Hoyt Yeatman

Hoyt Yeatman
Born	Hoyt Horatio Yeatman Jr. (1955-01-23) January 23, 1955 (age 70) San Francisco, California, United States
Occupation(s)	Visual effects artist, visual effects supervisor
Years active	1977–present
Spouse	Giselle Garavini
Children	1

Hoyt Yeatman (born January 23, 1955) is an American visual effects artist and supervisor. He has worked with Jerry Bruckheimer on a number of films, including Armageddon , Con Air , and The Rock . ^[1] He made his directorial debut with the film G-Force . ^[2]

Yeatman is an alumnus of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. ^[3]

In 1979 Yeatman, Scott Squires, Rocco Gioffre, Fred Iguchi, Tom Hollister and Bob Hollister co-founded Dream Quest Images, a groundbreaking visual effects house, winning the Academy Award for Visual Effects in 1989 for the motion control and underwater effects in The Abyss . In 1996 Dream Quest was purchased by The Walt Disney Company, which became Disney's "The Secret Lab" in 1999. The Secret Lab closed its doors in 2001. ^[4]

He received an Academy Award for Technical Achievement in 1999.

Filmography

Director

• G-Force (2009)

References

1. "Movie File: P. Diddy, 'The Fockers,' Ashton Kutcher, Motley Crue & More". MTV. 2004-12-08. Archived from the original on December 11, 2004. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
2. "Action!". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2005-01-02. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
3. Hwang, Emilia (2000-09-25). "UCLA grad comes back to speak about experiences" . Retrieved 2008-10-11.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
4. Hill, Jim (2003-01-14). "The sad tale of Disney's Secret Lab" . Retrieved 2012-10-31.

External links

• Hoyt Yeatman at IMDb