Craig Barron

Craig Barron

Known for: Visual Effects
Biography: 1961-04-06 (62 years old)

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Biography

Craig Barron (born April 6, 1961) is an American visual effects artist and creative director at Magnopus, a media company that 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 on such films as The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. At his own 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 on 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 with a focus on the history of visual effects in classic films, before and after the digital age. He hosts presentations and lectures on the visual effects from 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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Filmography

all 42

Movies 42

self 5

Producer 1

Actor
Howard Hawks and His Aviation Movies

Howard Hawks and His Aviation Movies (2016)

Movie
Self
Visual Effects in Foreign Correspondent

Visual Effects in Foreign Correspondent (2014)

Movie
Self - Interviewee
And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)

Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Wolf of Wall Street

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Movie
8.4
Actor
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz (2013)

Movie
Self
Safety Last!: Locations and Effects

Safety Last!: Locations and Effects (2013)

Movie
Visual Effects
Hugo

Hugo (2011)

Movie
7.56
Visual Effects Supervisor
Captain America: The First Avenger

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Movie
6.99
Visual Effects Supervisor
Battle: Los Angeles

Battle: Los Angeles (2011)

Movie
7
Visual Effects Supervisor
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Movie
7.91
Self
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button (2009)

Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Movie
8.53
Self
RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World'

RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World' (2005)

Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Catwoman

Catwoman (2004)

Movie
6.5
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Alamo

The Alamo (2004)

Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Down with Love

Down with Love (2003)

Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Ring

The Ring (2002)

Movie
5.95
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

Movie
6.05
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jurassic Park III

Jurassic Park III (2001)

Movie
6.05
Visual Effects Supervisor
Cats & Dogs

Cats & Dogs (2001)

Movie
5.5
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Mummy Returns

The Mummy Returns (2001)

Movie
6.13
Visual Effects Supervisor
X-Men

X-Men (2000)

Movie
6.18
Visual Effects Supervisor
Mission: Impossible II

Mission: Impossible II (2000)

Movie
5.9
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Green Mile

The Green Mile (1999)

Movie
7.45
Visual Effects Supervisor
Soldier

Soldier (1998)

Movie
5.45
Visual Effects Supervisor
Armageddon

Armageddon (1998)

Movie
7.1
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Truman Show

The Truman Show (1998)

Movie
8.33
Visual Effects Supervisor
Titanic

Titanic (1997)

Movie
8.3
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Evening Star

The Evening Star (1996)

Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Star Trek: First Contact

Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

Movie
5.9
Visual Effects Supervisor
Casino

Casino (1995)

Movie
5.56
Matte Painter
Clear and Present Danger

Clear and Present Danger (1994)

Movie
5.93
Visual Effects Supervisor
Demolition Man

Demolition Man (1993)

Movie
6.89
Visual Effects Supervisor
Hocus Pocus

Hocus Pocus (1993)

Movie
8.25
Visual Effects Supervisor
Batman Returns

Batman Returns (1992)

Movie
6.18
Visual Effects Supervisor
Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Movie
6.02
Visual Effects Supervisor
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

Movie
6.73
Producer
Back To The Future: The Ride

Back To The Future: The Ride (1991)

Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Darkman

Darkman (1990)

Movie
5.24
Visual Effects Supervisor
Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

Movie
6
Visual Effects
The Money Pit

The Money Pit (1986)

Movie
9
A Bucket of Water and a Glass Matte

A Bucket of Water and a Glass Matte

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.61
Based on 14.3 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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1999
2016
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Information

Known For
Visual Effects

Gender
Male

Birthday
1961-04-06 (62 years old)

Birth Place
Berkeley, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Awards
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects


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