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Daniel Mellitz

  • Visual Effects
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Daniel Mellitz is a Visual Effects Supervisor best known for his work on 11.22.63 (2016), Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013), and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021). He was born in St. Louis, MO and moved to Los Angeles to study film at CSULB and began his career in visual effects at Digital Domain building video carts for motion control model shoots on The Fifth Element (1997), Dante's Peak (1997), and Titanic (1997). He is also the writer and director of the film, The Naked Ape (2006).
BornJanuary 23, 1972
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, James Marsden, and Hugh Jackman in X-Men (2000)
    X-Men
    7.3
    • Visual Effects(as Dan Mellitz)
    • 2000
    Alex Pettyfer in I Am Number Four (2011)
    I Am Number Four
    6.1
    • Visual Effects
    • 2011
    Adam Sandler, Peter Dinklage, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, and Josh Gad in Pixels (2015)
    Pixels
    5.6
    • Visual Effects
    • 2015
    Chloë Grace Moretz and Zackary Arthur in The 5th Wave (2016)
    The 5th Wave
    5.2
    • Visual Effects
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Visual Effects



    • Alessandro Nivola, P.J. Byrne, Marc Menchaca, Tiffany Boone, and André Holland in The Big Cigar (2024)
      The Big Cigar
      5.9
      TV Mini Series
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2024
    • Kim Dickens and Lennie James in Fear the Walking Dead (2015)
      Fear the Walking Dead
      6.7
      TV Series
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2021–2022
    • Station 19 (2018)
      Station 19
      7.1
      TV Series
      • on-set visual effects supervisor
      • 2021
    • Daniel Brühl, Wyatt Russell, Emily VanCamp, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, and Erin Kellyman in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)
      The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • additional visual effects supervisor
      • 2021
    • Ming-Na Wen, Clark Gregg, Iain De Caestecker, Nick Blood, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, and Elizabeth Henstridge in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)
      Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
      7.5
      TV Series
      • visual effects supervisor: CoSA VFX
      • composting supervisor: CoSA VFX (uncredited)
      • 2015–2020
    • Willem Dafoe in Togo (2019)
      Togo
      7.9
      • visual effects supervisor: CoSA VFX
      • 2019
    • Scott Grimes, Penny Johnson Jerald, Seth MacFarlane, Peter Macon, Adrianne Palicki, J. Lee, Mark Jackson, and Halston Sage in The Orville (2017)
      The Orville
      8.0
      TV Series
      • visual effects supervisor: CoSA VFX
      • 2019
    • Nathan Parsons, Amber Midthunder, Michael Trevino, Heather Hemmens, Tyler Blackburn, Jeanine Mason, Michael Vlamis, and Lily Cowles in Roswell, New Mexico (2019)
      Roswell, New Mexico
      6.4
      TV Series
      • composting supervisor: CoSA VFX
      • 2019–2022
    • Eric Dane in The Last Ship (2014)
      The Last Ship
      7.4
      TV Series
      • visual effects supervisor: CoSA VFX
      • 2017–2018
    • Manifesto (2017)
      Manifesto
      8.6
      Short
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2017
    • Marvel's Most Wanted (2016)
      Marvel's Most Wanted
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • visual effects supervisor: CoSA VFX
      • 2016
    • Ben Winchell in Max Steel (2016)
      Max Steel
      4.6
      • compositor
      • 2016
    • Carla Gugino, Luke Wilson, Colson Baker, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Peter Cambor, Finesse Mitchell, and Imogen Poots in Roadies (2016)
      Roadies
      7.4
      TV Series
      • visual effects supervisor: CoSA VFX
      • 2016
    • James Franco in 11.22.63 (2016)
      11.22.63
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • composting supervisor: CoSA VFX
      • 2016
    • Chloë Grace Moretz and Zackary Arthur in The 5th Wave (2016)
      The 5th Wave
      5.2
      • compositor
      • 2016

    Camera and Electrical Department



    • Lullaby
      Short
      • gaffer (as Dan Mellitz)
      • 2017
    • Susan Sarandon, Alec Baldwin, Jon Lovitz, Tobey Maguire, Joe Pantoliano, Michael Clarke Duncan, Sean Hayes, Glenn Ficarra, Danny Mann, and Billy West in Cats & Dogs (2001)
      Cats & Dogs
      5.2
      • video assist operator
      • 2001
    • Kevin Costner, Steven Culp, and Bruce Greenwood in Thirteen Days (2000)
      Thirteen Days
      7.3
      • video assist operator: Philippines unit (uncredited)
      • 2000
    • Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible II (2000)
      Mission: Impossible II
      6.1
      • video assist operator: USA (as Dan Mellitz)
      • 2000
    • Meg Ryan, Diane Keaton, and Lisa Kudrow in Hanging Up (2000)
      Hanging Up
      4.9
      • video assist operator: re-shoot (uncredited)
      • 2000
    • Jodie Foster and Chow Yun-Fat in Anna and the King (1999)
      Anna and the King
      6.7
      • video assist operator
      • 1999
    • Kevin Costner in The Postman (1997)
      The Postman
      6.1
      • video assist operator: second unit (uncredited)
      • 1997
    • John Cassini and Tara Subkoff in Point Dume (1995)
      Point Dume
      4.2
      • second assistant camera (as Dan Mellitz)
      • 1995
    • Full Circle (1994)
      Full Circle
      Short
      • grip (as Dan Mellitz)
      • 1994

    Director



    • Vacation from Hell
      Short
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Sleeping Dogs
      Short
      • Director
      • 2011
    • The Naked Ape (2006)
      The Naked Ape
      4.6
      • Director
      • 2006
    • The Lost Mariner
      Short
      • Director
      • 1996
    • La Femme Pickle
      Short
      • Director
      • 1995

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    • Alternative name
      • Dan Mellitz
    • Born
      • January 23, 1972
      • St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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