Matt Sweeney | |
|---|---|
| Born | Matthew Sweeney |
| Occupation | Visual effects artist |
| Years active | 1979-2009 |
Matt Sweeney is a special effects artist who was nominated at the 68th Academy Awards in the category of Best Visual Effects along with Leslie Ekker, Michael Kanfer and Robert Legato. They were nominated for their work on the film Apollo 13.[1]
Awards
Sweeney has received 3 Technical Achievement Awards at the Academy Awards.
- 59th Academy Awards: For the development of an automatic capsule gun for simulating bullet hits for motion picture special effects (with Lucinda Strub).
- 70th Academy Awards: For the development and realization of Liquid Synthetic Air (with James F. Foley, Charles Converse and F. Edward Gardner (of UCISCO); and to Robert W. Stoker, Jr.).
- 74th Academy Awards: For the concept, design and realization of the "Mic Rig" (with Mic Rodgers)[2]
Selected filmography
- The Goonies (1985)
- Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
- Apollo 13 (1995)
- Galaxy Quest (1999)
- The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
- Knocked Up (2007)
- Role Models (2008)
- Fast and Furious (2009)[3]
- Fast Five (2011)
- Furious 7 (2015)
References
- ↑ "The 68th Academy Awards (1996) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- ↑ "2002 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". www.oscars.org. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ↑ "Bad Dialogue, Silliness come Fast & Furious in Race car thriller". Daily Herald. 2001-06-22. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
External links
- Matt Sweeney at IMDb
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.