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'''''Mir Zafar Ali''''' ([[Urdu]]:میر ظفر علی) is a [[Pakistani]] movie [[visual effects]] artist. He was a member of the team that won the [[Academy Award]] for best visual effects for the 2007 film ''[[The Golden Compass (film)|The Golden Compass]]''. In 2012, he was a member of the team that won the Academy Award for best visual effects for [[The Life of Pi (film)|The Life of Pi]] and in 2014 he was a member of the team that won the Academy Award for the film [[Frozen (2013 film)|Frozen]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/503825-it-pioneer-in-pakistan-fast-eyes-more-programmes-in-future|title=IT pioneer in Pakistan, FAST eyes more programmes in future|website=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|access-date=2018-12-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215172144/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/503825-it-pioneer-in-pakistan-fast-eyes-more-programmes-in-future|archive-date=2018-12-15|url-status=live}}</ref> He is the first Pakistani to have been connected with an [[Academy Award]]-winner for Best Visual Effects.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pakvibes.net/2010/05/a-pakistani-wins-an-oscar|title=A Pakistani wins an Oscar!|publisher=PakVibes|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811205153/http://www.pakvibes.net/2010/05/a-pakistani-wins-an-oscar|archivedate=2016-08-11}}</ref><ref name=aaa>{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/188292/home-grown-talent-oscar-winning-visual-effects-artist-makes-karachi-look-so-good/|title=Home-grown talent: Oscar-winning visual effects artist makes Karachi look so good - The Express Tribune|date=14 June 2011|website=tribune.com.pk|accessdate=8 March 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118020331/http://tribune.com.pk/story/188292/home-grown-talent-oscar-winning-visual-effects-artist-makes-karachi-look-so-good/|archivedate=18 November 2016}}</ref><ref name=aa1>{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/694984/karachi-to-hollywood-pakistani-visual-effects-artist-wins-third-oscar/|title=Karachi to Hollywood: Pakistani visual effects artist wins third Oscar - The Express Tribune|date=13 April 2014|website=tribune.com.pk|accessdate=8 March 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127160127/http://tribune.com.pk/story/694984/karachi-to-hollywood-pakistani-visual-effects-artist-wins-third-oscar/|archivedate=27 November 2016}}</ref>
'''''Mir Zafar Ali''''' ([[Urdu]]:میر ظفر علی) is a [[Pakistani]] movie [[visual effects]] artist. He was a member of the team that won the [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects]] for the 2007 film ''[[The Golden Compass (film)|The Golden Compass]]''. In 2012, he was a member of the team that won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for ''[[The Life of Pi (film)|The Life of Pi]]'' and in 2014 he was a member of the team that won the [[Academy Award]] for the film ''[[Frozen (2013 film)|Frozen]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/503825-it-pioneer-in-pakistan-fast-eyes-more-programmes-in-future|title=IT pioneer in Pakistan, FAST eyes more programmes in future|website=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|access-date=2018-12-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215172144/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/503825-it-pioneer-in-pakistan-fast-eyes-more-programmes-in-future|archive-date=2018-12-15|url-status=live}}</ref> He is the first Pakistani to have been connected with an Academy Award-winner for Best Visual Effects.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pakvibes.net/2010/05/a-pakistani-wins-an-oscar|title=A Pakistani wins an Oscar!|publisher=PakVibes|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811205153/http://www.pakvibes.net/2010/05/a-pakistani-wins-an-oscar|archivedate=2016-08-11}}</ref><ref name=aaa>{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/188292/home-grown-talent-oscar-winning-visual-effects-artist-makes-karachi-look-so-good/|title=Home-grown talent: Oscar-winning visual effects artist makes Karachi look so good - The Express Tribune|date=14 June 2011|website=tribune.com.pk|accessdate=8 March 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118020331/http://tribune.com.pk/story/188292/home-grown-talent-oscar-winning-visual-effects-artist-makes-karachi-look-so-good/|archivedate=18 November 2016}}</ref><ref name=aa1>{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/694984/karachi-to-hollywood-pakistani-visual-effects-artist-wins-third-oscar/|title=Karachi to Hollywood: Pakistani visual effects artist wins third Oscar - The Express Tribune|date=13 April 2014|website=tribune.com.pk|accessdate=8 March 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127160127/http://tribune.com.pk/story/694984/karachi-to-hollywood-pakistani-visual-effects-artist-wins-third-oscar/|archivedate=27 November 2016}}</ref>


