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Visual Effects:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s

1. War of the Worlds (2005) (senior visual effects supervisor)
2. Hulk (2003) (visual effects supervisor)
3. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) (visual effects supervisor)
   ... aka Attack of the Clones (USA: short title)
   ... aka Attack of the Clones: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version (promotional title))
   ... aka Star Wars II (USA: promotional abbreviation)
   ... aka Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones (USA: video box title)
   ... aka Star Wars: Episode II (Australia: TV title)
4. Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) (visual effects supervisor)
   ... aka A.I. Artificial Intelligence (USA: poster title)
   
   
5. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) (visual effects supervisor)
   ... aka Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace (USA: video box title)
   ... aka The Phantom Menace (USA: short title)
6. Twister (1996) (creative advisor: ILM)
7. Casper (1995) (digital character supervision)
8. Jurassic Park (1993) (visual effects supervisor: ILM) (uncredited)
   ... aka JP (USA: promotional abbreviation)
9. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) (visual effects supervisor: ILM)
   ... aka El Exterminator 2 (USA: Spanish title)
   ... aka T2 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
   ... aka T2 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day
   ... aka T2: Extreme Edition (USA: video box title)
   ... aka T2: Ultimate Edition (USA: video box title)
   ... aka Terminator 2 - Le jugement dernier (France)
   
   
10. The Abyss (1989) (visual effects supervisor: ILM) (special edition)
11. Ghostbusters II (1989) (visual effects supervisor)
    ... aka Ghostbusters 2 (USA: video box title)
12. Willow (1988) (visual effects: ILM)
13. Empire of the Sun (1987) (additional optical effects)
14. Innerspace (1987) (visual effects supervisor)
15. Star Tours (1987) (visual effects supervisor: ILM) (uncredited)
16. Captain EO (1986) (visual effects supervisor)
17. Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) (visual effects supervisor)
    ... aka Young Sherlock Holmes and the Pyramid of Fear (UK: video title) (USA: original script title)
    ... aka Pyramid of Fear
18. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) (visual effects supervisor)
19. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) (visual effects)
    ... aka Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi (USA: video box title)
20. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) (visual effects supervisor)
    ... aka E.T. (USA: short title)
    ... aka E.T. the Extra- Terrestrial: The 20th Anniversary (USA: longer version)
21. Dragonslayer (1981) (special visual effects)
22. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (effects director of photography)
    ... aka Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (USA: video box title)
    ... aka The Empire Strikes Back (USA: short title)
    
    
23. Battlestar Galactica (1978) (TV) (special effects photography)
24. Star Wars (1977) (second cameraman: miniature and optical effects unit)
    ... aka La guerra de las estrellas (USA: Spanish title)
    ... aka Star Wars IV: A New Hope (USA: video box title)
    ... aka Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (USA: reissue title (new title))
    

Miscellaneous Crew:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s

1. WALL·E (2008) (visual consultant)
   
   
2. Deconstructing Harry (1997) (creative advisor)
3. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) (full-motion dinosaurs)
4. Mission: Impossible (1996) (creative advisor)
   ... aka Mission Impossible
5. Jurassic Park (1993) (full-motion dinosaurs)
   ... aka JP (USA: promotional abbreviation)
6. Time Machine: The Journey Back (1993) (V) (Time Machine restoration crew)
   
   
7. Rocketship X-M (1950) (consultant: rocket effects) (1982 revised version)
   ... aka Expedition Moon
   
   
8. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) (mothership photography)
   ... aka CE3K (USA: informal short title)
   ... aka Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Special Edition (USA: reissue title)
9. Flesh Gordon (1974) (effects technician) (uncredited)
   

Special Effects:

• 1980s
• 1970s

1. The Ewok Adventure (1984) (TV) (special effects)
   ... aka Caravan of Courage
   ... aka Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (UK: theatrical title)
   
   
2. Equinox (1970) (special effects)
   ... aka The Beast (USA: video title)
   ... aka The Equinox... A Journey Into the Supernatural (USA: restored version)
   

Writer:

1. Space Race Ride (1993) (writer)
   

Actor:

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (uncredited) .... Nazi Spy on the Airplane
   ... aka Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (South Africa: English title: DVD box title) (USA: video title)
   

