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David Wainstain

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David Wainstain is known for Armageddon (1998), Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) and Mission to Mars (2000).
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    Known for

    Liv Tyler, Bruce Willis, and Ben Affleck in Armageddon (1998)
    Armageddon
    6.7
    • Visual Effects(DQI)
    • 1998
    Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
    Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
    6.1
    • Visual Effects
    • 2004
    Mission to Mars (2000)
    Mission to Mars
    5.7
    • Visual Effects(Dream Quest Images)
    • 2000
    Elijah Wood, Josh Hartnett, Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall, Laura Harris, and Usher in The Faculty (1998)
    The Faculty
    6.6
    • Animation Department
    • 1998

    Credits

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    Visual Effects



    • Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
      Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
      6.1
      • animation sequence supervisor
      • 2004
    • Mickey's PhilharMagic (2003)
      Mickey's PhilharMagic
      8.3
      Short
      • visual effects animator
      • 2003
    • Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Alan Cumming, Anna Paquin, Ian McKellen, Shawn Ashmore, Hugh Jackman, and Aaron Stanford in X2: X-Men United (2003)
      X2: X-Men United
      7.4
      • senior effects animator
      • 2003
    • Kangaroo Jack (2003)
      Kangaroo Jack
      4.5
      • digital artist: effects animator
      • 2003
    • Reign of Fire (2002)
      Reign of Fire
      6.2
      • digital artist: effects animator
      • 2002
    • Blayne Weaver in Return to Never Land (2002)
      Return to Never Land
      5.8
      • matte painter: The Secret Lab
      • 2002
    • The Magic Lamp 3D (2001)
      The Magic Lamp 3D
      7.0
      Short
      • effects animator
      • 2001
    • Publicity Poster
      Pearl Harbor
      6.3
      • digital artist
      • 2001
    • Mission to Mars (2000)
      Mission to Mars
      5.7
      • senior effects animator: Dream Quest Images
      • 2000
    • Matthew Broderick and Rupert Everett in Inspector Gadget (1999)
      Inspector Gadget
      4.2
      • animator: DQI
      • 1999
    • Liv Tyler, Bruce Willis, and Ben Affleck in Armageddon (1998)
      Armageddon
      6.7
      • senior CG animator: DQI
      • 1998
    • Robin Williams in Flubber (1997)
      Flubber
      5.3
      • special visual effects
      • 1997
    • Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, and Ving Rhames in Con Air (1997)
      Con Air
      6.9
      • computer graphics artist: DQI
      • 1997
    • David Bradley in Total Reality (1997)
      Total Reality
      4.4
      • special visual effects
      • 1997
    • Cady Huffman, John Pyper-Ferguson, and Billy Wirth in Space Marines (1996)
      Space Marines
      3.7
      • visual effects
      • 1996

