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Matthew Gidney

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Matthew Gidney was born on 10 March 1963 in Sydney, Australia. He is known for The Medallion (2003), Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010) and Pitch Black (2000).
BornMarch 10, 1963
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      • 1 nomination

    Known for

    Jackie Chan and Claire Forlani in The Medallion (2003)
    The Medallion
    5.2
    • Visual Effects
    • 2003
    Jim Sturgess, David Wenham, Emily Barclay, and Adrienne DeFaria in Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)
    Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
    6.9
    • Visual Effects(story)
    • 2010
    Pitch Black (2000)
    Pitch Black
    7.0
    • Visual Effects
    • 2000
    Brad Pitt, Sean Bean, Saffron Burrows, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Rose Byrne, Diane Kruger, and Garrett Hedlund in Troy (2004)
    Troy
    7.3
    • Visual Effects(as Matt Gidney, Framestore CFC)
    • 2004

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • Isaac's Dream (2023)
      Isaac's Dream
      3.6
      • visual effects artist
      • 2023
    • Morgan Freeman, Anthony Daniels, Liam Neeson, Billy Dee Williams, Will Ferrell, Chris McKay, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Kristen Alderson, Kristen Ariza, David Burrows, Charlie Day, Walt Dohrn, Will Forte, Danny Mann, Christopher Miller, Mike Mitchell, Shaquille O'Neal, Nick Offerman, Chris Pratt, Chris Smith, Peter Sohn, Matthew Terry, Cobie Smulders, Keegan-Michael Key, Channing Tatum, Alison Brie, Keith Ferguson, Jorma Taccone, Jonah Hill, Craig Berry, Dave Franco, Jake Johnson, Kelly Lafferty, Chris Romano, Doug Nicholas, Todd Hansen, Jadon Sand, Melissa Sturm, Chris Paluszek, Leiki Veskimets, Amanda Farinos, Graham Miller, and Kristen Phaneuf in The Lego Movie (2014)
      The Lego Movie
      7.7
      • stereoscopic supervisor (as Matt Gidney)
      • 2014
    • Drift (2013)
      Drift
      6.3
      • visual effects supervisor: Iloura
      • 2013
    • Jim Sturgess, David Wenham, Emily Barclay, and Adrienne DeFaria in Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)
      Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
      6.9
      • cgi supervisor : story
      • story department supervisor
      • 2010
    • Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)
      Star Wars: The Clone Wars
      5.9
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2008
    • Rome (2005)
      Rome
      8.7
      TV Series
      • visual effects
      • 2005
    • 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
      • lead technical director: MPC
      • 2005
    • Brad Pitt, Sean Bean, Saffron Burrows, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Rose Byrne, Diane Kruger, and Garrett Hedlund in Troy (2004)
      Troy
      7.3
      • lead visual effects td: Framestore CFC (as Matt Gidney)
      • 2004
    • DreamKeeper (2003)
      DreamKeeper
      7.5
      • digital artist: Double Negative
      • 2003
    • Jackie Chan and Claire Forlani in The Medallion (2003)
      The Medallion
      5.2
      • lead technical director
      • 2003
    • Rupert Grint, Toby Jones, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
      Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
      7.4
      • digital artist (uncredited)
      • 2002
    • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
      8.9
      • senior 3D animator (uncredited)
      • 2001
    • Eric Bana in Chopper (2000)
      Chopper
      7.1
      • head digital artist: Animal Logic
      • 2000
    • Solarmax (2000)
      Solarmax
      6.8
      Short
      • 3D animator: Lux Monkey
      • 2000
    • Pitch Black (2000)
      Pitch Black
      7.0
      • additional character & effects animation
      • technical director
      • 2000

    Additional Crew

    • The Polar Bears (2012)
      The Polar Bears
      7.2
      Short
      • editorial design
      • 2012
    • Jim Sturgess, David Wenham, Emily Barclay, and Adrienne DeFaria in Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)
      Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
      6.9
      • story department supervisor: art previs layout edit
      • story mode supervisor
      • 2010

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Matt Gidney
    • Born
      • March 10, 1963
      • Sydney, Australia

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