Jon Thum

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Jon Thum
Occupation Visual effects artist
Years active1988-present

Jon Thum is a visual effects artist. He contributed work on The Matrix and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian . As a supervisor at Prime Focus World in 2012, he led a 70-person team of artists to produce 650 visual effects shots for Dredd 3D. [1]

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Oscars

Both of these are in the category of Best Visual Effects

Selected filmography

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References

  1. Romanek, Neal (21 September 2012). "Jon Thum, VFX Supervisor". Screen Daily. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  2. "Nominees & Winners for the 72nd Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . AMPAS. Archived from the original on August 6, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  3. "The 79th Academy Awards (2007) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Retrieved March 23, 2014.