Ploszek in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
    • second unit director
    • 2014
  • Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Cate Blanchett, Shia LaBeouf, and Ray Winstone in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
    Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
    • unit director: aerial unit
    • 2008

Actor

  • Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz, Kenny Baker, Hayden Christensen, and Temuera Morrison in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
    Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
    • Pablo-Jill (uncredited)
    • 2002

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  • Born
    • July 5, 1959
    • Buenos Aires, Argentina

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    He used to play drums in the Argentinian band "Los Moros" in the late seventies.

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