Craig Barron
Known for Visual EffectsBorn 1961-04-06Berkeley, California, USA
Craig Barron (born April 6, 1961) is an American visual effects artist and creative director at Magnopus. This media company produces visual development and virtual production services for motion pictures, television, museums and multimedia platforms.
Working at Industrial Light & Magic, Barron contributed to the visual effects of such films as The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. At his VFX studio, Matte World Digital, he produced visual effects on Zodiac, Alice in Wonderland and Hugo. Over the course of his VFX career, Barron contributed to the visual effects of more than 100 films. He is an Emmy Award recipient for By Dawn's Early Light, and he received an Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects on Batman Returns. In 2009, he won an Oscar for Best Visual Effects on The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
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Barron is a film historian, museum exhibit curator, and educator focusing on the history of visual effects in classic films before and after the digital age. He hosts presentations and lectures on the visual effects of Hollywood's studio age. He produces short documentaries that reveal the formerly secret history of how visual effects pioneers created seamless visuals using matte paintings, miniatures and optical effects.
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Known for
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005 · as Self
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014 · as Self - Interviewee
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
2009 · as Self
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008 · as Self
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
2013 · as Self
A Bucket of Water and a Glass Matte
Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad
2008 · as Self
Jet Jockeys in Love: The Making of CHAIN LIGHTNING ('50)
2021 · as Self
Safety Last!: Locations and Effects
2013 · as Self
Visual Effects in Foreign Correspondent
2014 · as Self
A Time of Innovation: Visual Effects in the Gold Rush
2012 · as Self