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Paul Debevec

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Paul Debevec
Paul Debevec is Director of Research at Netflix and Adjunct Professor at USC. His work in photogrammetry, HDRI, image-based lighting, digital actors, and virtual production has received two Academy Sci-Tech Awards, the SMPTE Progress Medal, and a Lifetime Achievement Emmy. His work has contributed to The Matrix, Spider-Man 2, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Avatar, Gravity, Furious 7, and Blade Runner: 2049.
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins total

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    Known for

    Ryan Reynolds, Taika Waititi, Dwayne Johnson, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Lil Rel Howery, Jodie Comer, Owen Burke, and Joe Keery in Free Guy (2021)
    Free Guy
    7.1
    • Visual Effects(The University Of Southern California Institute For Creative Technologies)
    • 2021
    Harrison Ford, Jared Leto, Ryan Gosling, and Ana de Armas in Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
    Blade Runner 2049
    8.0
    • Visual Effects
    • 2017
    Tom Cruise in Oblivion (2013)
    Oblivion
    7.0
    • Visual Effects(USC Institute for Creative Technologies Graphics Lab)
    • 2013
    Enthiran (2010)
    Enthiran
    7.2
    • Visual Effects
    • 2010

    Credits

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    Visual Effects



    • Jeffrey
      • Digital Lighting Advisor
      • Pre-production
      • Short



    • Ryan Reynolds, Taika Waititi, Dwayne Johnson, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Lil Rel Howery, Jodie Comer, Owen Burke, and Joe Keery in Free Guy (2021)
      Free Guy
      7.1
      • light stage scanning supervisor: The University Of Southern California Institute For Creative Technologies
      • 2021
    • Harrison Ford, Jared Leto, Ryan Gosling, and Ana de Armas in Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
      Blade Runner 2049
      8.0
      • visual effects light stage scanning supervisor
      • 2017
    • John Goodman, Clive Owen, Rihanna, Dane DeHaan, and Cara Delevingne in Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
      Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
      6.4
      • light stage supervisor
      • 2017
    • Kate Beckinsale in Underworld: Blood Wars (2016)
      Underworld: Blood Wars
      5.8
      • light stage senior supervisor: University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies
      • 2016
    • Bill Murray, Christopher Walken, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o, and Neel Sethi in The Jungle Book (2016)
      The Jungle Book
      7.3
      • light stage senior supervisor
      • 2016
    • Edgar Ramírez and Luke Bracey in Point Break (2015)
      Point Break
      5.3
      • visual effects
      • 2015
    • Angelina Jolie in Maleficent (2014)
      Maleficent
      6.9
      • light stage senior supervisor
      • 2014
    • Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, Abigail Breslin, Asa Butterfield, and Hailee Steinfeld in Ender's Game (2013)
      Ender's Game
      6.6
      • light stage senior supervisor
      • 2013
    • Tom Cruise in Oblivion (2013)
      Oblivion
      7.0
      • supervisor: USC Institute for Creative Technologies Graphics Lab
      • 2013
    • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
      The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
      7.8
      • visual effects r&d artist: Weta FX
      • 2012
    • Kate Beckinsale in Underworld: Awakening (2012)
      Underworld: Awakening
      6.3
      • light stage senior supervisor: University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies
      • 2012
    • Enthiran (2010)
      Enthiran
      7.2
      • visual effects
      • 2010
    • Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
      Avatar
      7.9
      • lightstage facial scanning: Weta Digital