    Animation Department



    • Peter Pan's Never Land Adventure (2024)
      Peter Pan's Never Land Adventure
      Short
      • layout supervisor
      • 2024
    • Wilmer Valderrama, Angie Cepeda, María Cecilia Botero, Carolina Gaitan, Stephanie Beatriz, Diane Guerrero, Adassa, Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Rhenzy Feliz, Jess Darrow, and Mauro Castillo in Encanto (2021)
      Encanto
      7.2
      • layout artist
      • 2021
    • Us Again (2021)
      Us Again
      7.8
      Short
      • layout
      • 2021
    • Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, and Jonathan Groff in Frozen II (2019)
      Frozen II
      6.8
      • layout artist
      • 2019
    • Anthony Daniels, Alfred Molina, John C. Reilly, Tim Allen, Ming-Na Wen, Gabriel Guy, Vin Diesel, Brad Garrett, Kim Raver, Sofía Vergara, Maurice LaMarche, Dave Grusin, Dave Allen, Irene Bedard, Kristen Bell, Jodi Benson, Jenica Bergere, Corey Burton, Peggy Dale, Raven Dauda, Peggy Davis, William 'Wee Willie' Davis, John DiMaggio, Jamie Elman, Fuschia!, Michael Giacchino, Ella Gombaszögi, Kim Gordon, Paul Gruwell, Caroline Gruber, David Gruner, Cheryl Grunwald, Bill Hader, Jennifer Hale, June Haver, Taraji P. Henson, Linda Larkin, Veronica Lauren, Jane Lynch, Kelly Macdonald, Idina Menzel, Jeremy Milton, Mandy Moore, Rich Moore, Paige O'Hara, Ed O'Neill, Ana Ortiz, Viveca Paulin, Raymond S. Persi, Jack Rader, Henry Ramer, Harry Raver, Lorna Raver, Fabienne Rawley, William Raynor, Jim Reardon, Linda Robson, Anika Noni Rose, Horatio Sanz, Sarah Silverman, June Squibb, Bill Travers, Alan Tudyk, Rafer Weigel, Dean Wellins, Rebecca Wisocky, Pamela Ribon, Nicole Scherzinger, Peggy-Sue Sydora, River Archer, Joe Raver, Gruff Lovgreen, Brian Curless, Ann Barry Colgin, Raver Eda, Chris Rager, Emmett Johnston, Fia Johnston, Nathan Warner, Emerson Thomas-Gregory, James Raver, Molly Reardon, Greg Raver-Lampman, Seth Adam Braverman, River Rayne Thomas, Sasha Perl-Raver, Clark Spencer, Matt Graver, Brad Simonsen, Madeleine Lemay, Peggy Dinneen, Olivier Bénard, Raven Rigor, Fidel Osvaldo Castro, Grusha Kapoor, Liz Raver, Jack McBrayer, Gru, Raven Dean, Kate Higgins, Tanja Grunwald, Raver, Jim Gruzalski, Hamish Blake, Peggy Dell, Phil Johnston, John Lavelle, Peggy the Dog, Peggy the Dog, Katie Lowes, Jason Mantzoukas, Desiree Gruber, Peggy Drane, Dianna Agron, Roger Craig Smith, Gunvor Nelson, Dalibor Grubacevic, Flula Borg, Russell Reynolds, Julie Grundtvig Wester, Kevin Deters, Jesse Averna, Henry Jackman, Danny Grunes, Lito Gruet, Peggy Dogani, William C. Rader, Miranda Gruss, Ruth Strother, Merv Doyle, Josie Trinidad, Gal Gadot, Elise Aliberti, Alice Raver, Carroll Raver, Mickey River, Michael Raver, Jason Hightower, Daniel Platzman, Anne-Laure Gruet, Melissa Villaseñor, Brandon Graver, Grumazescu Cezar, Sam Richardson, GloZell Green, Timothy Simons, Teilor Grubbs, Tucker Gilmore, Diane Raver, Colleen Ballinger, Bobby Bosko Grubic, Ali Wong, Bonnie Gruesen, Sean Giambrone, Chase River McGhee, Della Saba, Grup Yorum, Brittany Kikuchi, Agne Grudyte, Wayne Sermon, Dan Reynolds, Ben McKee, Cory Loftis, Tiffany Herrera, Nate Raven, Michaela Zee, Alex Moffat, Carolyn Braver, Kurt Grube, Jaboukie Young-White, Bud Raver, Dani Fernandez, Joel Haver, Cezar Grumazescu, Auli'i Cravalho, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Maddix Robinson, Peggy Davis, Bodhi Rader, Michael Herrera, Adrian Grünewald, and Wilson Raver in Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
      Ralph Breaks the Internet
      7.0
      • layout artist
      • 2018
    • Dwayne Johnson, Stephen Kearin, Temuera Morrison, Alan Tudyk, Nicole Scherzinger, Any Gabrielly, and Auli'i Cravalho in Moana (2016)
