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David Santiago(I)

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  • Additional Crew
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David Santiago has a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and a MSEE in Microwave Systems from the University of Southern California. He spent six years at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology developing cryogenic microwave oscillators, ultra-stable fiber-optic communication systems and supporting linear ion trap frequency standards for NASA. During this time he was involved in all aspects of local theater, improv comedy, and low budget films. He joined Digital Domain in 1996.
BornSeptember 11, 1968
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    Known for

    Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
    Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
    6.1
    • Visual Effects(as David G. Santiago)
    • 2004
    Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, and Bruce Willis in The Fifth Element (1997)
    The Fifth Element
    7.6
    • Visual Effects(Digital Domain)
    • 1997
    Planet of the Apes (2001)
    Planet of the Apes
    5.7
    • Visual Effects
    • 2001
    F. Murray Abraham in Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
    Star Trek: Insurrection
    6.4
    • Visual Effects(Blue Sky/VIFX)
    • 1998

    Credits

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    • Josh Peck, Chris Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Isabel Lucas, and Adrianne Palicki in Red Dawn (2012)
      Red Dawn
      5.3
      • technical director
      • 2012
    • CJ Adams in The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)
      The Odd Life of Timothy Green
      6.6
      • technical director
      • 2012
    • Sam Worthington in Wrath of the Titans (2012)
      Wrath of the Titans
      5.7
      • lead cg effects artist: Method Studios
      • 2012
    • Thomas Mann, Dax Flame, Oliver Cooper, and Jonathan Daniel Brown in Project X (2012)
      Project X
      6.7
      • technical director
      • 2012
    • Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hardy, and Chris Pine in This Means War (2012)
      This Means War
      6.3
      • effects artist: Method Studios
      • 2012
    • Ed Harris, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell, Sam Worthington, Anthony Mackie, and Genesis Rodriguez in Man on a Ledge (2012)
      Man on a Ledge
      6.6
      • technical director
      • 2012
    • Adam Sandler in Jack and Jill (2011)
      Jack and Jill
      3.3
      • technical director
      • 2011
    • Jude Law, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, and Marion Cotillard in Contagion (2011)
      Contagion
      6.8
      • technical director
      • 2011
    • Taylor Lautner in Abduction (2011)
      Abduction
      5.1
      • technical director
      • 2011
    • Noé Hernández and Stephanie Sigman in Miss Bala (2011)
      Miss Bala
      6.5
      • technical director
      • 2011
    • Anthony Hopkins in The Rite (2011)
      The Rite
      6.0
      • technical director
      • 2011
    • Seth Rogen and Jay Chou in The Green Hornet (2011)
      The Green Hornet
      5.8
      • technical director
      • 2011
    • Peter Cullen, Shia LaBeouf, and Megan Fox in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
      Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
      6.0
      • effects technical director
      • 2009
    • Terminator Salvation (2009)
      Terminator Salvation
      6.5
      • effects technical director
      • 2009
    • Edward Norton and Lou Ferrigno in The Incredible Hulk (2008)
      The Incredible Hulk
      6.6
      • effects supervisor: Rhythm & Hues
      • 2008

    Additional Crew



    • Song of the Deep (2016)
      Song of the Deep
      7.4
      Video Game
      • technical artist
      • 2016
    • Edge of Nowhere (2016)
      Edge of Nowhere
      5.9
      Video Game
      • technical artist
      • 2016
    • David Kaye, James Arnold Taylor, Jim Ward, Vincent Tong, and Bella Thorne in Ratchet & Clank (2016)
      Ratchet & Clank
      5.5
      • technical artist
      • 2016
    • Sunset Overdrive (2014)
      Sunset Overdrive
      7.8
      Video Game
      • technical artist
      • 2014

    Art Department



    • Jennifer Hale, David Kaye, and James Arnold Taylor in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (2021)
      Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
      8.7
      Video Game
      • principal technical artist
      • 2021
    • Spider-Man: Miles Morales (2020)
      Spider-Man: Miles Morales
      8.3
      Video Game
      • principal technical artist
      • 2020
    • Yuri Lowenthal in Spider-Man (2018)
      Spider-Man
      9.2
      Video Game
      • principal technical artist
      • 2018

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • David G. Santiago
    • Born
      • September 11, 1968
      • Wilmington, Delaware, USA

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