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Brian Best(III)

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  • Special Effects
  • Art Department
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Brian Best is known for Annihilation (2018), The Batman (2022) and Ex Machina (2014).
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    Known for

    Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tuva Novotny, Gina Rodriguez, and Tessa Thompson in Annihilation (2018)
    Annihilation
    6.8
    • Makeup Department
    • 2018
    Paul Dano, Colin Farrell, Robert Pattinson, and Zoë Kravitz in The Batman (2022)
    The Batman
    7.8
    • Makeup Department(lifecasting)
    • 2022
    Alicia Vikander in Ex Machina (2014)
    Ex Machina
    7.7
    • Makeup Department(lifecasting)
    • 2014
    Woody Harrelson, Paul Bettany, Thandiwe Newton, Donald Glover, Alden Ehrenreich, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Emilia Clarke, Charlotte Louise, and Joonas Suotamo in Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
    Solo: A Star Wars Story
    6.9
    • Makeup Department
    • 2018

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    Makeup Department

    • L.V.J.
      • special makeup effects artist
      • In Production
    • Paul Dano, Colin Farrell, Robert Pattinson, and Zoë Kravitz in The Batman (2022)
      The Batman
      7.8
      • mould maker: lifecasting
      • 2022
    • Salma Hayek, Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Gemma Chan, Ma Dong-seok, Brian Tyree Henry, Kit Harington, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, and Lia McHugh in Eternals (2021)
      Eternals
      6.3
      • mould maker: prosthetics
      • 2021
    • Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Jodie Comer, and Adam Driver in The Last Duel (2021)
      The Last Duel
      7.3
      • senior prosthetic moulder
      • 2021
    • Eliot Salt, Hannah van der Westhuysen, Elisha Applebaum, Abigail Cowen, and Precious Mustapha in Fate: The Winx Saga (2021)
      Fate: The Winx Saga
      6.8
      TV Series
      • mould maker
      • 2021
    • Pinocchio (2019)
      Pinocchio
      6.3
      • mould maker
      • 2019
    • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Keri Russell, J.J. Abrams, Lynn Robertson Bruce, Hassan Taj, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Jimmy Vee, Dave Chapman, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Kelly Marie Tran, Robin Guiver, Daisy Ridley, Lee Towersey, Joonas Suotamo, and Naomi Ackie in Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
      Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
      6.4
      • senior modeller
      • 2019
    • George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman in 1917 (2019)
      1917
      8.2
      • lead mould maker
      • 2019
    • Daniel Radcliffe in Guns Akimbo (2019)
      Guns Akimbo
      6.3
      • mould maker: lifecasting
      • 2019
    • Iain De Caestecker, Wyatt Russell, Pilou Asbæk, John Magaro, Jacob Anderson, Jovan Adepo, and Mathilde Ollivier in Overlord (2018)
      Overlord
      6.6
      • mould maker
      • 2018
    • Woody Harrelson, Paul Bettany, Thandiwe Newton, Donald Glover, Alden Ehrenreich, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Emilia Clarke, Charlotte Louise, and Joonas Suotamo in Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
      Solo: A Star Wars Story
      6.9
      • modeller
      • 2018
    • Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tuva Novotny, Gina Rodriguez, and Tessa Thompson in Annihilation (2018)
      Annihilation
      6.8
      • mould maker
      • 2018
    • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Domhnall Gleeson, Florian Robin, Jimmy Vee, Dave Chapman, David R. Grant, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, James Cox, Kelly Marie Tran, Daisy Ridley, and Joonas Suotamo in Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
      Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
      6.9
      • mould modeller
      • 2017
    • James Earl Jones, Forest Whitaker, Wen Jiang, Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Daniel Naprous, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Spencer Wilding, and Riz Ahmed in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
      Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
      7.8
      • mouldmaker
      • 2016
    • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Kenny Baker, Michael Giacchino, Peter Mayhew, Nigel Godrich, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Lupita Nyong'o, Dave Chapman, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, and Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
      Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
      7.8
      • mould modeller
      • 2015
    • Game of Thrones (2011)
      Game of Thrones
      9.2
      TV Series
      • prosthetics
      • 2014–2015

    Special Effects

    • Winona Ryder, Willem Dafoe, Michael Keaton, Monica Bellucci, Catherine O'Hara, Justin Theroux, Arthur Conti, Nick Kellington, and Jenna Ortega in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
      Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
      6.7
      • creature effects senior digital mould designer
      • 2024
    • Carrie-Anne Moss, Lee Jung-jae, Hassan Taj, Charlie Barnett, Dean-Charles Chapman, Rebecca Henderson, Manny Jacinto, Jodie Turner-Smith, Amandla Stenberg, Dafne Keen, and Joonas Suotamo in The Acolyte (2024)
      The Acolyte
      4.2
      TV Series
      • creature effects senior digital mould designer
      • 2024
    • Willow (2022)
      Willow
      5.7
      TV Series
      • creature effects senior modeller
      • 2023
    • Stellan Skarsgård, Forest Whitaker, Alex Ferns, Diego Luna, Genevieve O'Reilly, Joplin Sibtain, Elizabeth Dulau, Denise Gough, Noof Ousellam, Faye Marsay, Varada Sethu, Kyle Soller, Adria Arjona, and Wilf Scolding in Andor (2022)
      Andor
      8.4
      TV Series
      • creature effects senior modeller
      • 2022
    • Alien: Covenant (2017)
      Alien: Covenant
      6.4
      • mouldmaker: Creature Effects
      • 2017
    • Paddy Considine, Martin Freeman, Nick Frost, Eddie Marsan, Simon Pegg, and Rosamund Pike in The World's End (2013)
      The World's End
      6.9
      • key moldmaker
      • 2013
    • Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Robert Carlyle, Rachel Weisz, Sienna Guillory, and Ed Speleers in Eragon (2006)
      Eragon
      5.1
      • creature effects supervisor
      • 2006
    • Christian Bale in Batman Begins (2005)
      Batman Begins
      8.2
      • batsuit moldshop supervisor
      • 2005
    • Val Kilmer, Christian Slater, Jonny Lee Miller, LL Cool J, Kathryn Morris, and Patricia Velasquez in Mindhunters (2004)
      Mindhunters
      6.3
      • creature lab (uncredited)
      • 2004
    • Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Richard Harris, Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
      Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
      7.7
      • animatronics model designer
      • 2001
    • Christopher Walken in Sleepy Hollow (1999)
      Sleepy Hollow
      7.3
      • mold maker: KYP UK crew
      • 1999
    • The Avengers (1998)
      The Avengers
      3.8
      • model maker (uncredited)
      • 1998

    Art Department

    • L.V.J.
      • creature designer
      • In Production
    • Vin Diesel and Mélanie Thierry in Babylon A.D. (2008)
      Babylon A.D.
      5.5
      • props & costumes
      • 2008
    • Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, AnnaSophia Robb, Julia Winter, Jordan Fry, and Philip Wiegratz in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
      Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
      6.7
      • props
      • 2005
    • The Mummy (1999)
      The Mummy
      7.1
      • model maker
      • 1999

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