Michael Owens (visual effects artist) explained

Michael Owens
Occupation:Assistant director, visual effects artist

Michael Owens is an American assistant director and visual effects artist best known for his work with Clint Eastwood.[1] [2] [3] He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Visual Effects for the film Hereafter.[4]

Filmography

YearTitleSpecial effectsSecond unit directorDirector
1982E.T. The Extra TerrestrialSteven Spielberg
Nicolas Meyer
1983Return of the JediRichard Marquand
1984Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomSteven Spielberg
1985ExplorersJoe Dante
Young Sherlock HolmesBarry Levinson
1986Leonard Nimoy
Howard the DuckWillard Huyck
1987The Witches of EastwickGeorge Miller
1988Caddyshack IIAllan Arkush
1989The 'BurbsJoe Dante
Skin DeepBlake Edwards
1991The DoorsOliver Stone
SwitchBlake Edwards
Hudson HawkMichael Lehmann
1993Fire in the SkyRobert Lieberman
1996101 DalmatiansStephen Herek
1998Meet Joe BlackMartin Brest
Mercury RisingHarold Becker
1999Bringing Out the DeadMartin Scorsese
2000Space CowboysClint Eastwood
2002Men in Black IIBarry Sonnenfeld
Blood WorkClint Eastwood
Gangs of New YorkMartin Scorsese
2003The HuntedWilliam Friedkin
2004Van HelsingStephen Sommers
HidalgoJoe Johnston
2006Flags of Our FathersClint Eastwood
Letters From Iwo Jima
2008Changeling
Tropic ThunderBen Stiller
Gran TorinoClint Eastwood
2009Invictus
2010Hereafter
2011J. Edgar
2012Trouble with the CurveRobert Lorenz
Timur Bekmambetov
2014Jersey BoysClint Eastwood
American Sniper
2016Sully
2019TogoEricson Core

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spotlight: CdA's Owens achieves visual success in Hollywood. The Spokesman-Review. Jim. Kershner. February 13, 2011. January 9, 2022.
  2. Book: Allison, Tanine. Destructive Sublime: World War II in American Film and Media. 140. Rutgers University Press. June 25, 2018. 9780813597522. Google Books.
  3. Book: Laist, Randy. The Twin Towers in Film: A Cinematic History of New York's World Trade Center. 265. January 31, 2020. McFarland. 9781476638416. Google Books.
  4. Web site: The 83rd Academy Awards (2011) Nominees and Winners. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. January 9, 2022.