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Eric Saindon

  • Visual Effects
  • Actor
  • Special Effects
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Eric Saindon at an event for The Oscars (2023)
Star Rosa Salazar and the artists at WETA digital reveal how they brought the awe-inspiring world of 'Alita: Battle Angel' to life.
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Eric Saindon was born on 5 December 1969 in the USA. He is an actor, known for Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), Alita: Battle Angel (2019) and Avatar (2009).
BornDecember 5, 1969
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BornDecember 5, 1969
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 27 wins & 36 nominations total

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Richard Baneham, Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett at an event for Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Richard Baneham, Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett at an event for Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Sandra Bullock, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ethan Hawke, Matthew McConaughey, Martin Scorsese, Christian Bale, Julie Delpy, Cate Blanchett, Jared Leto, Thomas Newman, Roger Deakins, Alexandre Desplat, Amy Adams, K.K. Barrett, Judy Becker, Robbie Brenner, David Brownlow, Chris Buck, Steve Coogan, Bradley Cooper, Alfonso Cuarón, Rachel Winter, Jonathan Gordon, Joel Harlow, Andy Koyama, Joe Letteri, Andy Nicholson, Jehane Noujaim, Gloria Pasqua Casny, Eric Reynolds, John Ridley, Charles Roven, Eric Saindon, June Squibb, Crispin Struthers, Richard Suckle, Jean-Marc Vallée, Michael Wilkinson, Pharrell Williams, Craig Borten, Peter Del Vecho, Guy Williams, Jennifer Lee, Esteban Crespo, Lupita Nyong'o, Melisa Wallack, David Clayton, Steve McQueen, Martin Pensa, Edgar Barens, Karim Amer, and Barkhad Abdi
Joe Letteri, Eric Reynolds, Eric Saindon, and David Clayton

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Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Bailey Bass, and Britain Dalton in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Avatar: The Way of Water
7.8
  • Visual Effects(Weta FX)
  • 2022
Jennifer Connelly, Christoph Waltz, Mahershala Ali, Eiza González, Rosa Salazar, Ed Skrein, and Keean Johnson in Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Alita: Battle Angel
7.3
  • Visual Effects
  • 2019
Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Zoe Saldana, and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
Avatar
7.9
  • Visual Effects(Weta Digital)
  • 2009
Andy Serkis and Naomi Watts in King Kong (2005)
King Kong
7.2
  • Visual Effects(Weta Digital)
  • 2005

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Visual Effects

  • Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Bailey Bass, and Britain Dalton in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
    Avatar: The Way of Water
    • senior visual effects supervisor: Weta FX
    • 2022
  • Dev Patel in The Green Knight (2021)
    The Green Knight
    • production visual effects supervisor
    • visual effects supervisor
    • visual effects supervisor: Weta Digital
    • 2021
  • Jennifer Connelly, Christoph Waltz, Mahershala Ali, Eiza González, Rosa Salazar, Ed Skrein, and Keean Johnson in Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
    Alita: Battle Angel
    • production visual effects supervisor
    • 2019
  • A Ghost Story (2017)
    A Ghost Story
    • vfx supervisor weta digital
    • 2017
  • John Kassir and Oakes Fegley in Pete's Dragon (2016)
    Pete's Dragon
    • production visual effects supervisor
    • 2016
  • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
    The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
    • visual effects supervisor
    • 2014
  • Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom, Martin Freeman, Lee Pace, Evangeline Lilly, and Luke Evans in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
    The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
    • visual effects supervisor
    • 2013
  • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
    • visual effects supervisor
    • 2012
  • Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Zoe Saldana, and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
    Avatar
    • visual effects supervisor: Weta Digital
    • 2009
  • Laurence Fishburne, Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, Ioan Gruffudd, and Doug Jones in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
    Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
    • visual effects supervisor: Weta Digital
    • 2007
  • Robin Williams, Ben Stiller, Patrick Gallagher, Mizuo Peck, Rami Malek, and Crystal the Monkey in Night at the Museum (2006)
    Night at the Museum
    • visual effects supervisor: Weta Digital (uncredited)
    • 2006
  • Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Kelsey Grammer, Anna Paquin, Patrick Stewart, Ben Foster, James Marsden, Hugh Jackman, and Elliot Page in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
    X-Men: The Last Stand
    • visual effects supervisor: Weta Digital
    • 2006
  • Andy Serkis and Naomi Watts in King Kong (2005)
    King Kong
    • digital effects supervisor: Weta Digital
    • 2005
  • Will Smith in I, Robot (2004)
    I, Robot
    • lead CG supervisor: Weta Digital
    • 2004
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    • 3D sequence supervisor: Weta Digital
    • 2003

Actor

  • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
    The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
    • Laketown Guard (uncredited)
    • 2014

Special Effects

  • Promo Poster
    The Little Vampire
    • digital artist: cowboy
    • 2000

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How the Epic World of 'Alita: Battle Angel' Came to Life
Full Episode 3:06
How the Epic World of 'Alita: Battle Angel' Came to Life
Bringing 'Alita: Battle Angel' to Life
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Bringing 'Alita: Battle Angel' to Life

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    • December 5, 1969
    • USA

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