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Ara Khanikian

  • Visual Effects
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Ara Khanikian is known for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014), The Aeronauts (2019) and Source Code (2011).
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 6 nominations total

    Known for

    Edward Norton, Zach Galifianakis, Amy Ryan, Naomi Watts, Emma Stone, and Andrea Riseborough in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
    Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
    7.7
    • Visual Effects(Rodeo FX)
    • 2014
    Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne in The Aeronauts (2019)
    The Aeronauts
    6.6
    • Visual Effects(Rodeo FX)
    • 2019
    Cas Anvar, Vera Farmiga, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jeffrey Wright, Michelle Monaghan, and Michael Arden in Source Code (2011)
    Source Code
    7.5
    • Visual Effects(Rodeo FX)
    • 2011
    Simon Pegg, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldaña, Sofia Boutella, and Chris Pine in Star Trek Beyond (2016)
    Star Trek Beyond
    7.0
    • Visual Effects(Rodeo FX)
    • 2016

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    Visual Effects

    • Charlie Vickers in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
      6.9
      TV Series
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2022–2024
    • Millie Bobby Brown in Damsel (2024)
      Damsel
      6.1
      • visual effects additional supervisor: Rodeo FX
      • 2024
    • Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul (2015)
      Better Call Saul
      9.0
      TV Series
      • visual effects supervisor
      • visual effects supervisor: Rodeo FX
      • 2020–2022
    • Tim Roth, Michelle Yeoh, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Benedict Wong, Meng'er Zhang, Simu Liu, Awkwafina, and Florian Munteanu in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
      Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
      7.3
      • visual effects supervisor
      • visual effects supervisor: Rodeo FX
      • 2021
    • Paul Giamatti, Dwayne Johnson, Jesse Plemons, Edgar Ramírez, Emily Blunt, and Jack Whitehall in Jungle Cruise (2021)
      Jungle Cruise
      6.6
      • visual effects supervisor
      • visual effects supervisor: Rodeo FX
      • 2021
    • Ray McKinnon, Mads Mikkelsen, David Oyelowo, Kurt Sutter, Mylène Dinh-Robic, Nick Jonas, Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley, and Cynthia Erivo in Chaos Walking (2021)
      Chaos Walking
      5.7
      • additional visual effects supervisor: Rodeo FX
      • 2021
    • Toys Storage. The Animation Obsession (2021)
      Toys Storage. The Animation Obsession
      6.5
      • visual effects consultant (segment "FEAW")
      • 2021
    • Toys Storage. The Animation Hysteria (2021)
      Toys Storage. The Animation Hysteria
      • visual effects advisor (segment "Atmosphere")
      • 2021
    • Andrew Diaz, Hala Finley, Lyon Daniels, Akira Akbar, Andy Walken, Nathan Blair, YaYa Gosselin, Vivien Lyra Blair, Dylan Henry Lau, Lotus Blossom, and Isaiah Russell-Bailey in We Can Be Heroes (2020)
      We Can Be Heroes
      4.7
      • visual effects supervisor: Rodeo FX
      • 2020
    • Madalen Mills in Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)
      Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
      6.4
      • visual effects supervisor: Rodeo FX
      • 2020
    • Laz Alonso, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Karl Urban, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jack Quaid, Tomer Capone, and Karen Fukuhara in The Boys (2019)
      The Boys
      8.6
      TV Series
      • visual effect supervisor: Rodeo FX
      • visual effects supervisor: Rodeo FX
      • 2019–2020
    • Tales from the Loop (2020)
      Tales from the Loop
      7.4
      TV Series
      • additional visual effects supervisor: Rodeo FX (uncredited)
      • 2020
    • Aaron Paul in El Camino (2019)
      El Camino
      7.3
      • visual effects supervisor: Rodeo FX
      • 2019
    • Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne in The Aeronauts (2019)
      The Aeronauts
      6.6
      • visual effects supervisor: Rodeo FX
      • 2019
    • Iain De Caestecker, Wyatt Russell, Pilou Asbæk, John Magaro, Jacob Anderson, Jovan Adepo, and Mathilde Ollivier in Overlord (2018)
      Overlord
      6.6
      • compositing supervisor: Rodeo FX
      • 2018

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