Camera and Electrical Department:

1. SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (TV) (additional photographer)
   

Director:

1. Equinox (1970) (uncredited)
   ... aka The Beast (USA: video title)
   ... aka The Equinox... A Journey Into the Supernatural (USA: restored version)
   

Producer:

1. Equinox (1970) (associate producer)
   ... aka The Beast (USA: video title)
   ... aka The Equinox... A Journey Into the Supernatural (USA: restored version)
   

Thanks:

• 2000s
• 1990s

1. The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' (2004) (V) (special thanks)
2. Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (2004) (TV) (special thanks)
3. Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy (2003) (V) (special thanks)
4. From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking (2001) (V) (special thanks)
   
   
5. "Hollywood Stuntmakers" (special thanks) (2 episodes, 1999)
       - Episode #1.0 (1999) TV episode (special thanks)
       - King Kong und andere Kuscheltiere (1999) TV episode (special thanks)
   

Self:

• In Production
• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s

1. Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2009) (V) (filming) .... Himself
   
   
2. Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers (2007) (V) .... Himself
3. Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007) (V) .... Himself
   ... aka Dangerous Days (USA: short title)
4. Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007) (V) .... Himself
5. Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (2007) (V) .... Himself
6. Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (2006) (V) .... Himself
7. Dennis Muren Interview (2006) (V) .... Himself
8. The Sci-Fi Boys (2006) .... Himself
9. 'War of the Worlds': Production Diaries, East Coast - Exile (2005) (V) .... Himself
10. Designing the Enemy: Tripods and Aliens (2005) (V) .... Himself
11. 'War of the Worlds': Production Diaries, East Coast - Beginning (2005) (V) .... Himself
12. 'War of the Worlds': Production Diaries, West Coast - War (2005) (V) .... Himself
13. Steven Spielberg and the Original 'War of the Worlds' (2005) (V) .... Himself
14. 'Star Wars': Feel the Force (2005) (TV) .... Himself
15. Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (2005) (V)
16. Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (2004) (TV) .... Himself - Visual Effects
17. The Light and Magic of 'Indiana Jones' (2003) (V) (also archive footage) .... Himself
18. No Fate But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects (2003) (V) .... Himself
19. The Making of 'Hulk' (2003) (V) .... Himself
20. Special Visual Effects and Animation: ILM (2002) (V) .... Himself
21. Live at the Shrine! John Williams and the World Premiere of 'E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial': The 20th Anniversary (2002) (V)
22. From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking (2001) (V) .... Himself - Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
23. R2-D2: Beneath the Dome (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
24. The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001) (V) .... Himself
25. Beyond Jurassic Park (2001) (V) .... Himself - full motion dinosaurs
26. The Beginning: Making 'Episode I' (2001) (V) .... Himself
    ... aka The Beginning: Making Star Wars Episode I (USA)
    
    
27. Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs (1999) (TV) .... Himself
28. From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic (1999) (TV) .... Himself
29. The Story of Computer Graphics (1999)
30. The Harryhausen Chronicles (1998) (TV) .... Himself
31. The Making of 'Lost World' (1997) (V) .... Himself
32. Special Effects: Anything Can Happen (1996) .... Himself
    ... aka Special Effects
33. The Making of 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial' (1996) (V)
    ... aka E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial - A Look Back (USA: cut version)
34. "Movie Magic" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1994-1996)
        - Ghost Effects: Ghost Stories (1996) TV episode .... Himself
        - Digital Effects: Digital Dawn (1994) TV episode .... Himself
35. The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (1995) (V) .... Himself
36. Computerbilleder - udfordring til virkeligheden (1992) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
37. The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' (1991) (TV) .... Himself
    
    
38. Willow: The Making of an Adventure (1988) (TV) .... Himself - Visual Effects
39. From 'Star Wars' to 'Jedi': The Making of a Saga (1985) (V) .... Himself
40. Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (1983) (TV) .... Himself
41. SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (TV) .... Himself
    

Archive Footage:

1. From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II' (2002) (V) (uncredited) .... Himself
2. "Troldspejlet"
       - Episode #1.2 (1989) TV episode .... Himself - Visual Effects Supervisor