Michael Owens (visual effects artist)

Michael Owens is an American assistant director and visual effects artist best known for his work with Clint Eastwood.[1][2][3] He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Visual Effects for the film Hereafter.[4]

Michael Owens
Occupation(s)Assistant director, visual effects artist

Filmography

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Year Title Special effects Second unit director Director
1982 E.T. The Extra Terrestrial Yes No Steven Spielberg
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Yes No Nicolas Meyer
1983 Return of the Jedi Yes No Richard Marquand
1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Yes No Steven Spielberg
1985 Explorers Yes No Joe Dante
Young Sherlock Holmes Yes No Barry Levinson
1986 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home No Yes Leonard Nimoy
Howard the Duck Yes No Willard Huyck
1987 The Witches of Eastwick Yes No George Miller
1988 Caddyshack II Yes No Allan Arkush
1989 The 'Burbs Yes No Joe Dante
Skin Deep Yes No Blake Edwards
1991 The Doors Yes No Oliver Stone
Switch Yes No Blake Edwards
Hudson Hawk Yes No Michael Lehmann
1993 Fire in the Sky Yes Yes Robert Lieberman
1996 101 Dalmatians Yes No Stephen Herek
1998 Meet Joe Black Yes No Martin Brest
Mercury Rising Yes No Harold Becker
1999 Bringing Out the Dead Yes Yes Martin Scorsese
2000 Space Cowboys Yes Yes Clint Eastwood
2002 Men in Black II No Yes Barry Sonnenfeld
Blood Work Yes No Clint Eastwood
Gangs of New York Yes No Martin Scorsese
2003 The Hunted Yes No William Friedkin
2004 Van Helsing Yes Yes Stephen Sommers
Hidalgo Yes Yes Joe Johnston
2006 Flags of Our Fathers Yes Yes Clint Eastwood
Letters From Iwo Jima Yes Yes
2008 Changeling Yes No
Tropic Thunder Yes No Ben Stiller
Gran Torino Yes No Clint Eastwood
2009 Invictus Yes No
2010 Hereafter Yes No
2011 J. Edgar Yes No
2012 Trouble with the Curve Yes No Robert Lorenz
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Yes No Timur Bekmambetov
2014 Jersey Boys Yes No Clint Eastwood
American Sniper Yes No
2016 Sully Yes No
2019 Togo Yes No Ericson Core

References

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  1. ^ Kershner, Jim (February 13, 2011). "Spotlight: CdA's Owens achieves visual success in Hollywood". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  2. ^ Allison, Tanine (June 25, 2018). Destructive Sublime: World War II in American Film and Media. Rutgers University Press. p. 140. ISBN 9780813597522 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Laist, Randy (January 31, 2020). The Twin Towers in Film: A Cinematic History of New York's World Trade Center. McFarland. p. 265. ISBN 9781476638416 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "The 83rd Academy Awards (2011) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
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