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Adam Z. Black

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  • Animation Department
  • Additional Crew
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Adam Z. Black is known for Midway (2019), Before I Wake (2016) and Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018).
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    • Known for

    Woody Harrelson, Dennis Quaid, Aaron Eckhart, Mandy Moore, Etsushi Toyokawa, Patrick Wilson, Luke Evans, Nick Jonas, and Ed Skrein in Midway (2019)
    Midway
    6.7
    • Visual Effects
    • 2019
    Before I Wake (2016)
    Before I Wake
    6.2
    • Visual Effects(as Adam Black, uncredited)
    • 2016
    Mick Wingert, Caleel Harris, Jeremy Ray Taylor, and Madison Iseman in Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)
    Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
    5.6
    • Visual Effects
    • 2018
    Chris Pratt in The Garfield Movie (2024)
    The Garfield Movie
    5.7
    • Animation Department(as Adam Black)
    • 2024

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • Carl Weathers, Giancarlo Esposito, Pedro Pascal, Shirley Henderson, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Katee Sackhoff, Amy Sedaris, Omid Abtahi, Emily Swallow, and Katy O'Brian in The Mandalorian (2019)
      The Mandalorian
      8.6
      TV Series
      • visual effects layout & previs artist
      • 2019
    • Woody Harrelson, Dennis Quaid, Aaron Eckhart, Mandy Moore, Etsushi Toyokawa, Patrick Wilson, Luke Evans, Nick Jonas, and Ed Skrein in Midway (2019)
      Midway
      6.7
      • layout artist: Pixomondo
      • 2019
    • Billy Bob Thornton in Goliath (2016)
      Goliath
      8.1
      TV Series
      • layout artist: Pixomondo
      • 2019
    • Wilson Cruz, Robinne Fanfair, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Blu del Barrio, Sonequa Martin-Green, David Ajala, and Mary Wiseman in Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
      Star Trek: Discovery
      6.9
      TV Series
      • layout & previs artist
      • 2019
    • Mick Wingert, Caleel Harris, Jeremy Ray Taylor, and Madison Iseman in Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)
      Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
      5.6
      • layout artist: Pixomondo
      • 2018
    • Michael Peña, John Krasinski, and Charlyne Yi in Next Gen (2018)
      Next Gen
      6.6
      • shot finaling (as Adam Black)
      • 2018
    • Aaron Ashmore, Luke Macfarlane, and Hannah John-Kamen in Killjoys (2015)
      Killjoys
      7.2
      TV Series
      • pre-viz & layout
      • 2017
    • Shohreh Aghdashloo, Wes Chatham, Steven Strait, Frankie Adams, Cara Gee, and Dominique Tipper in The Expanse (2015)
      The Expanse
      8.5
      TV Series
      • pre-visual artist
      • 2017
    • Before I Wake (2016)
      Before I Wake
      6.2
      • matchmover
      • camera & layout artist (as Adam Black, uncredited)
      • 2016
    • John Hasler, Joseph May, Keith Wickham, Ben Small, Martin T. Sherman, and Rachael Louise Miller in Thomas & Friends (1983)
      Thomas & Friends
      6.5
      TV Series
      • layout finaling (as Adam Black)
      • 2014–2016
    • Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse (2012)
      Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse
      7.8
      TV Series
      • shot finaling
      • shot prep
      • final layout artist (as Adam Black, as Adam Black)
      • 2013–2015
    • Kerry Shale, Keith Wickham, Ben Small, and Martin T. Sherman in Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave (2014)
      Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave
      6.5
      Video
      • layout finaling (as Adam Black)
      • 2014
    • Kelly Sheridan, Claire Margaret Corlett, Kazumi Evans, and Ashlyn Drummond in Barbie & Her Sisters in a Pony Tale (2013)
      Barbie & Her Sisters in a Pony Tale
      6.1
      Video
      • shot finaling artist (as Adam Black)
      • 2013
    • Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway (2013)
      Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway
      6.4
      Video
      • final layout artist (as Adam Black)
      • 2013

