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Paul Kavanagh (visual effects artist)

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Occupation
  
Visual effects artist

Years active
  
1996-present


Name
  
Paul Kavanagh

Role
  
Visual Effects Artist


Nominations
  
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Similar People
  
Russell Earl, Roger Guyett, JJ Abrams, Dennis Muren, Kim Libreri

Paul Kavanagh is a British visual effects artist who was nominated at the 82nd Academy Awards in the category of Best Visual Effects for his work on Star Trek. His nomination was shared with Burt Dalton, Russell Earl and Roger Guyett. In 2016 he and his colleagues Chris Corbould, Roger Guyett and Neal Scanlan received the BAFTA-Award in the category of Best Special Visual Effects for their work on Star Wars: The Force Awakens. They were also nominated for an Academy Award, but lost to Ex Machina.

He has worked on 30 films to date since his start in 1996.

Selected filmography

  • Flubber (1997)
  • The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
  • Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)
  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
  • Pearl Harbor (2001)
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
  • Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
  • Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
  • Transformers (2007)
  • Iron Man (2008)
  • Avatar (2009)
  • Star Trek (2009)
  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
  • Super 8 (2011)
  • G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
  • Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

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    Paul Kavanagh (visual effects artist) Wikipedia
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