Effi Wizen
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Efraim "Effi" Wizen (born October 29, 1956, in Israel) is an Israeli computer animator and visual effects specialist.[1]
Wizen graduated from ORT Israel, having studied architecture. He also earned a B.Sc in architecture and city planning from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. He is one of the first specialists in computer animation and visual effects, founding the first 3D animation company in Israe], “Dad_Pro”, in 1984.[2]
In 1987 Wizen created one of the first film digital compositing systems, called Toccata.[3][4][5][2] Wizen used the system in one of the first digitally composed movie Taxandria in 1989 and Neverending Story III in 1994.[6][7][2] He worked on both films as Digital Effects Supervisor. Also in 1994 he founded the post production house "Gravity VFX and Design", serving six years as the co-CEO.[8] He then opened Gravity VFX in Canada, aligning with "RhinoFX", and now known as "Gravity". In 1998 Wizen created the consortium[9] that was composed of Digital Domain, Kushner-Locke Company, Capitol Films of the United Kingdom, Israeli Financial Banking firm DLIN Ltd., and Israeli post-production facility Gravity VFX and Design (a VFX boutique with offices in Canada and Israel, of which he is CEO and creative director).[10][11][2]
In 1997, he handled special effects for The Dybbuk of the Holy Apple Field.[12] In 2000/2001, he shared the Royal Television Society Craft and Design Award for Visual Effects – Digital nomination for Planet Storm.[13]
In 2010, he was the head of visual effects for Sao Paulo-based Estudios Quanta, a major regional film industry company.[14] In 2011, he combined with Brazilian producer Roberto d’Avilla and entrepreneur Perival Palesela to acquire Imarion, a Toronto visual effects and animation post-production company.[15]
References
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- ^ Heiko Rauber (October 23, 1994). "Special Effects: Kino-Toccata in D(igital) – Medien – Nachrichten" (in German). Focus.de. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
- ^ "Die Unendliche Geschichte III - Rettung aus Phantasien (1994)" (in German). eofftv.com. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
- ^ Taxandria on iMDB
- ^ Neverending Story III on iMDB
- ^ Gravity VFX
- ^ Digital Domain Inc. Joins a New Consortium in Acquiring Premier Visual Effects Studio in Germany.
- ^ "Digi Documentary". Computer Graphics World. October 10, 2006. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
- ^ Von Schmitt, Jörg (September 17, 2005). "Der Spiegel – Die Alptraumfabrik" (in German). Spiegel.de. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
- ^ "Effi Wizen – Filmography – Movies & TV". The New York Times. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
- ^ "RTS Craft & Design Awards 2000/2001 | Royal Television Society". Rts.org.uk. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
- ^ "The world's hottest production facilities; Brazil, Germany and others woo filmmakers". The Hollywood Reporter. May 6, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
- ^ "Moonshot Pictures goes to MIPCOM 2001; After the acquisition of Imarion (from Canada), Brazilian producer goes multinational". Brazilian TV Producers. Retrieved October 2, 2013.