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Chris J. Chapman

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Chris J. Chapman is known for Brave (2012), Lightyear (2022) and Elemental (2023).
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

    Known for

    Kelly Macdonald and Dina Gardner in Brave (2012)
    Brave
    7.1
    • Visual Effects(as Chris Chapman)
    • 2012
    Chris Evans in Lightyear (2022)
    Lightyear
    6.1
    • Visual Effects
    • 2022
    Catherine O'Hara, Thomas Newman, Jonathan Adams, Wilma Bonet, P.L. Brown, Ronnie Del Carmen, John Hoberg, Alex Kapp, Jean-Claude Kalache, Matthew Yang King, Ronobir Lahiri, Denise Ream, Stephen Schaffer, Don Shank, Peter Sohn, Kat Likkel, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Jeff LaPensee, Innocent Ekakitie, Mason Wertheimer, Clara Lin Ding, Brenda Hsueh, Shila Ommi, Leah Lewis, David Juan Bianchi, Ben Morris, Joe Pera, Mamoudou Athie, and Reagan To in Elemental (2023)
    Elemental
    7.0
    • Visual Effects
    • 2023
    Sigourney Weaver, Willem Dafoe, Diane Keaton, Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, John Ratzenberger, Deb Fink, Andrew Stanton, Brad Garrett, Allison Janney, David Arnott, Torbin Xan Bullock, Doug Burch, Ty Burrell, Cathy Cavadini, Judi M. Durand, Idris Elba, Bill Hader, Barbara Harris, Aaron Hendry, Andy Hirsch, Carlyle King, Eugene Levy, Vicki Lewis, Angus MacLane, Jeremy Maxwell, Kate McKinnon, Daniel Edward Mora, Ed O'Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Jason Pace, Austin Pendleton, Bob Peterson, David Randolph, Jerome Ranft, Katherine Ringgold, Stephen Root, Andreana Weiner, Dominic West, Aaron Fors, Alexander Gould, Will Collyer, Nancy Truman, Regina Taufen, Liza Seneca, Willow Geer, Dylan Naber, Carrie Paff, Terrell Ransom Jr., Alex Puccinelli, Dashell Zamm, Gunnar Sizemore, Molly Jackson, Emma Shannon, Daniella Jones, Dara Iruka, Carter Hastings, Paige Nan Pollack, Hayden Rolence, Riley Lio, Veronika Bonell, Ashlyn Faith Williams, Gabriel C. Brown, Bennett Dammann, Sloane Murray, and Lucia Geddes in Finding Dory (2016)
    Finding Dory
    7.2
    • Visual Effects
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • Melissa Villaseñor and Piper Curda in Hoppers (2026)
      Hoppers
      7.2
      • effects principal artist
      • 2026
    • Steve Bloom, Brad Garrett, Elio, Shirley Henderson, Harley Jessup, Zoe Saldaña, Anna Wolitzky, Yonas Kibreab, Remy Edgerly, Mary Alice Drumm, Rob Simonsen, Adrian Molina, Jameela Jamil, Madeline Sharafian, and Domee Shi in Elio (2025)
      Elio
      6.6
      • effects principal artist
      • 2025
    • Catherine O'Hara, Thomas Newman, Jonathan Adams, Wilma Bonet, P.L. Brown, Ronnie Del Carmen, John Hoberg, Alex Kapp, Jean-Claude Kalache, Matthew Yang King, Ronobir Lahiri, Denise Ream, Stephen Schaffer, Don Shank, Peter Sohn, Kat Likkel, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Jeff LaPensee, Innocent Ekakitie, Mason Wertheimer, Clara Lin Ding, Brenda Hsueh, Shila Ommi, Leah Lewis, David Juan Bianchi, Ben Morris, Joe Pera, Mamoudou Athie, and Reagan To in Elemental (2023)
      Elemental
      7.0
      • effects lead: shots
      • effects principal artist
      • 2023
    • Chris Evans in Lightyear (2022)
      Lightyear
      6.1
      • effects sequence lead
      • effects technical director
      • 2022
    • Marco Barricelli, Jim Gaffigan, Maya Rudolph, Peter Sohn, Emma Berman, Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Saverio Raimondo in Luca (2021)
      Luca
      7.4
      • effects artist
      • visual effects artist (uncredited)
      • 2021
    • Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey in Soul (2020)
      Soul
      8.0
      • effects artist
      • 2020
