Chris Watts

Chris Watts (born June 16, 1965), is an American inventor, businessman, filmmaker, and visual effects supervisor.

Not to be confused with Chris Watt.
Chris Watts
Born (1965-06-16) June 16, 1965
Palm Springs, California, United States
OccupationPresident of bake visual effects inc.,
visual effects supervisor, filmmaker
Years active1985–present
AwardsSatellite Award for Best Visual Effects
VES Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Music Video
WebsiteBake VFX

Biography

Currently president of Bake Visual Effects, Inc. located in Los Angeles, California, Watts began his film career with Dream Quest Images in 1989. Watts originated and implemented the digital intermediate process in 1995 when filming the New Line Cinema feature Pleasantville (1998).[1]

Later in 2004, he pioneered the use of digital still cameras as a high resolution replacement for film cameras on Tim Burton's stop motion animated movie Corpse Bride.[2] Watts gained wide recognition with the 2007 box office hit 300, a Warner Bros. action film adapted from the graphic novel of the same name by writer-artist Frank Miller of Dark Horse Comics.

He later went on supervising the 2009 fantasy film Where the Wild Things Are.

Filmography
YearFilmCredit
2008Street KingsVisual effects supervisor
2008Disaster MovieVisual effects supervisor
2009Tales of the Black FreighterProduction designer
2009Case 39Visual effects supervisor
2009Where the Wild Things Are (IMAX)Visual effects supervisor
2010Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's CoveVisual effects consultant
2011DetentionVisual effects supervisor, music licensing contract administrator
1998PleasantvilleVisual effects supervisor
1999The InsiderVisual effects supervisor
2000MagiciansVisual effects supervisor
2002Kung Pow! Enter the FistVisual effects supervisor
2002American IcarusVisual effects consultant
2003Looney Tunes: Back in ActionVisual effects supervisor
2004The Day After TomorrowVisual effects supervisor at Hydraulx
2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanCompositor
2004The SpongeBob SquarePants MovieDigital artist
2004Fat AlbertDigital artist
2005Corpse BrideVisual effects consultant
2005VenomVisual effects supervisor at Hydraulx
2005The FogVisual effects supervisor at Hydraulx
2006300 (IMAX)Visual effects supervisor
2007Meet BillVisual effects supervisor, compositor
2013GravityVisual effects consultant
2013Horns2nd unit visual effects supervisor
TBAAkiraVisual effects supervisor
TBAParadise LostVisual effects consultant

Short films
  • Five Shorts (2000) – co-writer and producer (directed by Billy Kent)[3]
  • In the Wall[4] (2007) – Visual effects supervisor

Music videos

Commercials

Awards and nominations
  • 2001 – MTV Video Music Awards/(VMAs) – Best Visual Effects in U2's "Elevation" (nominated)
  • 2004 – Visual Effects Society – Outstanding Visual Effects in a Music Video for Britney Spears' "Toxic" (won)[5]
  • 2007 – Satellite Award – Best Visual Effects for 300 (2006) (won)[6]
  • 2008 – Visual Effects Society – Best Single Visual Effect of the Year in 300 (2006) (nominated)[7]
  • 2008 – Saturn Award – Best Special Effects in 300 (2006) (nominated)

Publications

Press
  • What to Expect at FMX by Studio Daily[10]

References
  1. "Peter Doyle and the Joy of Grading". August 1, 2005.
  2. Watts, Chris. "Biography for Chris Watts". IMDb. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
  3. "Billy Kent". IMDb.
  4. "In the Wall". IMDb.
  5. "3rd Annual VES Awards Nominees & Recipients". Visual Effects Society. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
  6. "2007 12th Annual SATELLITE Awards". International Press Academy. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
  7. "6th Annual VES Awards Nominees & Recipients". Visual Effects Society. Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
  8. http://gl.ict.usc.edu/Research/CFPC/
  9. "Eurographics 2011 Papers". kesen.realtimerendering.com.
  10. "What to Expect at FMX". April 24, 2008.

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