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Douglas Smith

b. 2000

Visual Effects Artist

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About Douglas Smith

Born 2000. Douglas Smith is an American visual effects supervisor and special effect.

Douglas Smith is a special effects artist who is best known as one of the people who won at the 69th Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects on the film Independence Day. He won with Volker Engel, Clay Pinney and Joe Viskocil.

Selected filmography

Winter's Tale (2014) Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013) Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) Aliens in the Attic (2009) Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) Evan Almighty (2007) Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006) The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000) Flubber (1997) Independence Day (1996) True Lies (1994) Spaceballs (1987) Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) Star Wars (1977)

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Important facts

Born
2000, California
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Visual effects supervisor, Special effect
Nationality
United States
Awards
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

People in Douglas Smith's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Portrait of Douglas
Douglas
b. 1990
Association football player
 Portrait of Clay Pinney
Clay Pinney
1946 – 2022
Special effect
 Portrait of Joe Viskocil
Joe Viskocil
1952 – 2014
Artist
 Portrait of Volker Engel
Volker Engel
b. 1965
Film producer

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Douglas Smith's

Portrait of Fabiola Gianotti
Fabiola Gianotti
b. 1960
Physicist
 Portrait of Geeta Kashyap Vemuganti
Geeta Kashyap Vemuganti
b. 1960
Ophthalmologist
 Portrait of Jennifer Widom
Jennifer Widom
b. 1960
Computer scientist
 Portrait of Kees Moeliker
Kees Moeliker
b. 1960
Biologist
 Portrait of Sylvie Faucheux
Sylvie Faucheux
b. 1960
Politician
 Portrait of Claire Voisin
Claire Voisin
b. 1962
Mathematician

Frequently asked questions

Who is Douglas Smith?

Visual Effects Artist

When was Douglas Smith born?

Douglas Smith was born in 2000 in California.

What is Douglas Smith's occupation?

Douglas Smith is a visual effects supervisor and special effect.

What nationality is Douglas Smith?

Douglas Smith is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Douglas Smith

· Wikidata: Q3038038

· DBpedia: Douglas Smith (special effects artist)

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