Jerome Chen (visual effects supervisor)

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Jerome Chen
BornApril 18, 1963
Nationality American
Occupation(s) Visual effects supervisor and director
Years active 1992 –present

Jerome Chen is a Chinese American visual effects supervisor and director. He is a founding member of Sony Pictures Imageworks. [1] [2]

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He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the 72nd Academy Awards for his work on Stuart Little , shared with John Dykstra, Henry F. Anderson III, and Eric Allard. [3]

He also shares several patents for facial/body motion capture and interactive camera technologies. [4] [5]

Partial filmography

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  2. ↑ "Vancouver's Sony Pictures Imageworks is on the cutting edge of VFX industry". vancouversun. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
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  5. ↑ Wheel Motion Control Input Device Animation System U.S. patent 7,038,660
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