Scott Farrar

Scott Farrar
Nationality	American
Occupation	Visual Effects Supervisor

Scott Farrar is an American visual effects supervisor. He is also known for being the lead visual effects supervisor of the Transformers film series and the film A Quiet Place 2. He has been nominated for an Academy Award six times, winning once for Cocoon. His other nominations include Backdraft, A.I. Artificial Intelligence,^[1] The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,^[2] Transformers and Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

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Transformers (2007) Director: Michael Bay VFX Supervisors: Scott Farrar, David Prescott, Richard Kidd Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) Director: George Lucas VFX Supervisors: John Knoll, Dennis Muren, Scott Squires Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) Director: Steven Spielberg VFX Supervisors: Pablo Helman Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) Director: Rupert Wyatt VFX Supervisors: Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon Avatar (2009) Director: James Cameron VFX Supervisors: John Bruno, Joe Letteri X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) Director: Gavin Hood VFX Supervisors: Eric D. Christensen, Erik Liles, Pat McClung Jurassic Park (1993) Director: Steven Spielberg VFX Supervisors: Dennis Muren The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Director: Christopher Nolan VFX Supervisors: Paul J. Franklin Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Director: George Miller VFX Supervisors: Andrew Jackson, David Nelson, Katherine Rodtsbrooks The Mummy Returns (2001) Director: Stephen Sommers VFX Supervisors: John Andrew Berton Jr., Brad Kuehn I am Legend (2007) Director: Francis Lawrence VFX Supervisors: Janek Sirrs Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) Director: Steven Spielberg VFX Supervisors: Pablo Helman Forrest Gump (1994) Director: Robert Zemeckis VFX Supervisors: Ken Ralston Game of Thrones (2011 - ) Showrunners: David Benioff and D.B. Weiss VFX Supervisors: Joe Bauer The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011) Director: David Fincher VFX Supervisors: Eric Barba Lone Survivor (2013) Director: Peter Berg VFX Supervisors: Jesper Kjölsrud The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011) Director: David Fincher VFX Supervisors: Eric Barba Various TV & Film Stargate Studios Virtual Backlot Reel (2012) Independance Day (1996) Director: Roland Emmerich VFX Supervisors: Volker Engel, Douglas Smith The Avengers (2012) Director: Joss Whedon VFX Supervisors: Eric Nash, Janek Sirrs, Colin Strause, Greg Strause, Nigel Sumner, Guy Williams King Kong (2005) Director: Peter Jackson VFX Supervisors: Joe Letteri, Scott E. Anderson, Tim Hawkins, Ben Snow Lucy (2014) Director: Luc Besson VFX Supervisors: Nicholas Brooks, James Pastorius Lone Survivor (2013) Director: Peter Berg VFX Supervisors: Jesper Kjölsrud Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) Director: Anthony Russo & Joe Russo VFX Supervisors: Dan Deleeuw, Brian Grill, Peter G. Travers Lone Survivor (2013) Director: Peter Berg VFX Supervisors: Jesper Kjölsrud The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011) Director: David Fincher VFX Supervisors: Eric Barba The Avengers (2012) Director: Joss Whedon VFX Supervisors: Eric Nash, Janek Sirrs, Colin Strause, Greg Strause, Nigel Sumner, Guy Williams Iron Man (2008) Director: Jon Favreau VFX Supervisors: John Nelson Rango (2011) Director: Gore Verbinski VFX Supervisors: John Knoll The Avengers (2012) Director: Joss Whedon VFX Supervisors: Eric Nash, Janek Sirrs, Colin Strause, Greg Strause, Nigel Sumner, Guy Williams Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi Animation Director: Andrew R. Jones The Matrix Reloaded (2003) Director: Andy and Lana Wachowski VFX Supervisors: John Gaeta, John DesJardin, Dan Glass, Kim Libreri, Mike Schmitt, Janek Sirrs The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) Director: David Fincher VFX Supervisors: Eric Barba, Tim Hawkins The Matrix Revolutions Director: Andy and Lana Wachowski VFX Supervisors: John Gaeta, John DesJardin, Dan Glass, Kim Libreri, Mike Schmitt, Janek Sirrs Game of Thrones (2011 - ) Showrunners: David Benioff and D.B. Weiss VFX Supervisors: Joe Bauer Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) Director: Rupert Wyatt VFX Supervisors: Dan Lemmon Kon-Tiki (2012) Director: Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg VFX Supervisors: Hege Anita Berg, Arne Kaupang The Abyss (1989) Director: James Cameron VFX Supervisors: John Bruno Titanic (1997) Director: James Cameron VFX Supervisors: Robert Legato Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013) Director: J. J. Abrams VFX Supervisors: Roger Guyett Edge of Tomorrow, I mean, LIVE DIE REPEAT (2014) Director: Doug Liman VFX Supervisors: Nick Davis, Christian Kaestner, Matt Middleton Godzilla (2014) Director: Gareth Edwards VFX Supervisors: Jeff Capogreco, Darren Poe, Katherine Rodtsbrooks, Jim Rygiel, Ged Wright The Social Network (2010) Director: David Fincher VFX Supervisors: Adam Howard, Charlie Iturriaga, Shahana Khan, James Pastorius, Fred Pienkos, Edson Williams The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011) Director: David Fincher VFX Supervisors: Eric Barba Elysium (2013) Director: Neill Blomkamp VFX Supervisors: Peter Muyzers District 9 (2009) Director: Neill Blomkamp VFX Supervisors: Matt Aitken, Dan Kaufman, Trevor Adams, Patti Gannon Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) Director: Rupert Wyatt VFX Supervisors: Dan Lemmon Gravity (2013) Director: Alfonso Cuarón VFX Supervisors: Richard McBride, Timothy Webber Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Director: George Miller VFX Supervisors: Andrew Jackson, David Nelson, Katherine Rodtsbrooks Transformers (2007) Director: Michael Bay VFX Supervisors: Scott Farrar, David Prescott, Richard Kidd The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Director: Peter Jackson VFX Supervisors: Jim Rygiel Boardwalk Empire (2010-2014) Showrunner: Terrence Winter VFX Supervisors: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0979432/fullcredits/ Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) Director: George Lucas VFX Supervisors: John Knoll, Dennis Muren, Scott Squires The Day After Tomorrow (2004 Director: Roland Emmerich VFX Supervisors: Karen E. Goulekas, Ian Hunter X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) Director: Gavin Hood VFX Supervisors: Eric D. Christensen, Erik Liles, Pat McClung Zodiac (2007) Director: David Fincher VFX Supervisors: Eric Barba, Charlie Iturriaga, Jerry Pooler Life of PI (2012) Director: Ang Lee VFX Supervisors: Bill Westenhofer Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) Director: George Lucas VFX Supervisors: John Dykstra The Invisible Man (1933) Director: James Whale VFX Supervisors: John P. Fulton, Frank D. Williams Jaws (1975) Director: Steven Spielberg Special Effects: Robert A. Mattey Jason and the Argonauts (1963) Director: Don Chaffey Visual Effects: Ray Harryhausen Labyrinth (1986) Director: Jim Henson Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) Director: Chris Columbus VFX Supervisors: Nick Davis, Jim MItchell Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) Director: James Cameron VFX Supervisors: Dennis Muren A.I. (2001) Director: Steven Spielberg VFX Supervisors: Scott Farrar, Dennis Muren Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) Director: Gore Verbinski VFX Supervisors: Alex Frisch Flubber (1997) Director: Les Mayfield VFX Supervisors: Tom Bertino, Peter Crosman, Sandra Ford Karpman Dragonheart (1996) Director: Rob Cohen VFX Supervisors: Scott Squires Jumanji (1995) Director: Joe Johnston VFX Supervisors: Stephen L. Price, Ken Ralston The Matrix (1999) Director: Andy and Lana Wachowski VFX Supervisors: John Gaeta The Frighteners (1996) Director: Peter Jackson VFX Supervisors: Wes Takahashi, Andrew Adamson Minority Report (2002) Director: Steven Spielberg VFX Supervisors: Scott Farrar Forrest Gump (1994) Director: Robert Zemeckis VFX Supervisors: Ken Ralston Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) Director: Gore Verbinski VFX Supervisors: Alex Frisch, John Knoll, Lance Wilhoite Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) Director: David Yates VFX Supervisors: Tim Burke, Chris Shaw Tomorrowland (2015) Director: Brad Bird VFX Supervisors: John Knoll Iron Man (2008) Director: Jon Favreau VFX Supervisors: John Nelson Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983 / 1997) Director: George Lucas VFX Supervisors: Dave Carson, John Knoll The Mummy (1999) Director: Peter Jackson VFX Supervisors: Wes Takahashi, Andrew Adamson 300 (2006) Director: Zack Snyder VFX Supervisors: Chris Watts Batman Begins (2005) Director: Christopher Nolan VFX Supervisors: Dan Glass, Janek Sirrs Star Trek (2009) Director: J. J. Abrahms VFX Supervisors: Roger Guyett A Trip to the Moon (1902) Director: George Méliès Iron Man (2008) Director: Jon Favreau VFX Supervisors: John Nelson Transformers (2007) Director: Michael Bay VFX Supervisors: Scott Farrar (ILM), David Prescott (Digital Domain), Richard Kidd Notice any mistakes in our citations? Tweet them at @rjfilmschool and we'll fix em!

