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Ian Hunter(II)

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Ian Hunter
Director/VFX Supervisor and co-founder of New Deal Studios, Ian is multi-disciplined artist who has established himself as a visionary storyteller in the field of motion picture visual effects and production for over 25 years. Bringing his unique style and creative vision to each of his projects, Hunter has won 3 VES Awards for his work including sequences in The Dark Knight (2008) and Inception (2010) . He was recently a visual effect supervisor on the film Interstellar (2014) Hunter's directorial debut was the award winning Short Allure (2009) and two national Subway Commercials. Ever the creator, Ian is parlaying his experience in visual effects and film design into the cutting edge virtual reality world with his first project Kaiju Fury! (2014)
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    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 11 wins & 18 nominations total

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    Known for

    Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar (2014)
    Interstellar
    8.7
    • Visual Effects(New Deal Studios)
    • 2014
    Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe, and Dileep Rao in Inception (2010)
    Inception
    8.8
    • Visual Effects(New Deal Studios)
    • 2010
    Ryan Gosling in First Man (2018)
    First Man
    7.3
    • Visual Effects
    • 2018
    Christian Bale in The Dark Knight (2008)
    The Dark Knight
    9.0
    • Visual Effects(New Deal Studios)
    • 2008

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    Visual Effects



    • Ryan Gosling in First Man (2018)
      First Man
      7.3
      • miniature effects supervisor
      • 2018
    • Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar (2014)
      Interstellar
      8.7
      • visual effects supervisor: New Deal Studios
      • 2014
    • Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, and Alexandra Daddario in Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)
      Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
      5.7
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2013
    • Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton in Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
      Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
      6.1
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2013
    • Geoffrey Rush, Michael Clarke Duncan, Ryan Reynolds, and Mark Strong in Green Lantern (2011)
      Green Lantern
      5.5
      • visual effects supervisor: New Deal Studios (uncredited)
      • 2011
    • Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Gemma Ward, and Fileena Bahris in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
      Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
      6.6
      • visual effects supervisor: New Deal Studios
      • 2011
    • Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster, Dwayne Johnson, Sung Kang, Ludacris, Elsa Pataky, Matt Schulze, Tyrese Gibson, Paul Walker, Tego Calderon, Don Omar, and Gal Gadot in Fast Five (2011)
      Fast Five
      7.3
      • visual effects supervisor: New Deal Studios
      • 2011
    • Milla Jovovich in Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
      Resident Evil: Afterlife
      5.8
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2010
    • Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe, and Dileep Rao in Inception (2010)
      Inception
      8.8
      • visual effects: New Deal Studios
      • 2010
    • Osric Chau in 2012 (2009)
      2012
      5.8
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2009
    • Splice (2009)
      Splice
      5.8
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2009
    • Kate Beckinsale in Whiteout (2009)
      Whiteout
      5.5
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2009
    • Robin Williams, Hank Azaria, Christopher Guest, Ben Stiller, Brad Garrett, Owen Wilson, Amy Adams, Alain Chabat, Steve Coogan, Patrick Gallagher, Bill Hader, Mizuo Peck, Jon Bernthal, and Crystal the Monkey in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
      Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
      6.0
      • visual effects supervisor: New Deal Studios
      • 2009
    • Terminator Salvation (2009)
      Terminator Salvation
      6.5
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2009
    • Billy Crudup, Malin Akerman, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Patrick Wilson in Watchmen (2009)
      Watchmen
      7.6
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2009

    Director



    • A Midnight Jaunt
      • Director
      • Post-production
      • Short



    • Kaiju Fury! (2014)
      Kaiju Fury!
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Allure
      Short
      • Director
      • 2009

    Art Department



    • Sam Huntington, Renton Hawkey, Thom Newell, and Courtney Bandeko in Full Moon Glory Hole (2024)
      Full Moon Glory Hole
      6.2
      Short
      • werewolf illustration by
      • 2024
    • Fluxx (2024)
      Fluxx
      7.6
      • Lead Model Maker
      • 2024
    • Tyler, the Creator: Lumberjack (2021)
      Tyler, the Creator: Lumberjack
      8.4
      Music Video
      • miniature effects artist: Co-Designer
      • 2021

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    • Other works
      Theatrical commercial for Los Angeles Times
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      Brother of Alexander Hunter; the political cartoonist on the Washington Times.

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