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Occupation | Visual effects artist |
Years active | 1994–present |
Employer | Industrial Light & Magic |
Ben Snow is a visual effects artist who has been nominated four times at the Academy Awards. He works at Industrial Light & Magic.
Snow grew up in Australia, where he attended Narrabundah College and the University of Canberra. [1] His university degree, which he completed in 1986, was a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Studies. [2]
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