Mir Zafar Ali (Urdu: میر ظفر علی) is a Pakistani movie visual effects artist. He was a member of the team that won the Academy Award for best visual effects for the 2007 film The Golden Compass. In 2012, he was a member of the team that won the Academy Award for best visual effects for The Life of Pi and in 2014 he was a member of the team that won the Academy Award for the film Frozen.[1] He is the first Pakistani to have been connected with an Academy Award-winner for Best Visual Effects.[2][3][4]
Mir Zafar Ali | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation | Visual effects artist |
| Known for | The Day After Tomorrow (2004) The Golden Compass (2007) Spider-Man 3 (2007) Ghost Rider (2007) Life of Pi (2012) Frozen (2013) |
Education
editAli is a graduate of the Beaconhouse School System. He completed his computer science degree from National University in Pakistan.[5][6] He graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and, in 2019, was awarded the SCAD40 award.[7]
Career
editAli has worked on visual effects and graphics in many Hollywood movies, including The Day After Tomorrow, X-Men: First Class, Stealth, Monster House, The Golden Compass, The Incredible Hulk, Surf's Up, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and Aliens in the Attic among others. [3][4][8]
Ali has worked for several visual effects shops in Hollywood including Digital Domain and Rhythm and Hues.
Filmography
edit| Movie | Year | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters | 2013 | FX Lead |
| Frozen | 2013 | FX Artist |
| The Cabin in the Woods | 2012 | FX Artist |
| Life of Pi | 2012 | FX Artist |
| Hop | 2011 | FX Technical Director |
| Yogi Bear | 2010 | FX Technical Director |
| Land of the Lost | 2009 | FX Technical Director |
| The Incredible Hulk | 2008 | Technical Director |
| Spider-Man 3 | 2007 | FX Animator |
| The Golden Compass | 2007 | FX Technical Director |
| Monster House | 2006 | FX Technical Director |
| Open Season | 2006 | FX Artist |
| Stealth | 2005 | FX Animator |
| The Day After Tomorrow | 2004 | FX Artist |
References
edit- ^ "IT pioneer in Pakistan, FAST eyes more programmes in future". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- ^ "A Pakistani wins an Oscar!". PakVibes. Archived from the original on 2016-08-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b "Home-grown talent: Oscar-winning visual effects artist makes Karachi look so good - The Express Tribune". tribune.com.pk. 14 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Karachi to Hollywood: Pakistani visual effects artist wins third Oscar - The Express Tribune". tribune.com.pk. 13 April 2014. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "Beaconhouse Alumnus Bags One More Oscar". www.beaconhouse.edu. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2018..
- ^ "Details". www.nu.edu.pk. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "SCAD40 - SCAD40 Prize". SCAD.edu. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ Zafar, Farrukh (26 May 2013). "Creative industry: Here's why being Pakistani should make you proud". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
Further reading
edit- Anwar, Husna (June 14, 2011). "Home-grown talent: Oscar-winning visual effects artist makes Karachi look so good". Express Tribune.
- "Karachi to Hollywood: Pakistani visual effects artist wins third Oscar". The Express Tribune. April 13, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2016.