That’s right! Nick Epstein won an Academy Award — for Special Effects (See Nick’s IMDB).
Here’s his story:
I work at FRAMESTORE in London, England (www.framestore-cfc.com). I was LEAD TECHNICAL DIRECTOR on two sequences (including the bear fight sequence) for THE GOLDEN COMPASS, and I worked for vfx supervisors MICHAEL FINK and BEN MORRIS who picked up the award.
On a side note, if you know any pro series alumni who are now making movies and require vfx work I would be happy to help out. I may only be able to give advice, or depending on the budget and what they require I may be able to do more.
Thanks again — we were totally stoked, as we had no summer working on that movie!
