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Paul Debevec

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Paul Debevec
Paul Debevec is Director of Research at Netflix and Adjunct Professor at USC. His work in photogrammetry, HDRI, image-based lighting, digital actors, and virtual production has received two Academy Sci-Tech Awards, the SMPTE Progress Medal, and a Lifetime Achievement Emmy. His work has contributed to The Matrix, Spider-Man 2, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Avatar, Gravity, Furious 7, and Blade Runner: 2049.
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins total

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    Known for

    Ryan Reynolds, Taika Waititi, Dwayne Johnson, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Lil Rel Howery, Jodie Comer, Owen Burke, and Joe Keery in Free Guy (2021)
    Free Guy
    7.1
    • Visual Effects
    • 2021
    Tom Cruise in Oblivion (2013)
    Oblivion
    7.0
    • Visual Effects
    • 2013
    Harrison Ford, Jared Leto, Ryan Gosling, and Ana de Armas in Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
    Blade Runner 2049
    8.0
    • Visual Effects
    • 2017
    Enthiran (2010)
    Enthiran
    7.2
    • Visual Effects
    • 2010

    Credits

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    Visual Effects



    • Jeffrey
      • Digital Lighting Advisor
      • Pre-production
      • Short



    • Last Samurai Standing (2025)
      Last Samurai Standing
      7.6
      TV Series
      • senior management: Eyeline
      • 2025
    • Ryan Reynolds, Taika Waititi, Dwayne Johnson, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Lil Rel Howery, Jodie Comer, Owen Burke, and Joe Keery in Free Guy (2021)
      Free Guy
      7.1
      • light stage scanning supervisor: The University Of Southern California Institute For Creative Technologies
      • 2021
    • Harrison Ford, Jared Leto, Ryan Gosling, and Ana de Armas in Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
      Blade Runner 2049
      8.0
      • visual effects light stage scanning supervisor
      • 2017
    • John Goodman, Clive Owen, Rihanna, Dane DeHaan, and Cara Delevingne in Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
      Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
      6.4
      • light stage supervisor
      • 2017
    • Kate Beckinsale in Underworld: Blood Wars (2016)
      Underworld: Blood Wars
      5.8
      • light stage senior supervisor: University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies
      • 2016
    • Bill Murray, Christopher Walken, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o, and Neel Sethi in The Jungle Book (2016)
      The Jungle Book
      7.3
      • light stage senior supervisor
      • 2016
    • Edgar Ramírez and Luke Bracey in Point Break (2015)
      Point Break
      5.3
      • visual effects
      • 2015
    • Angelina Jolie in Maleficent (2014)
      Maleficent
      6.9
      • light stage senior supervisor
      • 2014
    • Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, Abigail Breslin, Asa Butterfield, and Hailee Steinfeld in Ender's Game (2013)
      Ender's Game
      6.6
      • light stage senior supervisor
      • 2013
    • Tom Cruise in Oblivion (2013)
      Oblivion
      7.0
      • supervisor: USC Institute for Creative Technologies Graphics Lab
      • 2013
    • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
      The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
      7.8
      • visual effects r&d artist: Weta FX
      • 2012
    • Kate Beckinsale in Underworld: Awakening (2012)
      Underworld: Awakening
      6.3
      • light stage senior supervisor: University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies
      • 2012
    • Enthiran (2010)
      Enthiran
      7.2
      • visual effects
      • 2010
    • Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
      Avatar
      7.9
      • lightstage facial scanning: Weta Digital
      • 2009
    • Will Smith in Hancock (2008)
      Hancock
      6.4
      • light stage senior supervisor
      • 2008

    Director



    • Welcome to Light Fields
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • The Parthenon
      Short
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Fiat Lux
      7.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 1999
    • The Campanile Movie
      Short
      • Director
      • 1997

    Writer



    • Welcome to Light Fields
      Short
      • writer
      • 2018
    • Fiat Lux
      7.4
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1999
    • The Campanile Movie
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1997

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Dr. Paul Debevec
    • Height
      • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview
      • 1 Pictorial
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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