Alexis Wajsbrot
Alexis Wajsbrot | |
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 Alexis Wajsbrot at Trojan Horse was a Unicorn Film Festival 2013 | |
| Born | Alexis Mickael Wajsbrot |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, Visual effects supervisor, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Alexis Wajsbrot[1] is a French film director, producer, and visual effects supervisor best known for his 2016 horror film Don't Hang Up.
Wajsbrot's directorial debut was the short film Red Balloon,[2][3][4][5][6] a 13-minute thriller, which he co-directed. In 2010 he won the Directorial Discovery Award at the Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival[7][8] and 35 selections in others.[citation needed]
As well as being a director, Wajsbrot is a visual effects supervisor. In 2014 he won a Visual Effect Society Award on Alfonso Cuarón's Gravity for Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in a Live Action Motion Picture.[9][10]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Picture Book (in development) | Alexis Wajsbrot and Damien Mace | Director |
| 2020 | Wonder Woman 1984 | Patty Jenkins | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| 2019 | Spider-Man: Far From Home | Jon Watts | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| 2018 | Mary Poppins Returns | Rob Marshall | Additional Visual Effects Supervisor |
| 2017 | Thor Ragnarok | Taika Waititi | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Don't Hang Up | Alexis Wajsbrot and Damien Mace | Director / Visual Effects Supervisor | |
| Geostorm | Dean Devlin | CG Supervisor | |
| 2016 | Doctor Strange | Scott Derrickson | CG Supervisor |
| 2014 | Paddington | Paul King | CG Supervisor |
| Men, Women & Children | Jason Reitman | CG Supervisor | |
| Edge of Tomorrow | Doug Liman | CG Supervisor | |
| 2013 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Ben Stiller | CG Supervisor |
| Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters | Thor Freudenthal | CG Supervisor | |
| Iron Man 3 | Shane Black | CG Supervisor | |
| Gravity | Alfonso Cuarón | CG Effects Supervisor | |
| 2011 | Your Highness | David Gordon Green | FX Lead |
| 2010 | Red Balloon | Alexis Wajsbrot and Damien Mace | Director / Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Prince of Persia | Mike Newell | FX Lead | |
| The Wolfman | Joe Johnston | Senior FX TD | |
| 2009 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | Stephen Sommers | Senior FX TD |
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | David Yates | FX Lead | |
| 2008 | Cloverfield (Viral Marketing) | Matt Reeves | Senior FX TD |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | David Yates | Senior FX TD |
| Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Tim Burton | Senior FX TD | |
| 2005 | Somne | Isidro Ortiz | CG Artist |
| 20 Centimetros | Ramón Salazar | CG Artist |
References
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2528062/ Imdb Page
- ^ http://www.lightsfilmschool.com/blog/red-balloon-short-film-shot-on-the-red-cam/1616/ Interview by Lightsfilmschool.com
- ^ http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xfq8rc_bdcnews-2-bruitsdecourts_shortfilms interview video at festival of Villeurbannes
- ^ http://vimeo.com/26524746 VFX breakdown on Vimeo
- ^ Josselin, Emmanuel (14 February 2011), "Festival de court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand : les héritiers de Tim Burton", Le Post (in French), retrieved 13 April 2011
- ^ http://www.frightmike.com/fright-filmmakers-forum/ Archived 2013-01-24 at archive.today Interview of Alexis Wajsbrot and Damien Mace
- ^ http://www.film-festival.org/Horror_WINNERS10.php Directorial Discovery Award at Rhodes Island Horror film Festival
- ^ "Horror Film Festival awards announced", Providence Journal, 12 November 2010, retrieved 13 April 2011
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.fxguide.com/quicktakes/12th-annual-ves-awards-the-winners/
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