Carolyn Giardina Producer and VFX industry leader Brooke Breton—whose work has included “Avatar,” “Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow,” and a trio of “Star Trek” movies, reflected on teamwork and the “thrill of technically and artistically problem-solving” as she accepted the Visual Effects Society’s Founders Award.
During the annual VES Honors ceremony, held over the weekend at the Skirball Cultural Center, Breton (who also helped launch Digital Domain, where she served as senior vice president of production) remembered when as a filmmaker she started to gravitate toward VFX.
She said the spark was “the thrill of technically and artistically problem-solving in combination with challenging time constraints” and “the spirit generated by a number of people with different skill sets coming together to solve the artistic goals of the project. “It was the communal energy to push the boundaries beyond what we knew, to what we could learn together along the way,” she added, thanking collaborators for their trust, including Garry Marshall, Leonard Nimoy, James Cameron, Stan Winston and Peter Weir. “Finding talented and worthy individuals and giving them the opportunity to shine has been one of my greatest joys in this business,” she added.
Four were awarded Honorary VES membership during the ceremony, including Don Bluth, director of animated features including “The Land Before Time” and “All Dogs Go to Heaven;” John Bruno, who won a VFX Oscar for “The Abyss;” Robert Stromberg, a director, production designer and VFX pro who won back-to-back production design Oscars for James Cameron’s “Avatar” and Tim Burton’s “Alice In Wonderland;” and animation and VFX supervisor Harry Walton, whose credits include “RoboCop” and.
Read more on variety.com
Get the latest stars news and celebrity rumours with exclusive stories, photos, videos and interviews.
Breaking up, scandals, engagements, divorces, gossip – all you need to know about the private lives of your favorite celebs.
Get to know the latest showbiz news along with exclusive interviews and even more. All this is waiting for you on the main page 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Who, where, when, with whom, how, why and for what!? Stay tuned to know first!
Just follow us daily and we will provide you with the current news from the life of famous stars and celebrities.
Owner: SNOWLAND s.r.o.
Registration certificate 06691200
Address:
Snowland s.r.o.
16200, Na okraji 381/41, Veleslavín, 162 00 Praha 6
Czech Republic
©2024. All rights reserved.