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Steve Ziolkowski

  • Visual Effects
  • Animation Department
  • Additional Crew
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A native of southern California and graduate of Cal Arts, Steve's career in visual effects began at Rhythm & Hues. Over the years, he was fortunate to work on theme park attractions, visual effects and commercials at studios like Disney and Dreamquest.

He has worked as an animator on movies like Life of Pi, The Sum of All Fears and Riddick, as a supervisor on projects like Star Trek the Experience and The Golden Compass and as a designer for The Amazing Spiderman animated series.

His first film, "1873 The Insidious Intrigue" was a steampunk inspired adventure that won acclaim from genre film fests including Teslacon and the Los Angeles Fear and Fantasy film festival.
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    Known for

    Vin Diesel in The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
    The Chronicles of Riddick
    6.6
    • Visual Effects
    • 2004
    Mission to Mars (2000)
    Mission to Mars
    5.7
    • Visual Effects(Dream Quest Images)
    • 2000
    Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Sharlto Copley, and Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson in The A-Team (2010)
    The A-Team
    6.7
    • Visual Effects(Rhythm & Hues Studios)
    • 2010
    Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black II (2002)
    Men in Black II
    6.2
    • Visual Effects(Rhythm & Hues)
    • 2002

    Credits

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    Visual Effects



    • Kit's Revenge (2022)
      Kit's Revenge
      Short
      • visual effects artist
      • 2022
    • The Negative (2015)
      The Negative
      Short
      • digital effects
      • 2015
    • The Apology (2014)
      The Apology
      Short
      • digital effects
      • 2014
    • 1873: The Insidious Intrigue (2013)
      1873: The Insidious Intrigue
      Short
      • digital effects
      • 2013
    • Suraj Sharma in Life of Pi (2012)
      Life of Pi
      7.9
      • animator: Rhythm & Hues Studios
      • 2012
    • Michael B. Jordan, Dane DeHaan, and Alex Russell in Chronicle (2012)
      Chronicle
      7.0
      • animator (uncredited)
      • 2012
    • Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Sharlto Copley, and Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson in The A-Team (2010)
      The A-Team
      6.7
      • animator: Rhythm & Hues Studios
      • 2010
    • Nicole Kidman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Elliott, Ian McKellen, Daniel Craig, Freddie Highmore, Ian McShane, Eva Green, Dakota Blue Richards, Helen Soraya, and Caridad Angus in The Golden Compass (2007)
      The Golden Compass
      6.1
      • animation supervisor: Rhythm & Hues
      • 2007
    • Robin Williams, Ben Stiller, Pierfrancesco Favino, Patrick Gallagher, Mizuo Peck, Rami Malek, and Crystal the Monkey in Night at the Museum (2006)
      Night at the Museum
      6.5
      • animation supervisor: Rhythm & Hues
      • 2006
    • Julia Roberts and Dominic Scott Kay in Charlotte's Web (2006)
      Charlotte's Web
      6.3
      • animation supervisor
      • 2006
    • Vin Diesel in The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
      The Chronicles of Riddick
      6.6
      • lead animator
      • 2004
    • Will Ferrell in Elf (2003)
      Elf
      7.1
      • animator: Rhythm and Hues
      • 2003
    • Christopher Walken, Seann William Scott, Rosario Dawson, and Dwayne Johnson in The Rundown (2003)
      The Rundown
      6.7
      • animator: Rhythm & Hues
      • 2003
    • Ben Affleck, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jennifer Garner, and Colin Farrell in Daredevil (2003)
      Daredevil
      5.3
      • animation supervisor (2003)
      • 2003
    • Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black II (2002)
      Men in Black II
      6.2
      • animator: Rhythm & Hues
      • 2002

    Animation Department



    • The Oil Wrestler (2020)
      The Oil Wrestler
      • animator
      • 2020
    • Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski in Big Miracle (2012)
      Big Miracle
      6.5
      • animator
      • 2012
    • Yogi Bear (2010)
      Yogi Bear
      4.6
      • animator
      • 2010
    • Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Sharlto Copley, and Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson in The A-Team (2010)
      The A-Team
      6.7
      • animator
      • 2010
    • Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, and Paul Walker in Fast & Furious (2009)
      Fast & Furious
      6.5
      • animation lead: Rhythm & Hues Studio
      • 2009
    • Zach Tyler Eisen, Mae Whitman, and Jack De Sena in Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)
      Avatar: The Last Airbender
      9.3
      TV Series
      • modeler: 3d
      • modeler: 3d airship
      • modeler: 3d tank
      • 2005–2008
    • Morgan Freeman and Ben Affleck in The Sum of All Fears (2002)
      The Sum of All Fears
      6.5
      • animator
      • 2002
    • Susan Sarandon, Alec Baldwin, Jon Lovitz, Tobey Maguire, Joe Pantoliano, Michael Clarke Duncan, Sean Hayes, Glenn Ficarra, Danny Mann, and Billy West in Cats & Dogs (2001)
      Cats & Dogs
      5.2
      • animator
      • 2001
    • It's Tough to Be a Bug (1998)
      It's Tough to Be a Bug
      7.3
      Short
      • animator
      • 1998

    Additional Crew



    • Banner of the Stars (2000)
      Banner of the Stars
      7.2
      TV Series
      • translation
      • 2001
    • Seikai no Dansho: Tanjo (2000)
      Seikai no Dansho: Tanjo
      7.7
      Short
      • translation (english version)
      • 2000

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