Bill Neil (visual effects artist)

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Bill Neil
OccupationVisual effects artist
Relatives Eleanor Coppola (sister)

Bill Neil is an American visual effects artist. [1] [2] [3] He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Visual Effects for the film Poltergeist II: The Other Side . [4] He was a brother of documentary filmmaker Eleanor Coppola. [5]

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Selected filmography

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References

  1. Bonnie Rogers, Pauline (1999). The Art of Visual Effects. Focal Press. p. 264. ISBN   9780240803753 via Google Books.
  2. Muir, John (September 15, 2015). The Films of John Carpenter. McFarland. p. 127. ISBN   9780786493487 via Google Books.
  3. Baer, Brian (March 10, 2017). How He-Man Mastered the Universe: Toy to Television to the Big Screen. McFarland. p. 197. ISBN   9781476627069 via Google Books.
  4. "The 59th Academy Awards (1987) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  5. Barnes, Mike (12 April 2024). "Eleanor Coppola, Emmy-Winning Director of 'Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse,' Dies at 87". The Hollywood Reporter .