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Eric Brevig (born 1957) is an Americanfilm director andvisual effects supervisor known for his work in several major theatrical films and television shows. He was Visual Effects Supervisor and Second Unit Director on the2001Jerry Bruckheimer/Michael Bay action dramaPearl Harbor, for which he was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Visual Effects.

Since his film school days atUCLA, Brevig had been fascinated with the potential of 3-D for live-action movie production, and he learned everything he could about it. During the production of 1986's Captain EO short for the Disney theme parks he was substantially responsible for supervising the technical aspects of the 3D photography. After several second unit director's assignments in special effects-heavy films likeMen in Black and Michael Bay'sPearl Harbor, Brevig's previous 3D experience and expertise turned out to be the factor that helped him get his first full-blown director's job when he was offered the chance to direct the2008 filmJourney to the Center of the Earth 3-D (aNew Line Cinema release), the first narrative feature shot entirely in digital 3-D. He next directedYogi Bear, another 3D movie, for Warner Bros. Following that, he was chosen to direct a3-DKorean War drama,17 Days of Winter, about the 1950Battle of Chosin Reservoir.^[1] The film, with a screenplay byFrank Pierson and a budget of US$100 million, was scheduled to begin shooting inSouth Korea in late 2011, with a target release date in 2013,^[2] but it did not move forward.

Brevig shared a Special AchievementOscar from theAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences withRob Bottin,Tim McGovern andAlex Funke for their work onTotal Recall, awarded at the 1991 Oscars ceremony. He was nominated in both 1992 and 2002 for the Oscar in Best Effects,Visual Effects.

Director

• Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
• Yogi Bear (2010)

Visual Effects

• The Man Who Wasn't There (1983)
• D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)
• Stewardess School (1986)
• Captain EO (1986)
• House II: The Second Story (1987)
• The Lost Boys (1987)
• The Seventh Sign (1988)
• Big Business (1988)
• Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)
• Scrooged (1988)
• The Abyss (1989)
• Total Recall (1990)
• Hook (1991)
• The Nutcracker (1993)
• Wolf (1994)
• Honey, I Shrunk the Audience (1994)
• Disclosure (1994)
• The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
• Men in Black (1997)
• Snake Eyes (1998)
• Wild Wild West (1999)
• Pearl Harbor (2001)
• K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
• Signs (2002)
• The Hunted (2003)
• Peter Pan (2003)
• Twisted (2004)
• The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
• The Village (2004)
• The Island (2005)
• John Carter (2012)
• The Maze Runner (2014)

Second Unit Director

• The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
• Men in Black (1997)
• Wild Wild West (1999)
• Pearl Harbor (2001)
• The Island (2005)
• John Carter (2012)

Special Thanks

• Vincent (1982)
• The Final Destination (2009)

• Eric Brevig atIMDb

• 1957 births
• Film directors from Los Angeles
• Living people
• American people of Norwegian descent
• Visual effects supervisors
• UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumni
• Special Achievement Academy Award winners

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