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Russell L. Smith

  • Visual Effects
  • Special Effects
  • Animation Department
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Russ Smith's career started in the budding CG industry in Toronto at Side Effects Software before branching out to work in London, New York and various places in California such as Walt Disney Feature Animation and DreamWorks Animation. Past projects include Spy Hard, Dinosaur, Chicken Little, Meet the Robinsons, Bolt, Shrek Forever After, Puss in Boots, Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Abraham Lincoln Vampre Hunter, White House Down, Snow Piercer, The Giver, Cloud Atlas, Night at the Museum, Into the Storm, and Maze Runner.
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    Known for

    Ed Harris, John Hurt, Jamie Bell, Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho, Octavia Spencer, and Tilda Swinton in Snowpiercer (2013)
    Snowpiercer
    7.1
    • Visual Effects(Method Studios Vancouver)
    • 2013
    Bruce Willis, Dwayne Johnson, Lee Byung-hun, Elodie Yung, Channing Tatum, and Adrianne Palicki in G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
    G.I. Joe: Retaliation
    5.7
    • Special Effects
    • 2013
    Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Hugh Grant, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Bae Doona, Jim Sturgess, and Ben Whishaw in Cloud Atlas (2012)
    Cloud Atlas
    7.4
    • Special Effects
    • 2012
    Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, and Robert Pattinson in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
    The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
    4.9
    • Special Effects
    • 2011

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    Visual Effects



    • Martin Short, Jane Krakowski, Seán Cullen, Will Forte, Ricky Gervais, and Alessia Cara in The Willoughbys (2020)
      The Willoughbys
      6.4
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2020
    • Jane Krakowski, James Marsden, Rosario Dawson, Brian Drummond, Craig Robinson, and Thomas Middleditch in Henchmen (2018)
      Henchmen
      5.1
      • cg supervisor
      • 2018
    • Ed Harris, John Hurt, Jamie Bell, Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho, Octavia Spencer, and Tilda Swinton in Snowpiercer (2013)
      Snowpiercer
      7.1
      • cg artist: Method Studios Vancouver
      • 2013
    • Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, and Robert Pattinson in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
      The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
      5.6
      • cg artist: Method Studios (as Russell Smith)
      • 2012
    • Aaron Toney in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
      Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
      5.9
      • cg artist: Method Studios
      • 2012
    • Angela Bassett, Tom Selleck, Adam West, Kathy Griffin, Elton John, Nicole Sullivan, Harland Williams, Kristen Alderson, Stephen J. Anderson, Keith Anthony, Steve Apostolina, Kristen Ariza, Bob Bergen, Susan Blu, Paul Butcher, Sebastian Cavazza, Cedric The Entertainer, David Cowgill, Walt Dohrn, Michael Donovan, Terri Douglas, Jackie Gonneau, Daniel Hansen, Tom Kenny, Julie Lemieux, Danny Mann, Dara McGarry, Laurie Metcalf, Christopher Miller, Tracey Miller-Zarneke, Colin Murdock, Don Rickles, Chuck Riley, Lynwood Robinson, Ethan Sandler, Peter Sohn, John Stephenson, Fred Tatasciore, Rob Tinkler, Aron Warner, Joe Whyte, Christopher Knights, Wesley Singerman, Tony Cannavarle, Makenna Cowgill, Michaela Jill Murphy, Shannon O'Connor, Will.i.am, Jordan Orr, Kristen DeLuca, Matthew Josten, Mick Hazen, Jordan Fry, Colette Whitaker, Grace Rolek, Cooper Cowgill, Kelly Hoover, Joe Mateo, Krista Swan, Christopher Lee Parson, Aurian Redson, Nathan Greno, Cameron Covell, Greyson Spann, Don Hall, John H. H. Ford, Cory Doran, and Adam Kirschner in Meet the Robinsons (2007)
      Meet the Robinsons
      6.8
      • lead character technical director
      • 2007
    • Chicken Little (2005)
      Chicken Little
      5.7
      • character technical director
      • 2005
    • Mickey's PhilharMagic (2003)
      Mickey's PhilharMagic
      8.3
      Short
      • character technical director
      • 2003
    • The Magic Lamp 3D (2001)
      The Magic Lamp 3D
      7.0
      Short
      • character technical director
      • 2001
    • Bless the Child (2000)
      Bless the Child
      5.1
      • effects & lighting technical director
      • 2000
    • D.B. Sweeney in Dinosaur (2000)
      Dinosaur
      6.4
      • visual effects
      • 2000
    • Calista Flockhart in Ally McBeal (1997)
      Ally McBeal
      6.9
      TV Series
      • character animator
      • 1997
    • Angels in the Endzone (1997)
      Angels in the Endzone
      4.7
      TV Movie
      • visual effects
      • 1997
    • Duane Davis, Brixton Karnes, Christine Steel, Kathy Trageser, and Nick Wechsler in Team Knight Rider (1997)
      Team Knight Rider
      4.6
      TV Series
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 1997
    • Leslie Nielsen and Nicollette Sheridan in Spy Hard (1996)
      Spy Hard
      5.3
      • cgi animator: International Creative Effects
      • compositing: International Creative Effects (as Russ Smith)
      • 1996

    Special Effects



    • Ed Harris, John Hurt, Jamie Bell, Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho, Octavia Spencer, and Tilda Swinton in Snowpiercer (2013)
      Snowpiercer
      7.1
      • special effects technician (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Jamie Foxx and Channing Tatum in White House Down (2013)
      White House Down
      6.3
      • special effects technician
      • 2013
    • Bruce Willis, Dwayne Johnson, Lee Byung-hun, Elodie Yung, Channing Tatum, and Adrianne Palicki in G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
      G.I. Joe: Retaliation
      5.7
      • special effects technician
      • 2013
    • Bruce Willis and Jai Courtney in A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)
      A Good Day to Die Hard
      5.2
      • special effects technician
      • 2013
    • Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, and Robert Pattinson in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
      The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
      5.6
      • special effects technician
      • 2012
    • Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Hugh Grant, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Bae Doona, Jim Sturgess, and Ben Whishaw in Cloud Atlas (2012)
      Cloud Atlas
      7.4
      • special effects technician
      • 2012
    • Adam Sandler in Jack and Jill (2011)
      Jack and Jill
      3.3
      • special effects technician
      • 2011
    • Leonardo DiCaprio in J. Edgar (2011)
      J. Edgar
      6.5
      • special effects technician
      • 2011
    • Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, and Robert Pattinson in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
      The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
      4.9
      • special effects technician
      • 2011
    • Puss in Boots (2011)
      Puss in Boots
      6.6
      • special effects technician
      • 2011
    • Antonio Banderas, Mike Myers, Dean Edwards, Conrad Vernon, and Kristen Schaal in Scared Shrekless (2010)
      Scared Shrekless
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • special effects crew
      • 2010
    • Mike Myers, Kathy Griffin, Mary Kay Place, Walt Dohrn, Jon Hamm, Billie Hayes, Jane Lynch, Mike Mitchell, Craig Robinson, Meredith Vieira, Kristen Schaal, Lake Bell, Ashley Boettcher, Danielle Soibelman, and Kristen Phaneuf in Shrek Forever After (2010)
      Shrek Forever After
      6.3
      • special effects technician
      • 2010

    Animation Department



    • Bolt (2008)
      Bolt
      6.8
      • character technical director
      • 2008

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