| LC control no. | no2014054734 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Davis, Nick (Visual effects artist) |
| Associated country | Great Britain |
| Field of activity | Cinematography--Special effects Motion pictures--Production and direction |
| Profession or occupation | Visual effects artist Visual effects director Visual effects supervisor Motion picture producers and directors Screenwriters |
| Found in | Night siege, 1995: credits (screenplay by Nick Davis) Clash of the titans, c2010: credits (visual effects supervisor, Nick Davis) Wikipedia, April 25, 2014 (Nick Davis (special effects); Nick Davis is a special effects artist; Occupation: Visual effects artist; years active: 1992-present) IMDb, April 25, 2014 (Nick Davis (II); Visual effects; Second Unit Director or Assistant Director; Writer; Producer; Director; Actor; Special effects; Self; credits include: visual effects supervisor, visual effects consultant, visual effects producer, second unit director, first assistant director, second assistant director, writer, screenplay, associate producer, director) Home.corp welcomes visual effects director Nick Davis, via Screen magazine website, January 17, 2012, viewed on April 25, 2014 (Home.corp is pleased to announce that visual effects director Nick Davis has joined their U.S. and U.K. production company roster for commercials representation worldwide. Davis already has an impressive collection of award winning feature film credits, such as conceptualizing and creating VFX for the Oscar-winning "The Dark Night," "Charlie & The Chocolate Factory," and the first two "Harry Potter" films. Davis' career in the film industry kicked off after moving to the US to work for the VFX company Introvision. At Introvision, Davis worked his way up from the bottom to become their leading VFX supervisor. Following Introvision, Davis decided to go solo working on a number of low budget features to test his talents as screenwriter, first assistant director and second unit director. In 1995, he returned to the visual effects world) <http://screenmag.com/story/2012/jan/17/9143/> Nick Davis biography, via Home.corp website, April 25, 2014 (Visual effects director Nick Davis has established himself as a leading figure in his field, with an impressive collection of award-winning feature film credits. After supervising effects work on 'The Avengers' and 'Entrapment' in 1999, Nick was appointed vfx master on the first two films in the Harry Potter franchise. He went on to work on Wolfgang Peterson's 'Troy', Tim Burton's 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', and Christopher Nolan's epic 'The Dark Knight'. Through these blockbusters, Nick has received numerous nominations, including 4 BAFTAs and 1 Oscar. His most recent work as Second Unit Director on 'Clash of the Titans' and its sequel (currently in production) has seen him push the boundaries of visual effects direction even further.) <http://www.homecorp.tv/directors/nick-davis/troy-trailer-1820> Image conscious : a conversation with visual effects supervisor Nick Davis, via Flickering myth website, May 2, 2012, viewed on April 25, 2014 (British visual effects supervisor Nick Davis) <http://www.flickeringmyth.com/2012/05/image-conscious-conversation-with.html> |
| Associated language | eng |
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