Jonathan Egstad
Jonathan D. Egstad is a special effects designer and software developer.[1] He was born October 21, 1965 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He graduated from Fitchburg State College with a degree in communications. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and two sons.[2] In 2005, Egstad was interviewed by Fxguide where they referred to him as "one of the most talented digital effects supervisors in the film industry today."[3]
Filmography[]
- Æon Flux (2005) (co-visual effects supervisor: Digital Domain)
- I, Robot (2004) (digital effects supervisor: Digital Domain)
- Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) (associate visual effects supervisor: Digital Domain)... aka Looney Tunes Back in Action: The Movie (USA: DVD box title)
- Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) (lead digital compositor)
- The Time Machine (2002) (digital effects supervisor: Digital Domain)
- X-Men (2000) (compositing supervisor: Digital Domain) ... aka X-Men 1.5 (USA: DVD box title)
- Supernova (2000/I) (digital effects supervisor: Digital Domain) (as Jonathan D. Egstad)
- What Dreams May Come (1998) (digital compositor: Digital Domain) (as Jonathan D. Egstad)
- Titanic (1997) (digital compositor: Digital Domain)
- The Fifth Element (1997) (lead digital compositing supervisor)... aka Le cinquième élément (France)
- The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) (digital compositor)
- T2 3-D: Battle Across Time (1996) (digital compositor)... aka T2: Terminator 2:3-D... aka Terminator 2: 3-D
- Apollo 13 (1995) (digital compositor) (uncredited)... aka Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
- True Lies (1994) (offline compositing: Digital Domain) [1]
Awards[]
In 2002 Egstad won an Academy Award for Technical Achievement (w. Bill Spitzak, Paul Van Camp and Price Pethel) for their work on Nuke-2D Compositing Software.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b Jonathan Egstad - IMDb
- ^ http://theegstads.com Archived 2009-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mike Seymour (2005-12-05). "NUKE in a state of FLUX". fxguide. Archived from the original on 2006-06-22. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ^ Jonathan Egstad - Awards
Categories:
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Academy Award for Technical Achievement winners
- Fitchburg State University alumni