Erik Winquist
Born Jan 2, 1975
Erik Winquist (born January 2, 1975) is an American-New Zealander visual effects supervisor. He is best known for his work on three prominent film franchises featuring large computer-generated animal effects: Peter Jackson's King Kong (2005), Planet of the Apes prequel films, and Rampage (2018). Erik Winquist was nominated at the 87th Academy Awards in the category of Best Visual Effects. He was nominated for an Academy Award, along with Daniel Barrett, Dan Lemmon, and Joe Letteri, for the film Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. They led a team of roughly 850 people who designed and created all the apes, the digital set extensions, environments, and the effects for the film. Winquist handled pre-production and second-unit photography. He also received a BAFTA nomination for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes in the same year. Description above from the Wikipedia article Erik Winquist, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Visual Effects
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Predator: Badlands2025 · Visual Effects Supervisor
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness2022 · Visual Effects Supervisor
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012 · Visual Effects Technical Director
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Avatar2009 · Visual Effects Supervisor
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003 · 2D Sequence Supervisor
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002 · Compositing Artist