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Greg Butler (visual effects supervisor)

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American visual effects supervisor

Gregory S. Butler (born August 18, 1971,Suffield, Connecticut) is an Academy Award-winning Americanvisual effects supervisor. He graduated fromSuffield High School in 1989 and afterwards enteredHampshire College. Despite his initial plans to study history, a work-study job with the audiovisual equipment in the library made him interested in film production.[1] Butler graduated in 1993 with a major in film, television and theater design.[2] Afterwards he moved to California to work forIndustrial Light and Magic for 9 months, where after intern work he managed to become an assistant in the effects department, starting with assistant credits inThe Mask andForrest Gump. Following a job atRocket Science Games until the company's bankruptcy in 1996, Butler went toTippett Studio and did effects work inStarship Troopers andMy Favorite Martian, rising up to atechnical director job, andCinesite forPractical Magic. While reluctant at the requirement of moving toNew Zealand, Butler was convinced by his writer-actor brother to jump at the opportunity of working forWeta Digital inThe Lord of the Rings.[3] Among his achievements was working on the creation ofGollum.[4] for which he was awarded a Visual Effects Society Award.[5]

Butler also worked as a computer graphics supervisor onI, Robot before an invitation to work as an effects supervisor for theMoving Picture Company, in London.[6] He later moved to MPC's,Vancouver office.[7] On January 24, 2012, he won aBAFTA[5] and was nominated for anOscar forHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2.

He became a member of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2012.[8]

In 2020, he received his second BAFTA win[5] and Academy Award nomination, and first win, forBest Visual Effects, for the 2019 film,1917, at the92nd Academy Awards.[9]

After leaving MPC, he spent time working for Method Studios, where he worked as a VFX supervisor on feature, episodic, and advertising projects, includingThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power for Amazon.[10][11]

In June 2022 he began working for VFX and animation studioDNEG.[5]

References

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  1. ^"Alumni Profile: Gregory Butler 89F".Hampshire College. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^Slater, Martha (December 13, 2001)."Son of Local Man Works On New 'Lord of the Rings' Films".The White River Valley Herald.Randolph, Vermont. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2020.
  3. ^Hornblow, Deborah (January 21, 2002)."His Lucky Movie Career".Hartford Courant. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2020.
  4. ^Hall, Lizabeth (December 11, 2013)."He gave life to Gollum".Hartford Courant.Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2020.
  5. ^abcdTangcay, Jazz; Chapman, Wilson; Dore, Shalini; Burton, Carson (June 23, 2022)."DNEG Hires Eric Brevig and Greg Butler as Visual Effects Supervisors – Film News in Brief".Variety. RetrievedJune 25, 2022.
  6. ^May, Tom (May 12, 2014)."Masters of CG: MPC's Greg Butler on getting VFX right".Creative Bloq.Future Publishing Limited. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2020.
  7. ^Roy, Kathryn (March 25, 2012)."Suffield native Greg Butler in running for Academy Award for 'Harry Potter' visual effects".The Republican.Springfield, Massachusetts:Advance Local Media LLC. RetrievedMarch 25, 2019.
  8. ^Makinen, Julie (June 29, 2012)."Motion picture academy invites 176 new members".Los Angeles Times. RetrievedJune 25, 2022.
  9. ^Ramos, Dino-Ray (February 9, 2020)."James Corden And Rebel Wilson Present '1917' With Oscar For Best Visual Effects In Full 'Cats' Attire".Deadline Hollywood.Penske Business Media, LLC. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2020.
  10. ^Sarto, Dan (June 23, 2022)."DNEG Adds Oscar-Winning Talent to VFX Team".Animation World Network. RetrievedJune 25, 2022.
  11. ^Tangcay, Jazz (September 1, 2022)."'Rings of Power' Used 20 VFX Studios, Nearly 10,000 VFX Shots to Revive Middle-earth (EXCLUSIVE)".Variety.

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