Ben Snow

Ben Snow ( * in Nhill, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian film technician who specializes in visual effects.

Life

Snow studied computer science and film at the University of Canberra and then went to London, where he worked until 1991 for the Moving Picture Company. Then he went back to Australia and became head of the computer animation of a company in Sydney. He created in this period, among other commercials. At SIGGRAPH in Los Angeles a team for the animated sequences in the planned film Casper was searched and Snow's application led to the commitment.

Snow has since been responsible for the visual effects in a number of Hollywood blockbusters and is considered one of the best visual effects supervisor Australia. By 2011, he was nominated four times for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and twice for a BAFTA Award.

Filmography (selection)

Awards

  • 2000: BAFTA Award: nomination for Best Visual Effects for The Mummy
  • 2002: Oscar: nomination for Best Visual Effects for Pearl Harbor
  • 2003: Oscar: nomination for Best Visual Effects for Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
  • 2009: Oscar: nomination for Best Visual Effects for Iron Man
  • 2009: BAFTA Award: nomination for Best Visual Effects for Iron Man
  • 2011: Oscar: nomination for Best Visual Effects for Iron Man 2
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