      • 2009
    • Will Smith in Hancock (2008)
      Hancock
      6.4
      • light stage senior supervisor
      • 2008
    • James Cromwell, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, Theresa Russell, Tobey Maguire, Ted Raimi, Thomas Haden Church, Joe Virzi, Elizabeth Banks, Mike Alexander, Frank Anello, Becky Ann Baker, Dylan Baker, Elya Baskin, Joe Bays, Andre B. Blake, Bruce Campbell, Craig Castaldo, Terrell Clayton, Alan Cohn, Grant Curtis, Robert Curtis Brown, Gregg Daniel, Walt Dohrn, Dean Edwards, Hal Fishman, James Franco, Anne Gartlan, Lucy Gordon, Topher Grace, Rosemary Harris, Bryce Dallas Howard, Andrew James Jones, Ron King, Mark Kubr, Stan Lee, Tim Maculan, Sonya Maddox, Joe Manganiello, Danny Mann, Carolyn Neff, Bill Nunn, Ayesha Orange, Edward Padilla, Michael Papajohn, John Paxton, Alyssa Lakota, Timothy Patrick Quill, Emilio Rivera, Cliff Robertson, Bill E. Rogers, Shade Rupe, J.K. Simmons, Peter Sohn, Evelyn O. Vaccaro, Steve Valentine, Marc Vann, Jennifer Weston, Keith Woulard, Dan Callahan, Jeshua Vargas, Gary Flamik, Mageina Tovah, Claudia Katz Minnick, Toni Wynne, April Parker Jones, Martha Millan, Margaret Laney, Christina Cindrich, Dawn Marie Anderson, Reynaldo Gallegos, Natali Jones, Sincerely A. Ward, Nick Vlassopoulos, Gerald Bunsen, Jim Coope, David Backus, Vanessa Ross, Aimee Miles, Natalie McNeil, Jen Oda, Perla Haney-Jardine, Dan Cummings, Kristi Clainos, Brittany Krall, David Collihan, Joseph O'Brien, Peter Donato, Rogelio T. Ramos, Linda Lee, Graig F. Weich, Arne Starr, Liam Stone, Ray Wineteer, Samantha Ressler, Stella Stark, Julie Jei, Derrick 'Phoenix' Thomas, Michael Ciesla, Tiffany L. Baker, La Rivers, Tanya Bond, Tony Besson, Kristin Somo, Brigid Turner, Ramon Adams, Marc C. Cancassi, Silq Webster, Anya Avaeva, Bernadette Lords, Bria Roberts, Sandrine Marlier, Jhing, Kellie Aiken, Abbey Skinner, Anjelia Pelay, Crystal Marie Denha, Kathryn Bryding, Michael McLaughlin, Nick Poltoranin, Paul Edney, Chuck Gerena, Arick Salmea, Kevin Fung, Christopher Stadulis, Jennifer Sparks, Carol Chaikin, Lorne Raimi, Emma Raimi, Taylor Hemhauser, Austin Hendrickson, Nasir Stewart, Jessi Collins, Menachem Mendel Boymelgreen, Henry Raimi, Vance Hammond, Logan Fry, Daniel Shafer, Dan Maysen, Cesar Di Parra, Eric Shackelford, Veronica, Amy V. Dewhurst, Robert Myers, Samantha Kelly, Vanessa Reseland, Sujeilee Candele, Irina Costa Jelinek, Christopher Jude, Halla, Brianna Leann Florian, Tiffany Ashley Florian, Amanda Florian, Laura McDavid, Tony Galtieri, Jimmy Star, Natalie Fabry, John Crann, Angelis Alexandris, Trenton Willey, Marmee Regine Cosico, Shaun Patrick Flynn, Brian Hopson, Tajna Tanovic, Aija Terauda, Daniel Mignault, Pierangeli Llinas, Philip Vaiman, Luis Rosa, A.J. Adelman, Fredrick Weiss, Donn R. Nottage, Don Pravda, Keith Fausnaught, Claude Jay, Tia Latrell, Kadrolsha Ona Carole, Michele-Nanette Miller, Emily Eckes, Tom Coughlin, Austin Rospert, Karen Schiff Freeman, and Roger Petan in Spider-Man 3 (2007)
      Spider-Man 3
      6.3
      • senior supervisor: light stage, USC Center for Creative Technologies
      • 2007

    Director



    • Welcome to Light Fields
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • The Parthenon
      Short
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Fiat Lux
      7.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 1999
    • The Campanile Movie
      Short
      • Director
      • 1997

    Writer



    • Welcome to Light Fields
      Short
      • writer
      • 2018
    • Fiat Lux
      7.4
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1999
    • The Campanile Movie
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1997

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Dr. Paul Debevec
    • Height
      • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview
      • 1 Pictorial
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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