Robert Skotak
Born (1945-05-17) May 17, 1945
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
OccupationVisual effects artist
Years active1975-present
RelativesDennis Skotak (brother)

Robert Skotak (born May 17, 1945) is an American filmmaker and visual effects artist, known for his collaborations with director James Cameron. He won two Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects, for Aliens (1986) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), in addition to two BAFTA Awards and a Saturn Award.[1][2] He is one the founders of the effects studios 4-Ward Productions and Whodoo EFX.

Filmography

As visual effects supervisor

Year Title Director Notes
1981 Escape From New York John Carpenter
1982 Slapstick of Another Kind Steven Paul
1985 Creature William Malone
1986 Aliens James Cameron Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects
Saturn Award for Best Special Effects
1989 Lords of the Deep Mary Ann Fisher
The Abyss James Cameron
1990 Tremors Ron Underwood
Darkman Sam Raimi
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day James Cameron Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects
Cast a Deadly Spell Martin Campbell
1992 Batman Returns Tim Burton Nominated- Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
Nominated- BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects
1993 Heart and Souls Ron Underwood
1994 No Escape Martin Campbell
Clifford Paul Flaherty
The Pagemaster Joe Johnston

Pixote Hunt
1995 Tank Girl Rachel Talalay
1996 The Arrival David Twohy
T2 3-D: Battle Across Time James Cameron
John Bruno
Stan Winston		 Theme park attraction
1997 Titanic James Cameron
Mouse Hunt Gore Verbinski
1998 Hard Rain Mikael Salomon
1999 House on Haunted Hill William Malone
2003 X2 Bryan Singer
2004 Tremors 4: The Legend Begins S. S. Wilson
2006 Trapped Ashes Sean S. Cunningham
Joe Dante
Monte Hellman
John Gaeta
Ken Russell
2007 Charlie Wilson's War Mike Nichols
2008 Starship Troopers 3: Marauder Edward Neumeier
2009 The Hole Joe Dante
2010 Road to Nowhere Monte Hellman
SP: The Motion Picture Takafumi Hatano
2011 Cosmic Origins 3D Martha R. Cotton Documentary film
SP: The Motion Picture II Takafumi Hatano
2015 Harbinger Down Alec Gillis

As visual effects artists

Year Title Director Notes
1981 Galaxy of Terror Bruce D. Clark
1983 Jaws 3-D Joe Alves
Strange Invaders Michael Laughlin
To Be or Not to Be Alan Johnson
1984 The Terminator James Cameron
1985 City Limits Aaron Lipstadt
1992 Honey, I Blew Up the Kid Randal Kleiser
1995 The Alien Within Scott P. Levy
1996 Mars Attacks! Tim Burton
2002 Joe and Max Steve James
The Tuxedo Kevin Donovan
2004 The Stepford Wives Frank Oz
2006 Failure to Launch Tom Dey
2007 Anamorph Henry S. Miller

As others

Year Title Director Credit Notes
1980 Battle Beyond the Stars Jimmy Murakami Miniature effects
1981 Escape From New York John Carpenter Matte painting artist
1982 Forbidden World Allan Holzmann Production design
The Aftermath Steve Barkett Miniature effects
1992 Captain Ron Thom Eberhardt

References

  1. ↑ "Winners and Nominees". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Winners and Nominees: Visual Effects". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
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