Dave Shirk

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Dave Shirk
Other namesDavid Shirk
Occupation visual effects supervisor
Years active2005-present

Dave Shirk is a visual effects supervisor. Shirk and his fellow visual effects artists are won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for the 2013 film Gravity . [1] He was also nominated for the 2018 film Ready Player One . [2]

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References

  1. "The 86th Academy Awards (2013) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Archived from the original on October 1, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  2. "Where to watch Academy Award Best Picture nominees -- and Lancaster native's special effects Oscar nod". Lancaster Online. January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2019.

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