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Mike Leben

  • Visual Effects
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Mike Leben is known for Alita: Battle Angel (2019), The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014).
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Jennifer Connelly, Christoph Waltz, Mahershala Ali, Eiza González, Rosa Salazar, Ed Skrein, and Keean Johnson in Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
    Alita: Battle Angel
    7.3
    • Visual Effects
    • 2019
    The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
    The Day After Tomorrow
    6.5
    • Visual Effects
    • 2004
    Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
    6.6
    • Visual Effects(as Michael J. Leben)
    • 2014
    Simon Pegg, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldaña, Sofia Boutella, and Chris Pine in Star Trek Beyond (2016)
    Star Trek Beyond
    7.0
    • Visual Effects
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • Mark Ruffalo in I Know This Much Is True (2020)
      I Know This Much Is True
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • motion control operator
      • 2020
    • David Boreanaz in SEAL Team (2017)
      SEAL Team
      7.9
      TV Series
      • motion control operator
      • 2019
    • James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
      Grey's Anatomy
      7.6
      TV Series
      • motion control operator
      • 2015–2019
    • Jennifer Connelly, Christoph Waltz, Mahershala Ali, Eiza González, Rosa Salazar, Ed Skrein, and Keean Johnson in Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
      Alita: Battle Angel
      7.3
      • motion control operator
      • 2019
    • The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
      The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
      7.2
      • visual effects motion control operator (uncredited)
      • 2018
    • Kodi Smit-McPhee in Alpha (2018)
      Alpha
      6.6
      • motion control operator
      • 2018
    • Josh Brolin, Ryan Reynolds, Terry Crews, Bill Skarsgård, Leslie Uggams, Morena Baccarin, Lewis Tan, Stefan Kapicic, Rob Delaney, Shioli Kutsuna, Zazie Beetz, and Brianna Hildebrand in Deadpool 2 (2018)
      Deadpool 2
      7.6
      • motion control operator
      • 2018
    • Dwayne Johnson in Rampage (2018)
      Rampage
      6.1
      • digital compositor: Weta FX
      • 2018
    • Stella Maeve, Summer Bishil, Hale Appleman, Olivia Taylor Dudley, and Arjun Gupta in The Magicians (2015)
      The Magicians
      7.6
      TV Series
      • motion control operator (uncredited)
      • 2018
    • J.K. Simmons in Counterpart (2017)
      Counterpart
      8.0
      TV Series
      • motion control operator
      • 2017
    • Eion Bailey, Candace Cameron Bure, and Mark Deklin in Switched for Christmas (2017)
      Switched for Christmas
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • motion control operator
      • 2017
    • Julianne Moore, Matt Damon, and Oscar Isaac in Suburbicon (2017)
      Suburbicon
      5.8
      • motion control operator
      • 2017
    • Matt Damon in Downsizing (2017)
      Downsizing
      5.8
      • motion control operator (uncredited)
      • 2017
    • Britt Robertson in Girlboss (2017)
      Girlboss
      6.9
      TV Series
      • motion control operator
      • 2017
    • Dan Stevens in Legion (2017)
      Legion
      8.1
      TV Series
      • motion control operator (uncredited)
      • 2017

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Pedro Pascal, Steve Blum, and Jeremy Allen White in Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026)
      Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
      6.8
      • motion control operator
      • 2026
    • Cristián de la Fuente and Julieth Restrepo in Switch Up (2024)
      Switch Up
      7.4
      • first assistant camera
      • 2024
    • Olivia Rodrigo in LinkBuds S x Olivia Rodrigo (2023)
      LinkBuds S x Olivia Rodrigo
      9.1
      Video
      • motion control
      • 2023
    • Jenny Slate in Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021)
      Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
      7.6
      • motion control operator: stop-motion unit
      • 2021
    • Alexander 23 & Jeremy Zucker: Nothing's the Same (2020)
      Alexander 23 & Jeremy Zucker: Nothing's the Same
      Music Video
      • camera programming tech
      • 2020
    • Alien Xmas (2020)
      Alien Xmas
      6.2
      TV Special
      • motion control operator
      • 2020
    • Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington in Little Fires Everywhere (2020)
      Little Fires Everywhere
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • motion control operator
      • 2020
    • Westworld (2016)
      Westworld
      8.4
      TV Series
      • motion control operator
      • 2020
    • Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, and Faithe Herman in This Is Us (2016)
      This Is Us
      8.7
      TV Series
      • motion control operator (uncredited)
      • 2019
    • Brie Larson in Captain Marvel (2019)
      Captain Marvel
      6.7
      • motion control operator
      • 2019
    • BlindSight Test Sequences (2018)
      BlindSight Test Sequences
      Short
      • motion control unit operator
      • 2018
    • Dwayne Johnson in Ballers (2015)
      Ballers
      7.6
      TV Series
      • motion control operator
      • 2018
    • Luke Evans in Dracula Untold (2014)
      Dracula Untold
      6.3
      • motion control operator
      • 2014
    • Anthony Perullo in The New Testament (2013)
      The New Testament
      3.4
      • motion control operator
      • 2013
    • Anna Paquin, Ryan Kwanten, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Nelsan Ellis, and Rutina Wesley in True Blood (2008)
      True Blood
      7.9
      TV Series
      • motion control operator
      • 2012

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      • Michael J. Leben

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