== Education ==
== Education and career ==
Ali is a graduate of the [[Beaconhouse School System]]. He completed his computer science degree from [[National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences|National University]] in [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beaconhouse.edu.pk/cms_main1.php?id=219&pid=7|title=Beaconhouse Alumnus Bags One More Oscar|work=www.beaconhouse.edu|accessdate=7 March 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103082640/http://www.beaconhouse.edu.pk/cms_main1.php?id=219&pid=7|archivedate=3 November 2014}}.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nu.edu.pk/News/Details/309|title=Details|website=www.nu.edu.pk|accessdate=8 March 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040422/http://www.nu.edu.pk/News/Details/309|archivedate=1 December 2017}}</ref>
Ali is a graduate of the [[Beaconhouse School System]]. He completed his computer science degree from National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences|National University (FAST-NUCES) in [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beaconhouse.edu.pk/cms_main1.php?id=219&pid=7|title=Beaconhouse Alumnus Bags One More Oscar|work=www.beaconhouse.edu|accessdate=7 March 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103082640/http://www.beaconhouse.edu.pk/cms_main1.php?id=219&pid=7|archivedate=3 November 2014}}.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nu.edu.pk/News/Details/309|title=Details|website=www.nu.edu.pk|accessdate=8 March 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040422/http://www.nu.edu.pk/News/Details/309|archivedate=1 December 2017}}</ref> He graduated from [[Savannah College of Art and Design]] (SCAD) and, in 2019, was awarded the SCAD40 award.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scad.edu/40/prizes|title=SCAD40 - SCAD40 Prize|website=SCAD.edu|accessdate=5 April 2019}}</ref>
He graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and, in 2019, was awarded the SCAD40 award.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scad.edu/40/prizes|title=SCAD40 - SCAD40 Prize|website=SCAD.edu|accessdate=5 April 2019}}</ref>


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Ali has worked on visual effects and graphics in many [[Hollywood]] movies, including ''[[The Day After Tomorrow]]'' (2004), ''[[X-Men: First Class]]'', ''[[Stealth (film)|Stealth]]'', ''[[Monster House (film)|Monster House]]'', ''[[The Golden Compass (film)|The Golden Compass]]'', ''[[The Incredible Hulk (film)|The Incredible Hulk]]'', ''[[The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor]]'' and ''[[Aliens in the Attic]].'' <ref name=aaa/><ref name=aa1/> Ali has worked for several visual effects shops in Hollywood including [[Digital Domain]] and [[Rhythm and Hues]].
==Career==
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Ali has worked on visual effects and graphics in many [[Hollywood]] movies, including ''[[The Day After Tomorrow]]'', ''[[X-Men: First Class]]'', ''[[Stealth (film)|Stealth]]'', ''[[Monster House (film)|Monster House]]'', ''[[The Golden Compass (film)|The Golden Compass]]'', ''[[The Incredible Hulk (film)|The Incredible Hulk]]'', ''[[The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor]]'' and ''[[Aliens in the Attic]].'' <ref name=aaa/><ref name=aa1/>

Ali has worked for several visual effects shops in Hollywood including [[Digital Domain]] and [[Rhythm and Hues]].


