Eric J. Robertson
- Visual Effects
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Camera and Electrical Department
Co-founder and president of New York VFX studio Mr. X Gotham, Eric J.
Robertson has supervised and produced visual effects for over 50
feature films. During his career, Eric has worked with some of film's
most respected directors including Ron Howard, Jonathan Demme, Sam
Mendes, Joel and Ethan Cohen, Jim Jarmusch and Charlie Kaufman.
With a career that has spanned all genres, Eric enabled Sacha Baron Cohen's General Alladeen to walk a tightrope high above midtown New York; he transformed Philip Seymour Hoffman's vision into a vast warehouse that enclosed the entire island of Manhattan, and convinced moviegoers that they are watching Richard Nixon's confessions in real time. Eric's creations go from exhilarating and hilarious, to emotional and engaging. All with the visual effects integrated seamlessly with the storyteller's vision.
Eric is an accomplished photographer and cinematographer whose 20+ years of experience in production gives him a storyteller's eye along with the technical skills that encompass all aspects of the filmmaking process from script to screen. Eric was instrumental in expanding the V.E.S. into a NYC section and served as its first secretary / treasurer. He is a member of IATSE Local 600.
Eric lives in Brooklyn, has too many bikes, and is a clumsy yet aspiring surfer.
With a career that has spanned all genres, Eric enabled Sacha Baron Cohen's General Alladeen to walk a tightrope high above midtown New York; he transformed Philip Seymour Hoffman's vision into a vast warehouse that enclosed the entire island of Manhattan, and convinced moviegoers that they are watching Richard Nixon's confessions in real time. Eric's creations go from exhilarating and hilarious, to emotional and engaging. All with the visual effects integrated seamlessly with the storyteller's vision.
Eric is an accomplished photographer and cinematographer whose 20+ years of experience in production gives him a storyteller's eye along with the technical skills that encompass all aspects of the filmmaking process from script to screen. Eric was instrumental in expanding the V.E.S. into a NYC section and served as its first secretary / treasurer. He is a member of IATSE Local 600.
Eric lives in Brooklyn, has too many bikes, and is a clumsy yet aspiring surfer.
