Adam Valdez is visual effects supervisor. Best known for his works on Oscar winning films The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) as an animation head, though did not get the nomination. Valdez worked as lead visual supervisor in acclaimed films such as 10,000 BC (2008), The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008), John Carter (2012), World War Z (2013), Maleficent (2014), The Jungle Book (2016) for which he won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at 89th Academy Awards.[1][2] In 2020, he received his second Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects for The Lion King (2019).
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Lion King | (visual effects supervisor: MPC) |
| 2016 | The Jungle Book | (visual effects supervisor: MPC) |
| 2014 | Maleficent | (vfx supervisor: MPC) |
| 2013 | World War Z | (visual effects supervisor: MPC) |
| 2012 | John Carter | (visual effects supervisor: MPC) |
| 2010 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | (visual effects supervisor: MPC) |
| 2010 | The Wolfman | (visual effects supervisor: MPC) |
| 2008 | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | (animation supervisor) |
| 2008 | 10,000 BC | (animation supervisor: MPC) |
| 2007 | 1408 | (CG artist: MPC) |
| 2004 | AVP: Alien Vs. Predator | (visual effects supervisor: MPC) |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | (animation department head: Weta Digital) |
| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | (animation supervisor: Weta Digital) |
| 1999 | Forces of Nature | (animation supervisor) |
| 1997 | Starship Troopers | (lead character animator: Tippett Studio) |
| 1996 | Dragonheart | (animator/animatics) |
| 1996 | Tremors 2: Aftershocks (Video) | (technical advisor: Tippett Studio) |
| 1995 | Three Wishes | (effects animator) |
| 1993 | Jurassic Park | (computer systems: Tippett Studio) |
| 1993 | RoboCop 3 | (computer graphics: Tippett Studio - as Adam J. Valdez) |
| 1990 | RoboCop 2 | (assistant mold maker: robot monster crew - as Adam J. Valdez) |
References
edit- ^ "Oscar Nominations 2017: The Complete List - 89th Academy Awards". Oscars.com. January 24, 2017. Archived from the original on January 10, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ "Oscar Nominations 2017: See the Full List". Vanity Fair. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
External links
edit- Adam Valdez at IMDb