      Moana
      7.6
      • layout artist
      • 2016
    • Jason Bateman, Tommy Chong, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Lister Jr., Maurice LaMarche, Kristen Bell, Bono, Chaz Bono, César Bono, James Bono, Joseph Bono, Mary Bono, Sonny Bono, Steven Scot Bono, Steve Bono, Sebastian Cavazza, Bonar Colleano, Dan Cooper, Jesse Corti, Yves De Bono, Eurilla del Bono, John DiMaggio, Terri Douglas, Idris Elba, Fuschia!, Michael Giacchino, David Goetz, Ginnifer Goodwin, Byron Howard, Don Lake, Peter Mansbridge, Jeremy Milton, Rich Moore, Pace Paulsen, Raymond S. Persi, Fabienne Rawley, Jim Reardon, Shakira, J.K. Simmons, Kath Soucie, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk, Gita Reddy, Dídac Bono, Nathan Warner, Kellie D. Lewis, Sofia Bono Prado, Jared Bush, Mark Rhino Smith, Clark Spencer, Brad Simonsen, Alan Bono, Chianna Bono, Chesare Bono, Novo Bono Jr., Josephine Bono, Bono, John Bono, Nate Torrence, Jill Cordes, Larry Herrera, Jennifer Lee, Phil Johnston, John Lavelle, Sara de Bono, Katie Lowes, Salvatore Bono, Melissa Goodwin Shepherd, Dave Kohut, Stacie Bono, Josh Dallas, Jenny Slate, Josie Trinidad, Thomas Bono, Leah Latham, Zach King, Christy Bono, Della Saba, Alyssa Ann Bono, Steven Bono Jr., Madeleine Curry, Krystle Bono, Evelyn Wilson Bresee, Hewitt Bush, Claire K. Smith, David A. Thibodeau, John Wheeler, Hannah G. Williams, Jackson Stein, Andrés Di Bono, Fernando Gonzalez, Valeria Bono, JoAnn Bono, Chiara Bono, and Amelia Bono in Zootopia (2016)
      Zootopia
      8.0
      • layout artist
      • 2016
    • James Cromwell, Kathy Griffin, Scott Adsit, Bridget Hoffman, Kirk Baily, Abraham Benrubi, June Christopher, Cam Clarke, Roy Conli, Dane Cook, David Cowgill, Terri Douglas, Daniel Gerson, Jackie Gonneau, Nicholas Guest, Stan Lee, Yuri Lowenthal, Danny Mann, Tim Mertens, Sundra Oakley, Lynwood Robinson, Maya Rudolph, David Shaughnessy, Shane Sweet, Alan Tudyk, Damon Wayans Jr., Billy Bush, Genesis Rodriguez, Yumi Mizui, James Taku Leung, Jamie Chung, Katie Lowes, Marcella Lentz-Pope, Cooper Cowgill, Kelly Hoover, Daniel Henney, Paul Briggs, Brian Norris, T.J. Miller, Reed Buck, Josie Trinidad, Charlotte Gulezian, Leah Latham, Ryan Potter, Kristen Phaneuf, Marlie Crisafulli, and Michael Powers in Big Hero 6 (2014)
      Big Hero 6
      7.8
      • layout artist
      • 2014
    • Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff, and Santino Fontana in Frozen 'Let It Go' in 25 Languages - Behind the Mic (2014)
      Frozen
      7.4
      • layout artist
      • 2013
    • John C. Reilly, Jane Lynch, Rich Moore, Sarah Silverman, Gerald C. Rivers, Jack McBrayer, Roger Craig Smith, and Kevin Deters in Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
      Wreck-It Ralph
      7.7
      • layout artist
      • 2012
    • Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (2011)
      Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • layout artist
      • 2011
    • Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi in Tangled (2010)
      Tangled
      7.7
      • layout artist
      • 2010
    • Prep & Landing (2009)
      Prep & Landing
      7.5
      TV Short
      • layout artist
      • 2009
    • Bolt (2008)
      Bolt
      6.8
      • layout artist
      • 2008
    • Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix (2007)
      Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • animator
      • 2007

    Art Department



    • Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour (2003)
      Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour
      8.3
      Video Game
      • cinematic cutscene director
      • 2003

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