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David C. Lawson

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  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Production Department
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David C. Lawson is known for Alita: Battle Angel (2019), Godzilla (1998) and Aquaman (2018).
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    • Awards
      • 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
    Godzilla (1998)
    Godzilla
    5.5
    • Visual Effects
    • 1998
    Jason Momoa and Amber Heard in Aquaman (2018)
    Aquaman
    6.8
    • Visual Effects
    • 2018
    Jeff Goldblum, Anthony Hopkins, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Hiddleston, Chris Hemsworth, and Tessa Thompson in Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
    Thor: Ragnarok
    7.9
    • Visual Effects
    • 2017

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • Derek Cecil, Gary Daniel Mosher, Capriana Campo, Scott Johnson, Victoria Martzloff, Tingting Lyu, Catherine Hyslop, Jacqueline Elyse Rosenthal, Valéry Lessard, Jeremy Boros, Megan West, Shannon Morrall, and Valerie La Rose in Europa (2025)
      Europa
      7.8
      Short
      • visual effects artist
      • 2025
    • Thelma the Unicorn (2024)
      Thelma the Unicorn
      5.7
      • visual effects supervisor: Netflix
      • 2024
    • The Monkey King (2023)
      The Monkey King
      5.8
      • visual effects supervisor: Netflix
      • 2023
    • Will Arnett, Terry Crews, Jamal Duff, and Geraldine Viswanathan in Rumble (2021)
      Rumble
      6.0
      • cg supervisor: Paramount Animation
      • 2021
    • Guy Pearce, Isla Fisher, Tim Minchin, Angus Imrie, and Miranda Tapsell in Back to the Outback (2021)
      Back to the Outback
      6.5
      • cg supervisor
      • 2021
    • Bill Fagerbakke and Tom Kenny in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)
      The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
      5.9
      • cg supervisor: paramount
      • 2020
    • Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Natalia Reyes, Gabriel Luna, and Mackenzie Davis in Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
      Terminator: Dark Fate
      6.2
      • visualization artist: The Third Floor Inc.
      • 2019
    • Ryan Reynolds and Justice Smith in Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019)
      Pokémon: Detective Pikachu
      6.5
      • postvis artist
      • 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
      • postvis artist
      • visualization artists: The Third Floor Inc.
      • 2019
    • Jason Momoa and Amber Heard in Aquaman (2018)
      Aquaman
      6.8
      • postvis artist: The Third Floor Inc.
      • 2018
    • Jeff Goldblum, Anthony Hopkins, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Hiddleston, Chris Hemsworth, and Tessa Thompson in Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
      Thor: Ragnarok
      7.9
      • postvis artist: The Third Floor Inc.
      • 2017
    • Alec Baldwin in The Boss Baby (2017)
      The Boss Baby
      6.3
      • lighting artist (uncredited)
      • 2017
    • Trolls (2016)
      Trolls
      6.4
      • cg supervisor
      • 2016
    • Kate Hudson, Jack Black, and Bryan Cranston in Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
      Kung Fu Panda 3
      7.1
      • lighting artist
      • 2016
    • Jim Parsons in Home (2015)
      Home
      6.5
      • additional lighting supervision
      • 2015

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • William Christie et Les Arts Florissants, ou La passion du baroque (1994)
      William Christie et Les Arts Florissants, ou La passion du baroque
      8.7
      • first assistant camera
      • 1994
    • Catya Sassoon and Don Wilson in Bloodfist IV: Die Trying (1992)
      Bloodfist IV: Die Trying
      5.0
      Video
      • first assistant camera: additional photography
      • 1992
    • Fly by Night (1992)
      Fly by Night
      5.4
      • assistant camera
      • 1992
    • Annie Lennox: Precious
      7.0
      Music Video
      • first assistant camera
      • 1992
    • The Dead Boys' Club (1992)
      The Dead Boys' Club
      6.6
      Short
      • first assistant camera
      • 1992
    • The Room (1992)
      The Room
      6.3
      Short
      • second assistant camera
      • 1992
    • Nowhereville
      Short
      • first assistant camera
      • 1992
    • In the Soup (1992)
      In the Soup
      7.1
      • second assistant camera
      • 1992
    • Adeva: It Should've Been Me
      Music Video
      • assistant camera
      • 1991
    • Missing Pieces (1991)
      Missing Pieces
      5.4
      • camera loader
      • 1991
    • Noisy Mama: Heart of Stone
      Music Video
      • assistant camera
      • 1991
    • Thank You and Good Night (1991)
      Thank You and Good Night
      7.7
      • second assistant camera
      • 1991
    • Bridget Fonda and Michael O'Keefe in Out of the Rain (1991)
      Out of the Rain
      4.7
      • second assistant camera
      • 1991
    • Shabba Ranks Featuring Maxi Priest: Housecall (Your Body Can't Lie to Me)
      Music Video
      • second assistant camera
      • 1991
    • Romeo & Julia (1991)
      Romeo & Julia
      6.1
      • second assistant camera
      • 1991

    Production Department

    • Crimson Glory: The Chant
      Music Video
      • production assistant
      • 1991
    • Run-D.M.C.: Ghostbusters (1989)
      Run-D.M.C.: Ghostbusters
      5.4
      Music Video
      • production assistant
      • 1989
    • The Bronx War (1989)
      The Bronx War
      5.5
      • production assistant
      • 1989
    • Boogie Down Productions: You Must Learn (1989)
      Boogie Down Productions: You Must Learn
      7.7
      Music Video
      • production assistant
      • 1989
    • Bobby Brown in Bobby Brown: On Our Own (1989)
      Bobby Brown: On Our Own
      5.8
      Music Video
      • production assistant
      • 1989
    • Monsters (1988)
      Monsters
      7.2
      TV Series
      • production assistant (as David Lawson)
      • 1989
    • Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
      Bloodhounds of Broadway
      5.3
      • production assistant
      • 1989

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Dave Lawson

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