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David A. Ostler

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David A. Ostler is known for I, Robot (2004), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014).
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    Known for

    Will Smith in I, Robot (2004)
    I, Robot
    7.1
    • Visual Effects(as David Ostler, Weta Digital)
    • 2004
    Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
    Rise of the Planet of the Apes
    7.6
    • Visual Effects(Weta Digital)
    • 2011
    Karin Konoval, Andy Serkis, Terry Notary, Nick Thurston, and Scott Lang in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
    7.6
    • Visual Effects
    • 2014
    Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
    6.6
    • Visual Effects(Weta Digital Limited)
    • 2015

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    Visual Effects

    • Book of Mormon Videos (2019)
      Book of Mormon Videos
      7.5
      TV Series
      • cg artist: Invisible Thread
      • 2020
    • Zach Galifianakis in Missing Link (2019)
      Missing Link
      6.7
      • Senior Lighting Technical Director
      • 2019
    • Mark Rylance and Ruby Barnhill in The BFG (2016)
      The BFG
      6.3
      • visual effects artist: Lead Lighter
      • 2016
    • Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
      The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
      6.6
      • lighting td: Weta Digital Limited
      • 2015
    • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
      The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
      7.4
      • lead lighting technical director
      • 2014
    • Karin Konoval, Andy Serkis, Terry Notary, Nick Thurston, and Scott Lang in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
      Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
      7.6
      • senior lighting technical director
      • 2014
    • Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom, Martin Freeman, Lee Pace, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, and Luke Evans in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
      The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
      7.8
      • visual effects lead lighting td: Weta Digital
      • 2013
    • Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, and Paul Bettany in Iron Man 3 (2013)
      Iron Man 3
      7.1
      • digital effects crew: Weta Digital
      • 2013
    • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
      The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
      7.8
      • visual effects lead lighting td: Weta FX
      • 2012
    • Aaron Toney in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
      Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
      5.9
      • lighting tds & shader writers & fx tds & massive tds: Weta Digital Ltd.
      • 2012
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., Lou Ferrigno, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, and Chris Hemsworth in The Avengers (2012)
      The Avengers
      8.0
      • lighting technical director: Weta Digital
      • 2012
    • Jamie Bell and Joe Starr in The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
      The Adventures of Tintin
      7.3
      • lighting technical director: Weta Digital
      • 2011
    • Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
      Rise of the Planet of the Apes
      7.6
      • lighting technical director: Weta Digital
      • 2011
    • Kevin Bacon, Jason Flemyng, January Jones, Rose Byrne, Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Lucas Till, Jennifer Lawrence, and Zoë Kravitz in X-Men: First Class (2011)
      X-Men: First Class
      7.7
      • lighting technical director: Weta Digital
      • 2011
    • Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
      Avatar
      7.9
      • lighting technical director (uncredited)
      • 2009

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    • Alternative name
      • David Ostler

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