John Nelson (visual effects artist)

For other people with the same name, see John Nelson (disambiguation).

John Nelson (born July 21, 1953 in Detroit, Michigan) is a Visual effects supervisor and a 1976 graduate of the University of Michigan. He won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the 73rd Academy Awards, for his work on the film Gladiator.[1] He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for supervising the visual effects in the films I, Robot [2] and Iron Man.[3]

An unexpected post-production job of Gladiator was caused by the death of Oliver Reed of a heart attack during the filming in Malta, before all his scenes had been shot. British post-production company The Mill created a digital body double for the remaining scenes involving his character Proximo[4] by photographing a live action body-double in the shadows and by mapping a 3D CGI mask of Reed's face to the remaining scenes during production at an estimated cost of $3.2 million for two minutes of additional footage.[5][6] Nelson reflected on the decision to include the additional footage: "What we did was small compared to our other tasks on the film. What Oliver did was much greater. He gave an inspiring, moving performance. All we did was help him finish it."[5] The film is dedicated to Reed's memory.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "73rd Academy Awards Winners Oscar Legacy Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". Oscars.org. 2001-03-25. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  2. ↑ "77th Academy Awards Winners Oscar Legacy Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". Oscars.org. 2005-02-27. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
  3. ↑ "81st Academy Awards Winners Oscar Legacy Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". Oscars.org. 2009-02-22. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
  4. ↑ Bath, Matthew (October 25, 2004), The Mill, Digit Magazine, retrieved February 27, 2009
  5. 1 2 Landau 2000, p. 123
  6. ↑ Oliver Reed Resurrected On Screen, Internet Movie Database, April 12, 2000, retrieved February 27, 2009
  7. ↑ Schwartz, p.142

Further reading

  • Landau, Diana; Walter Parkes, John Logan, and Ridley Scott (2000), Gladiator: The Making of the Ridley Scott Epic, Newmarket Press, ISBN 1-55704-428-7  Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)
  • Schwartz, Richard (2001). The Films of Ridley Scott. Westport, CT: Praeger. ISBN 0-275-96976-2


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