References

^ "The 74th Academy Awards (2002) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
^ "The 78th Academy Awards (2006) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2011.

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v t e Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
1963–1980	Emil Kosa Jr. - Cleopatra (1963) Peter Ellenshaw, Eustace Lycett, and Hamilton Luske - Mary Poppins (1964) John Stears - Thunderball (1965) Art Cruickshank - Fantastic Voyage (1966) L. B. Abbott - Doctor Dolittle (1967) Stanley Kubrick - 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Robie Robertson - Marooned (1969) A. D. Flowers and L. B. Abbott - Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) Alan Maley, Eustace Lycett, and Danny Lee - Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) L. B. Abbott and A. D. Flowers - The Poseidon Adventure (1972) No award given (1973) Frank Brendel, Glen Robinson, and Albert Whitlock - Earthquake (1974) Albert Whitlock and Glen Robinson - The Hindenburg (1975) Carlo Rambaldi, Glen Robinson, and Frank Van der Veer - King Kong (1976) John Stears, John Dykstra, Richard Edlund, Grant McCune, and Robert Blalack - Star Wars (1977) Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, Derek Meddings, and Zoran Perisic - Superman (1978) H. R. Giger, Carlo Rambaldi, Brian Johnson, Nick Allder, and Dennis Ayling - Alien (1979) Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, and Bruce Nicholson - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1981–2000	Richard Edlund, Kit West, Bruce Nicholson, and Joe Johnston - Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Muren, and Kenneth F. Smith - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Ken Ralston, and Phil Tippett - Return of the Jedi (1983) Dennis Muren, Michael J. McAlister, Lorne Peterson, and George Gibbs - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) Ken Ralston, Ralph McQuarrie, Scott Farrar, and David Berry - Cocoon (1985) Robert Skotak, Stan Winston, John Richardson, and Suzanne M. Benson - Aliens (1986) Dennis Muren, Bill George, Harley Jessup, and Kenneth F. Smith - Innerspace (1987) Ken Ralston, Richard Williams, Edward Jones, and George Gibbs - Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) John Bruno, Dennis Muren, Hoyt Yeatman, and Dennis Skotak - The Abyss (1989) Eric Brevig, Rob Bottin, Tim McGovern, and Alex Funke - Total Recall (1990) Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Gene Warren Jr., and Robert Skotak - Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) Ken Ralston, Doug Chiang, Douglas Smythe, and Tom Woodruff Jr. - Death Becomes Her (1992) Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett, and Michael Lantieri - Jurassic Park (1993) Ken Ralston, George Murphy, Stephen Rosenbaum, and Allen Hall - Forrest Gump (1994) Scott E. Anderson, Charles Gibson, Neal Scanlan, and John Cox - Babe (1995) Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney, and Joe Viskocil - Independence Day (1996) Robert Legato, Mark Lasoff, Thomas L. Fisher, and Michael Kanfer - Titanic (1997) Joel Hynek, Nicholas Brooks, Stuart Robertson, and Kevin Mack - What Dreams May Come (1998) John Gaeta, Janek Sirrs, Steve Courtley, and Jon Thum - The Matrix (1999) John Nelson, Neil Corbould, Tim Burke, and Rob Harvey - Gladiator (2000)
2001–2020	Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, Richard Taylor, and Mark Stetson - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, and Alex Funke - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, and Alex Funke - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, and John Frazier - Spider-Man 2 (2004) Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers, and Richard Taylor - King Kong (2005) John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson, and Allen Hall - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) Michael L. Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris, and Trevor Wood - The Golden Compass (2007) Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton, and Craig Barron - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, and Andrew R. Jones - Avatar (2009) Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley, and Peter Bebb - Inception (2010) Robert Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann, and Alex Henning - Hugo (2011) Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan de Boer, and Donald R. Elliott - Life of Pi (2012) Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk, and Neil Corbould - Gravity (2013) Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter, and Scott R. Fisher - Interstellar (2014) Mark Williams Ardington, Sara Bennett, Paul Norris, and Andrew Whitehurst - Ex Machina (2015) Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones, and Dan Lemmon - The Jungle Book (2016) John Nelson, Gerd Nefzer, Paul Lambert, and Richard R. Hoover - Blade Runner 2049 (2017) Paul Lambert, Ian Hunter, Tristan Myles, and J. D. Schwalm - First Man (2018) Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler, and Dominic Tuohy - 1917 (2019) Andrew Jackson, David Lee, Andrew Lockley, and Scott R. Fisher - Tenet (2020)
2021–present	Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor, and Gerd Nefzer - Dune (2021) Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett - Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

