John Nelson

John Nelson

Known for: Visual Effects
Biography: 1953-07-21 (70 years old)

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John Nelson (born July 21, 1953) is an American visual effects supervisor. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects for his work on the film Gladiator (2000) and Blade Runner 2049 (2017). He has also been nominated for I, Robot (2004) and Iron Man (2008).He also won the 2018 British Academy of Film and Television Arts for the Special Visual Effects in Blade Runner 2049After graduating with high distinction from the University of Michigan in 1976, he worked as a cameraman, technical director and as a director at the pioneering computer animation and commercial production company Robert Abel and Associates, where he won two Clio awards and earned six additional Clio nominations. Early in his career while at ILM, Nelson modeled, animated, lit and composited several shots for Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), including the iconic scene in which the shotgunned head of the chrome terminator splits open and reseals. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Visual Effects Society, the International Cinematographers Guild and the Directors Guild of America.

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Known For
Visual Effects

Gender
Male

Birthday
1953-07-21 (70 years old)

Birth Place
Detroit, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Awards
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects


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