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus, John Ratzenberger, Tracey Ullman, Mychael Danna, Jeff Danna, Wilmer Valderrama, Catherine Apple, Sharon Calahan, Grey DeLisle, Chris Pratt, Kori Rae, Mel Rodriguez, Dan Scanlon, Octavia Spencer, Keith Bunin, Kyle Bornheimer, Noah Klocek, Lena Waithe, Adam Habib, Jason Headley, Tom Holland, Ali Wong, and George Psarras in Onward (2020)
      Onward
      7.3
      • effects artist
      • 2020
    • Tom Hanks, Keanu Reeves, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale, Christina Hendricks, Keegan-Michael Key, Ally Maki, and Jordan Peele in Toy Story 4 (2019)
      Toy Story 4
      7.6
      • effects artist
      • visual effects
      • 2019
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, Craig T. Nelson, Brad Bird, Michelle Rodriguez, Bill Wise, Sarah Vowell, Eli Fucile, Mina Sundwall, Clarke Wolfe, Gillian Flynn, and Huck Milner in Incredibles 2 (2018)
      Incredibles 2
      7.5
      • effects artist
      • visual effects (as Chris Chapman, uncredited)
      • 2018
    • Tony Shalhoub, Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Cai Puri-Evans, Heledd Jarman, Cristela Alonzo, and Siân Eirian in Cars 3 (2017)
      Cars 3
      6.7
      • effects artist
      • visual effects (uncredited)
      • 2017
    • Sigourney Weaver, Willem Dafoe, Diane Keaton, Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, John Ratzenberger, Deb Fink, Andrew Stanton, Brad Garrett, Allison Janney, David Arnott, Torbin Xan Bullock, Doug Burch, Ty Burrell, Cathy Cavadini, Judi M. Durand, Idris Elba, Bill Hader, Barbara Harris, Aaron Hendry, Andy Hirsch, Carlyle King, Eugene Levy, Vicki Lewis, Angus MacLane, Jeremy Maxwell, Kate McKinnon, Daniel Edward Mora, Ed O'Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Jason Pace, Austin Pendleton, Bob Peterson, David Randolph, Jerome Ranft, Katherine Ringgold, Stephen Root, Andreana Weiner, Dominic West, Aaron Fors, Alexander Gould, Will Collyer, Nancy Truman, Regina Taufen, Liza Seneca, Willow Geer, Dylan Naber, Carrie Paff, Terrell Ransom Jr., Alex Puccinelli, Dashell Zamm, Gunnar Sizemore, Molly Jackson, Emma Shannon, Daniella Jones, Dara Iruka, Carter Hastings, Paige Nan Pollack, Hayden Rolence, Riley Lio, Veronika Bonell, Ashlyn Faith Williams, Gabriel C. Brown, Bennett Dammann, Sloane Murray, and Lucia Geddes in Finding Dory (2016)
      Finding Dory
      7.2
      • effects supervisor
      • 2016
    • Raymond Ochoa and Jack Bright in The Good Dinosaur (2015)
      The Good Dinosaur
      6.7
      • additional effects artist (as Chris Chapman)
      • 2015
    • Colin Farrell, Beyoncé, Jason Sudeikis, Steven Tyler, Christoph Waltz, Amanda Seyfried, Josh Hutcherson, Pitbull, and Aziz Ansari in Epic (2013)
      Epic
      6.6
      • lead effects technical director (as Christopher Chapman)
      • 2013
    • Kelly Macdonald and Dina Gardner in Brave (2012)
      Brave
      7.1
      • development and effects artist (as Chris Chapman)
      • 2012
    • Tom Hanks, Joan Cusack, Tim Allen, John Ratzenberger, Wallace Shawn, Jodi Benson, Blake Clark, Estelle Harris, Jeff Pidgeon, Don Rickles, and Frank Welker in Toy Story 3 (2010)
      Toy Story 3
      8.3
      • simulation and effects artist (as Chris Chapman)
      • 2010

    Additional Crew

    • Janeane Garofalo, Ian Holm, Brian Dennehy, John Ratzenberger, James Remar, Will Arnett, Brad Garrett, Kathy Griffin, Brad Bird, Lindsey Collins, Walt Dohrn, Tony Fucile, Michael Giacchino, Bradford Lewis, Danny Mann, Teddy Newton, Patton Oswalt, Lou Romano, Peter Sohn, Jake Steinfeld, Stéphane Roux, Lori Richardson, Thomas Keller, Julius Callahan, Marco Boerries, Andrea Boerries, and Jack Bird in Ratatouille (2007)
      Ratatouille
      8.1
      • technical development team (as Chris Chapman)
      • 2007

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