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Movie !! Year !! Role
! Film !! Year !! Work
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| ''[[The Day After Tomorrow]]'' || 2004 || FX Artist
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| ''[[Stealth (film)|Stealth]]'' || 2005 || FX Animator
|-
| ''[[Open Season (2006 film)|Open Season]]'' || 2006 || FX Artist
|-
|-
| ''Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters'' || 2013 || FX Lead
| ''[[Monster House (film)|Monster House]]'' || 2006 || FX Technical Director
|-
|-
| ''[[The Golden Compass (film)|The Golden Compass]]'' || 2007 || FX Technical Director
| ''Frozen'' || 2013 || FX Artist
|-
|-
| ''The Cabin in the Woods'' || 2012 || FX Artist
| ''[[Spider-Man 3|Spider-Man 3]]'' || 2007 || FX Animator
|-
|-
| ''[[The Incredible Hulk (film)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' || 2008 || Technical Director
⚫
| ''Life of Pi'' || 2012 || FX Artist
|-
|-
| ''Hop'' || 2011 || FX Technical Director
| ''[[The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor]]'' || 2008 || Technical Director
|-
|-
| ''Yogi Bear'' || 2010 || FX Technical Director
| ''[[Land of the Lost (film)|Land of the Lost]]'' || 2009 || FX Technical Director
|-
|-
| ''Land of the Lost'' || 2009 || FX Technical Director
| ''[[Aliens in the Attic]]'' || 2009 || FX Animator
|-
|-
| ''The Incredible Hulk'' || 2008 || Technical Director
| ''[[Yogi Bear (film)|Yogi Bear]]'' || 2010 || FX Technical Director
|-
|-
| ''Spider-Man 3'' || 2007 || FX Animator
| ''[[Hop (film)|Hop]]'' || 2011 || FX Technical Director
|-
|-
| ''The Golden Compass'' || 2007 || FX Technical Director
| ''[[The Life of Pi (film)|The Life of Pi]]'' || 2012 || FX Artist
|-
|-
| ''Monster House'' || 2006 || FX Technical Director
| ''[[X-Men: First Class]]'' || 2011 || FX Lead
|-
|-
| ''Open Season'' || 2006 || FX Artist
| ''[[The Cabin in the Woods]]'' || 2011 || FX Lead
|-
|-
| ''Stealth'' || 2005 || FX Animator
| ''[[Frozen (2013 film)|Frozen]]'' || 2013 || FX Artist
|-
|-
| ''The Day After Tomorrow'' || 2004 || FX Artist
| ''[[Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters]]'' || 2013 || FX Lead
|}
|}


Revision as of 21:08, 6 April 2020

Mir Zafar Ali
Born
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
OccupationVisual effects artist

Mir Zafar Ali (Urdu:میر ظفر علی) is a Pakistani movie visual effects artist. He was a member of the team that won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for the 2007 film The Golden Compass. In 2012, he was a member of the team that won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for The Life of Pi and in 2014 he was a member of the team that won the Academy Award for the film Frozen.[1] He is the first Pakistani to have been connected with an Academy Award-winner for Best Visual Effects.[2][3][4]

Education and career

Ali is a graduate of the Beaconhouse School System. He completed his computer science degree from National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences|National University (FAST-NUCES) in Pakistan.[5][6] He graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and, in 2019, was awarded the SCAD40 award.[7]

Ali has worked on visual effects and graphics in many Hollywood movies, including The Day After Tomorrow (2004), X-Men: First Class, Stealth, Monster House, The Golden Compass, The Incredible Hulk, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and Aliens in the Attic. [3][4] Ali has worked for several visual effects shops in Hollywood including Digital Domain and Rhythm and Hues.

Filmography

Film Year Work
The Day After Tomorrow 2004 FX Artist
Stealth 2005 FX Animator
Open Season 2006 FX Artist
Monster House 2006 FX Technical Director
The Golden Compass 2007 FX Technical Director
Spider-Man 3 2007 FX Animator
The Incredible Hulk 2008 Technical Director
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 2008 Technical Director
Land of the Lost 2009 FX Technical Director
Aliens in the Attic 2009 FX Animator
Yogi Bear 2010 FX Technical Director
Hop 2011 FX Technical Director
The Life of Pi 2012 FX Artist
X-Men: First Class 2011 FX Lead
The Cabin in the Woods 2011 FX Lead
Frozen 2013 FX Artist
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters 2013 FX Lead

References

  1. ^ "IT pioneer in Pakistan, FAST eyes more programmes in future". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  2. ^ "A Pakistani wins an Oscar!". PakVibes. Archived from the original on 2016-08-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ a b "Home-grown talent: Oscar-winning visual effects artist makes Karachi look so good - The Express Tribune". tribune.com.pk. 14 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Karachi to Hollywood: Pakistani visual effects artist wins third Oscar - The Express Tribune". tribune.com.pk. 13 April 2014. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Beaconhouse Alumnus Bags One More Oscar". www.beaconhouse.edu. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2018..
  6. ^ "Details". www.nu.edu.pk. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  7. ^ "SCAD40 - SCAD40 Prize". SCAD.edu. Retrieved 5 April 2019.

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