Scott Rader(I)
- Visual Effects
Born to Finnish parents, Lawrence and Helga Radar, Scott spent his
formative years in Stokholm, Sweden. His father, a traditional central
European ice fisherman, promised that he would work as hard as needed
to give him a better life. Dismayed by Scottie's apparent lack of
interest in pursuing ice fishing as a career, Lawrence's hopes for his
sons future hung in the balance. It wasn't till young Scottie was seven
years old that his parents took notice of their child's exceptional
gift. It was a damp, grey day, all too familiar to the young lad
partaking in a typical local game known as "Stoney Stoney". As the boys
took turns hurling small flat stones ("stoneys") at local farm animals,
Scottie noticed in the distance a fledgling lamb, obviously wounded by
a resident pack wolf who sadly missed his kill. The sight of a
suffering animal was a bit more than he could bear. Without hesitation,
Scottie rumaged through a discarded pile of farm equipment, fashioning
a strange looking device from a broken axe handle, steel belt threads
from a torn truck tire, and a good size, river washed piece of granite.
His young friends stood in disbelief as Scottie violently swung his
homemade "hammer" around and around. With what appeared to be precise
timing, the young Rader let go of his "flying dutchman" with a fury his
comrades had never seen before. Struck dead before it was aware of its
fate, the once suffering lamb had now, to Scottie's content, been
finally put to rest......Unfortunately Scottie's talent was not enough
for a medal in the Hammer Throw at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992. His
tenacity, and charisma, however, etched his new name, "The Hammer" into
the hearts of his Swedish counterparts. Later "The Hammer" moved to Los
Angeles where he became a visual effects compositor.