v t e Saturn Award for Best Special Effects
1970s	Marcel Vercoutere (1972) Joe Dante and Mark Goldblatt (1973) Douglas Knapp, Bill Taylor, John Carpenter, and Dan O'Bannon (1974/75) L. B. Abbott (1976) John Dykstra and John Stears (1977) Colin Chilvers (1978) Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra, and Richard Yuricich (1979)
1980s	Brian Johnson and Richard Edlund (1980) Richard Edlund (1981) Carlo Rambaldi and Dennis Muren (1982) Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, and Ken Ralston (1983) Chris Walas (1984) Kevin Pike (1985) Stan Winston, Robert Skotak and Dennis Skotak (1986) Peter Kuran, Phil Tippett, Rob Bottin, and Rocco Gioffre (1987) George Gibbs, Ken Ralston, and Richard Williams (1988) Ken Ralston (1989/90)
1990s	Stan Winston (1991) Ken Ralston, Tom Woodruff Jr., and Alec Gillis (1992) Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett, and Michael Lantieri (1993) John Bruno (1994) Stan Parks (1995) Volker Engel, Clay Pinney, Douglas Smith, and Joe Viskocil (1996) Phil Tippett, Scott E. Anderson, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr., John Richardson (1997) Volker Engel, Patrick Tatopoulos, Karen E. Goulekas, and Clay Pinney (1998) Rob Coleman, John Knoll, Dennis Muren, and Scott Squires (1999)
2000s	Scott E. Anderson, Craig Hayes, Scott Stokdyk, and Stan Parks (2000) Dennis Muren, Scott Farrar, Stan Winston, Michael Lantieri (2001) Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman, John Knoll, and Ben Snow (2002) Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, and Alex Funke (2003) John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, and John Frazier (2004) Joe Letteri, Richard Taylor, Christian Rivers, and Brian Van't Hul (2005) John Knoll, Hal T. Hickel, Charles Gibson, and Allen Hall (2006) Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl, and John Frazier (2007) Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Timothy Webber, and Paul J. Franklin (2008) Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, and Andrew R. Jones (2009)
2010s	Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley, Paul J. Franklin, and Peter Bebb (2010) Dan Lemmon, Joe Letteri, R. Christopher White, and Daniel Barrett (2011) Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams, and Dan Sudick (2012) Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk, and Neil Corbould (2013) Paul J. Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter, and Scott R. Fisher (2014) Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Neal Scanlan, and Chris Corbould (2015) John Knoll, Mohen Leo, Hal Hickel, and Neil Corbould (2016) Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Jonathan Fawkner, and Dan Sudick (2017) Dan DeLeeuw, Matt Aitken, Russell Earl, and Dan Sudick (2018/2019) Roger Guyett, Neal Scanlan, Patrick Tubach, and Dominic Tuohy (2019/2020)
2020s	John “D.J.” Des Jardin, Bryan Hirota, Kevin Andrew Smith, and Mike Meinardus (2021/2022)
Note: The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the next year.

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