Christopher Townsend

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Christopher Townsend
Occupation visual effects supervisor
Years active1995-present

Christopher Townsend is a visual effects supervisor. He has worked in the visual effects industry for over 20 years. For over a decade, he was an artist and supervisor at Industrial Light and Magic, and in 2007 became a freelance visual effects supervisor. [1] He worked on Journey to the Center of the Earth , the first ever stereoscopic motion picture shot and released digitally, The Wolverine , Ninja Assassin , Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and Captain America: The First Avenger . He was nominated for a BAFTA and an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for his work on Iron Man 3 , [2] [3] oversaw nearly 3000 shots on Avengers: Age of Ultron and was the overall supervisor for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 as well as Captain Marvel. In 2015 he was given an Honorary Doctor of Arts degree by his alma mater, Coventry University. [4]

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References

  1. "Chris Townsend | Alumni | Coventry University". www.coventry.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  2. "2014 Film Special Visual Effects | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  3. "The 86th Academy Awards (2013) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Archived from the original on 1 October 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  4. "Coventry student turned Hollywood visual effects guru to receive honorary award". www.coventry.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2023.