Paul Norris (visual effects)

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Paul Norris
Occupation Visual effects supervisor
Years active1998–present

Paul Norris is a British visual effects supervisor best known for his work on Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), and Ex Machina (2015).

Norris won the Best Visual Effects at the 88th Academy Awards for his work on the film Ex Machina , sharing with Sara Bennett, Andrew Whitehurst, and Mark Williams Ardington. [1]

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References

  1. "88th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 20 January 2016.