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Michael Baltazar(I)

  • Visual Effects
  • Cinematographer
  • Writer
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Michael Baltazar is known for Avatar (2009), Deep Impact (1998) and Left Behind (2014).
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
    Avatar
    7.9
    • Visual Effects
    • 2009
    Elijah Wood and Leelee Sobieski in Deep Impact (1998)
    Deep Impact
    6.3
    • Visual Effects
    • 1998
    Nicolas Cage in Left Behind (2014)
    Left Behind
    3.2
    • Visual Effects
    • 2014
    Andy Serkis and Naomi Watts in King Kong (2005)
    King Kong
    7.2
    • Visual Effects
    • 2005

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • Ukraine Mon Amour
      • CG technical support: ILM
      • 2024
    • Gear (2014)
      Gear
      6.5
      Short
      • visual effects supervisor: Post Mango
      • 2014
    • Nicolas Cage in Left Behind (2014)
      Left Behind
      3.2
      • visual effects director of photography
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2014
    • Devil's Due (2014)
      Devil's Due
      4.2
      • cg supervisor: Post Mango
      • 2014
    • Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom, Martin Freeman, Lee Pace, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, and Luke Evans in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
      The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
      7.8
      • visual effects lighting td: Weta Digital
      • 2013
    • Pacific Rim (2013)
      Pacific Rim
      6.9
      • technical director: Mirada (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
      The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
      7.8
      • visual effects lighting td: Weta FX
      • 2012
    • Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
      Avatar
      7.9
      • lighting technical director: Weta Digital
      • 2009
    • The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
      The Day the Earth Stood Still
      5.5
      • lighting sequence lead: Weta Digital
      • 2008
    • Liam Neeson, Eddie Izzard, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes, Ben Barnes, and Georgie Henley in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
      The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
      6.5
      • visual effects technical director: Weta Digital
      • 2008
    • The Water Horse (2007)
      The Water Horse
      6.4
      • 3d lighting technical director: Weta Digital
      • 2007
    • Laurence Fishburne, Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, Ioan Gruffudd, and Doug Jones in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
      Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
      5.6
      • lighting and effects team: Weta Digital
      • 2007
    • Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Kelsey Grammer, Anna Paquin, Patrick Stewart, Ben Foster, James Marsden, Hugh Jackman, and Elliot Page in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
      X-Men: The Last Stand
      6.6
      • technical director: Weta Digital
      • 2006
    • Andy Serkis and Naomi Watts in King Kong (2005)
      King Kong
      7.2
      • visual effects td: Weta Digital
      • 2005
    • Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
      Exorcist: The Beginning
      5.1
      • lead technical artist: Meteor Studios
      • 2004

    Cinematographer

    • Santanna (2015)
      Santanna
      Short
      • director of photography
      • 2015
    • Traveler (2015)
      Traveler
      5.6
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • Impermanence (2014)
      Impermanence
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • Shrimpy
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • The Spaghetti Storm
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • The Transplant
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011
    • Andel
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2004

    Writer

    • Ripple (2018)
      Ripple
      Short
      • story
      • 2018
    • The Deserted (2016)
      The Deserted
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Andel
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2004

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