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Brian Connor(I)

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Brian Connor
Brian Connor is a Production VFX Supervisor with over 22 years of experience in high-end feature film and episodic visual effects. He recently wrapped post on 'Devotion' for director J.D. Dillard as the overall Production VFX Supervisor. He recently won a VES, BAFTA and OSCAR for the visual effects work he supervised on Denis Villeneuve's 'Dune'.

Previously, Brian supervised George Clooney's World War II drama 'Catch 22' for Hulu. His work on the series earned him an Emmy Nomination at the 2019 Emmy Awards for 'Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role'. Brian also served as VFX Supervisor on 'Godzilla: King of the Monsters' (2019) which was nominated for a 'Saturn' Award.

Brian is a member of both the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and the Visual Effects Society (VES).

Brian has extensive experience of bringing the physical reality of practical, in-camera elements together with state-of-the-art digital material to create seamless, photo-realistic results.....all in service to the story. He is experienced in both practical aerial cinematography and its Virtual Production use as a background in an LED Volume with motion-base buck.

Brian has solid knowledge of on-set work gained through films such as 'The Host', 'Chaos Walking', 'Star Trek Beyond', 'Godzilla: King of the Monsters' and 'Dune', where he served as on-set Supervisor. He is versatile and resourceful, and always looks for the most appropriate, cost-effective, practical vs digital methodologies at every stage of the process.

Originally from Chicago, Brian Brian co-authored a book called 'The Encyclopedia of Visual Effects' and was a contributor to Ron Brinkmann's 2nd edition of 'The Art & Science of Digital Compositing'.
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 16 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Known for

    Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Rebecca Ferguson, Jason Momoa, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Oscar Isaac, Timothée Chalamet, and Zendaya in Dune: Part One (2021)
    Dune: Part One
    8.0
    • Visual Effects
    • 2021
    Glen Powell and Jonathan Majors in Devotion (2022)
    Devotion
    6.6
    • Visual Effects
    • 2022
    Catch-22 (2019)
    Catch-22
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Visual Effects
    Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
    Godzilla: King of the Monsters
    6.0
    • Visual Effects
    • 2019

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    Visual Effects



    • Sophie Okonedo, Rosamund Pike, Daniel Henney, Zoë Robins, Josha Stradowski, Madeleine Madden, and Marcus Rutherford in The Wheel of Time (2021)
      The Wheel of Time
      7.2
      TV Series
      • vfx on-set supervisor
      • on-set visual effects supervisor
      • 2025
    • Cailyn Rice in Valentine (2024)
      Valentine
      5.7
      Short
      • consulting visual effects supervisor
      • 2024
    • Glen Powell and Jonathan Majors in Devotion (2022)
      Devotion
      6.6
      • visual effects production supervisor
      • 2022
    • Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Rebecca Ferguson, Jason Momoa, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Oscar Isaac, Timothée Chalamet, and Zendaya in Dune: Part One (2021)
      Dune: Part One
      8.0
      • visual effects supervisor: DNEG
      • 2021
    • Mads Mikkelsen, David Oyelowo, Nick Jonas, Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley, and Cynthia Erivo in Chaos Walking (2021)
      Chaos Walking
      5.7
      • on-set visual effects supervisor: DNEG
      • 2021
    • Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
      Godzilla: King of the Monsters
      6.0
      • visual effects supervisor: Double Negative
      • 2019
    • Catch-22 (2019)
      Catch-22
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • visual effects supervisor: DNEG
      • 2019
    • Bucketheads: A Star Wars Story (2018)
      Bucketheads: A Star Wars Story
      6.8
      Short
      • compositor
      • 2018
    • The Meg (2018)
      The Meg
      5.7
      • compositing supervisor: Double Negative
      • 2018
    • Gal Gadot in Wonder Woman (2017)
      Wonder Woman
      7.3
      • compositing supervisor: Double Negative
      • 2017
    • Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Emily Blunt, and Jessica Chastain in The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)
      The Huntsman: Winter's War
      6.1
      • compositing supervisor: Double Negative
      • 2016
    • Shailene Woodley and Theo James in The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015)
      The Divergent Series: Insurgent
      6.2
      • digital compositor: Double Negative
      • 2015
    • Sean Bean in Game of Thrones (2011)
      Game of Thrones
      9.2
      TV Series
      • visual effects: Scanline VFX
      • visual effects: Scanline VFX Vancouver / Los Angeles
      • 2014
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Redford, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, and Sebastian Stan in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
      Captain America: The Winter Soldier
      7.7
      • compositing supervisor: Scanline VFX
      • 2014
    • Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, Abigail Breslin, Asa Butterfield, and Hailee Steinfeld in Ender's Game (2013)
      Ender's Game
      6.6
      • compositing supervisor: Digital Domain
      • 2013

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