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Michael Karp(I)

  • Visual Effects
  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Michael Karp and Lucky Lakhani, 2020
The goddess Venus breaks off her two-thousand-year affair with Helen of Troy and moves to Hollywood to shag a math professor Chippendales dancer, marry a lonely Hollywood cinematographer and save the universe from lust. Everything comes to a climax at the Academy Awards red carpet and the Masonic temple sex playground across the street from the Dolby Theater.

"In Hollywood, sex is a religion" "A comedy that leaves no sacred cows unmilked" "God invented sex, but the devil's been taking all the credit"

Comps: Californication, There's Something About Mary, Cruel Intentions, Mulholland Drive

Screenplay by Michael Karp
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Venus & Vitalis C
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Michael Karp was born on 3 June 1959 in Passaic, New Jersey, USA. He is a cinematographer, known for The Hunger Games (2012), X-Men (2000) and RoboCop (1987).
BornJune 3, 1959
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    Known for

    Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games (2012)
    The Hunger Games
    7.2
    • Visual Effects
    • 2012
    Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, James Marsden, and Hugh Jackman in X-Men (2000)
    X-Men
    7.3
    • Visual Effects
    • 2000
    Nancy Allen, Peter Weller, Miguel Ferrer, and Kurtwood Smith in RoboCop (1987)
    RoboCop
    7.6
    • Visual Effects
    • 1987
    Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
    6.6
    • Visual Effects
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Visual Effects



    • Jenna Ortega in Wednesday (2022)
      Wednesday
      8.0
      TV Series
      • technical character animator: Scanline VFX
      • 2025
    • Adam Sandler in Happy Gilmore 2 (2025)
      Happy Gilmore 2
      6.1
      • visual effects team: Scanline VFX
      • 2025
    • Harrison Ford, Giancarlo Esposito, Anthony Mackie, Shira Haas, and Danny Ramirez in Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
      Captain America: Brave New World
      5.6
      • visual effects crew: Scanline VFX
      • 2025
    • Kerry Washington, Milauna Jackson, Kylie Jefferson, Pepi Sonuga, Sarah Jeffery, Ebony Obsidian, and Shanice Shantay in The Six Triple Eight (2024)
      The Six Triple Eight
      6.7
      • visual effects technical character developer: Eyeline Studios
      • 2024
    • Jason Momoa and Patrick Wilson in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
      Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
      5.6
      • visual effects crew: Scanline VFX
      • 2023
    • Yu Yu Hakusho (2023)
      Yu Yu Hakusho
      7.2
      TV Series
      • visual effects crew: Scanline VFX
      • 2023
    • Michael Keaton, Ezra Miller, and Sasha Calle in The Flash (2023)
      The Flash
      6.6
      • matchmove lead: Scanline VFX
      • techanim volume capture: Scanline VFX
      • 2023
    • Chris Evans and Ryan Gosling in The Gray Man (2022)
      The Gray Man
      6.5
      • matchmove lead: Scanline VFX
      • 2022
    • Jennifer Garner, Ryan Reynolds, Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldaña, and Walker Scobell in The Adam Project (2022)
      The Adam Project
      6.7
      • visual effects crew: Scanline VFX
      • 2022
    • Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, and John Bradley in Moonfall (2022)
      Moonfall
      5.2
      • visual effects lead
      • 2022
    • John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, and Daniella Pineda in Cowboy Bebop (2021)
      Cowboy Bebop
      6.7
      TV Series
      • matchmove lead: Scanline VFX (uncredited)
      • 2021
    • Salma Hayek, Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Gemma Chan, Ma Dong-seok, Brian Tyree Henry, Kit Harington, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, and Lia McHugh in Eternals (2021)
      Eternals
      6.2
      • matchmove artist: Scanline VFX
      • 2021
    • Tim Roth, Michelle Yeoh, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Benedict Wong, Meng'er Zhang, Simu Liu, Awkwafina, and Florian Munteanu in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
      Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
      7.3
      • matchmove artist
      • 2021
    • Paul Giamatti, Dwayne Johnson, Jesse Plemons, Edgar Ramírez, Emily Blunt, and Jack Whitehall in Jungle Cruise (2021)
      Jungle Cruise
      6.5
      • matchmove supervisor
      • 2021
    • Mads Mikkelsen, David Oyelowo, Nick Jonas, Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley, and Cynthia Erivo in Chaos Walking (2021)
      Chaos Walking
      5.7
      • layout artist
      • 2021

    Cinematographer



    • Amsteroid (2018)
      Amsteroid
      7.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Danny Nelson in Mad Jake (1990)
      Mad Jake
      5.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 1990

    Camera and Electrical Department



    • Moving August (2002)
      Moving August
      6.3
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2002
    • Club Life (1986)
      Club Life
      4.7
      • loader
      • 1986

    Videos3

    Venus & Vitalis trailer M
    Demo Reel 4:06
    Venus & Vitalis trailer M
    Venus & Vitalis C
    Demo Reel 3:39
    Venus & Vitalis C
    Venus & Vitalis C
    Demo Reel 3:39
    Venus & Vitalis C
    Venus & Vitalis trailer B
    Demo Reel 3:17
    Venus & Vitalis trailer B

    Personal details

    • Official site
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    • Alternative name
      • Michael Steven Karp
    • Height
      • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
    • Born
      • June 3, 1959
      • Passaic, New Jersey, USA

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