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Craig Barron

b. 1961 · 37 titles in the catalogue

Craig Barron (born April 6, 1961) is an American visual effects artist and creative director at Magnopus. This media company produces visual development and virtual production services for motion pictures, television, museums and multimedia platforms.

Working at Industrial Light & Magic, Barron contributed to the visual effects of such films as The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. At his VFX studio, Matte World Digital, he produced visual effects on Zodiac, Alice in Wonderland and Hugo. Over the course of his VFX career, Barron contributed to the visual effects of more than 100 films. He is an Emmy Award recipient for By Dawn's Early Light, and he received an Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects on Batman Returns. In 2009, he won an Oscar for Best Visual Effects on The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

Barron is a film historian, museum exhibit curator, and educator focusing on the history of visual effects in classic films before and after the digital age. He hosts presentations and lectures on the visual effects of Hollywood's studio age. He produces short documentaries that reveal the formerly secret history of how visual effects pioneers created seamless visuals using matte paintings, miniatures and optical effects.

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Their work

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  1. Titanic1997Visual Effects Supervisor
  2. The Wolf of Wall Street2013Visual Effects Supervisor
  3. Captain America: The First Avenger2011Visual Effects Supervisor
  4. The Truman Show1998Visual Effects Supervisor
  5. The Green Mile1999Visual Effects Supervisor
  6. Alice in Wonderland2010Visual Effects Supervisor
  7. Terminator 2: Judgment Day1991Visual Effects Supervisor
  8. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button2008Visual Effects Supervisor
  9. X-Men2000Visual Effects Supervisor
  10. Armageddon1998Visual Effects Supervisor
  11. Jurassic Park III2001Visual Effects Supervisor
  12. The Mummy Returns2001Visual Effects Supervisor
  13. Hugo2011Visual Effects
  14. Mission: Impossible II2000Visual Effects Supervisor
  15. Batman Returns1992Visual Effects Supervisor
  16. The Ring2002Visual Effects Supervisor
  17. Casino1995Visual Effects Supervisor
  18. Demolition Man1993Visual Effects Supervisor
  19. Battle: Los Angeles2011Visual Effects Supervisor
  20. Catwoman2004Visual Effects Supervisor
  21. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves1991Visual Effects Supervisor
  22. Hocus Pocus1993Visual Effects Supervisor
  23. Gremlins 2: The New Batch1990Visual Effects Supervisor
  24. The Insider1999Matte Painter
  25. Star Trek: First Contact1996Visual Effects Supervisor
  26. Cats & Dogs2001Visual Effects Supervisor
  27. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back2001Visual Effects Supervisor
  28. Clear and Present Danger1994Matte Painter
  29. Darkman1990Visual Effects Supervisor
  30. The Money Pit1986Visual Effects
  31. Soldier1998Visual Effects Supervisor
  32. The Majestic2001Visual Effects Supervisor
  33. Down with Love2003Visual Effects Supervisor
  34. The Alamo2004Visual Effects Supervisor
  35. Dunston Checks In1996Visual Effects Supervisor
  36. The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button2009as Self
  37. Flight of the Intruder1991Visual Effects Supervisor