VISUAL FX SUPERVISOR
SHOT GR22
Another stop on our tour through Atlanta was a visit with Visual Effects Society Luminary, Art David! Another Hollywood East guy who spent part of his early career with The Post Group when they had a facility on the Disney-MGM Studios backlot.
Art had the courage/foresight to purchase his own personal Silicon Graphics computer workstation at a time when they were still listing in the high tens of thousands of dollars! But that was also the device that allowed him to make the transition from video effects to film effects at a time when there was more separation between those two crafts. Art helped pioneer the “bullet-time” effect for the original The Matrix film (according to Art, shot number GR22). And has since gone on to create visual effects for many more of Hollywood’s most famous films.
Also a great guy, and a great interview. Thanks again, Art!
Art David
VISUAL FX SUPERVISOR
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