    Animation Department

    • The Cat in the Hat
      • camera polish lead
      • Completed
      • 2026
    • John Goodman, Kurt Russell, Natasha Lyonne, Pam Brady, James Corden, Jimmy Kimmel, Nick Offerman, Sandra Oh, Peyo, Amy Sedaris, Octavia Spencer, Alex Winter, Tyran Smith, Nick Kroll, Hannah Waddingham, Chris Miller, Ryan Harris, Rihanna, Max Boas, Henry Jackman, Dan Levy, JP Karliak, Ariana Grande, Maya Erskine, Xolo Maridueña, Jay Brown, Marissa Bode, Billie Lourd, Cynthia Erivo, and Marshmello in Smurfs (2025)
      Smurfs
      4.3
      • layout artist
      • 2025
    • Brian Cox, Deborah Findlay, Fiona Shaw, Ava Talbot, Sienna Sayer, Kuhu Agarwal, Jack Wisniewski, India Brown, Bronte Smith, Guz Khan, and Zazie Hayhurst in That Christmas (2024)
      That Christmas
      6.8
      • final layout
      • 2024
    • Chris Pratt in The Garfield Movie (2024)
      The Garfield Movie
      5.7
      • final layout lead artist (as Adam Black)
      • 2024
    • What If...? (2021)
      What If...?
      7.3
      TV Series
      • lead layout artist
      • 2023
    • The Monkey King (2023)
      The Monkey King
      5.8
      • lead layout artist
      • 2023
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Michelle Yeoh, Djimon Hounsou, Michael Cera, Ricky Gervais, and Kylie Kuioka in Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022)
      Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
      5.8
      • layout artist
      • 2022
    • Gabriel Iglesias, Diego Luna, Zoe Saldaña, Allen Maldonado, and Stephanie Beatriz in Maya and the Three (2021)
      Maya and the Three
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • lead layout artist
      • 2021
    • Mick Wingert, Caleel Harris, Jeremy Ray Taylor, and Madison Iseman in Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)
      Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
      5.6
      • layout artist: Pixomondo
      • 2018
    • Michael Peña, John Krasinski, and Charlyne Yi in Next Gen (2018)
      Next Gen
      6.6
      • layout artist (as Adam Black)
      • 2018
    • Tarzan and Jane (2017)
      Tarzan and Jane
      4.8
      TV Series
      • lead layout artist
      • lead layout
      • 2017
    • John Hasler, Joseph May, Keith Wickham, Ben Small, Martin T. Sherman, and Rachael Louise Miller in Thomas & Friends (1983)
      Thomas & Friends
      6.5
      TV Series
      • layout artist
      • 2013–2016
    • Jane Horrocks, Teresa Gallagher, John Hasler, Lee Ingleby, Sian Taylor, Ben Small, Dominic Wood, Richard McCourt, Lily Snowden-Fine, Steven Kynman, Preston Nyman, Joanna Ruiz, Lara Wollington, Orlagh O'Keefe, India Chesher-Good, Hayden Hunter, and Noah Ashby in Milkshake!: Fabulous Friends! (2016)
      Milkshake!: Fabulous Friends!
      Video
      • layout artist (segment "Thomas & Friends: The Thomas Way", as Adam Black)
      • 2016
    • Barbie: Star Light Adventure (2016)
      Barbie: Star Light Adventure
      5.8
      • layout artist (as Adam Black)
      • 2016
    • Thomas & Friends: The Great Race (2016)
      Thomas & Friends: The Great Race
      5.8
      • layout artist (as Adam Black)
      • 2016
    • Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure (2015)
      Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
      6.5
      • layout artist (as Adam Black)
      • 2015

    Additional Crew

    • Wilmer Valderrama, Carlos Alazraqui, Dee Bradley Baker, Grey DeLisle, Nika Futterman, Tom Kenny, Kath Soucie, and Fred Stoller in Handy Manny (2006)
      Handy Manny
      5.6
      TV Series
      • technical director
      • 2009–2012

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Adam Black

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