Hoyt Yeatman (born January 23, 1955) is an American visual effects artist and supervisor. He has worked with Jerry Bruckheimer on a number of films, including Armageddon, Con Air, and The Rock.[1] He made his directorial debut with the film G-Force.[2]
Yeatman is an alumnus of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.[3]
In 1979 Yeatman, Scott Squires, Rocco Gioffre, Fred Iguchi, Tom Hollister and Bob Hollister co-founded Dream Quest Images, a groundbreaking visual effects house, winning the Academy Award for Visual Effects in 1989 for the motion control and underwater effects in The Abyss. In 1996 Dream Quest was purchased by The Walt Disney Company, which became Disney's "The Secret Lab" in 1999. The Secret Lab closed its doors in 2001.[4]
He received an Academy Award for Technical Achievement in 1999.
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Jones and Bruce Walters The Fly Chris Walas, Jon Berg, Louis Craig and HoytYeatman Full Metal Jacket John Evans Little Shop of Horrors Bran Ferren, Martin...
Batman Returns. The Abyss (1989; co-won with John Bruno, Dennis Muren and HoytYeatman) Batman Returns (1992; co-nominated with Michael L. Fink, Craig Barron...
Mr. & Mrs. Smith Doug Liman 2007 Hairspray Adam Shankman 2009 G-Force HoytYeatman 2010 The Sorcerer's Apprentice Jon Turteltaub Burlesque Steve Antin 2012...
Satellite Award for Best Editing 2009 Case 39 Christian Alvart G-Force HoytYeatman Calvin Marshall Gary Lundgren Editorial consultant 2010 The Wolfman Joe...
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Wayans – Dance Flick Marc Webb† – (500) Days of Summer Jiang Wenli – Lan Ben Wheatley†♦ – Down Terrace Suzi Yoonessi – Dear Lemon Lima HoytYeatman – G-Force...
Peter Kuran, Alan Munro, Ted Rae, Robert Short Beetlejuice Kevin Pike, HoytYeatman, Will Vinton Moonwalker Eric Brevig, Allen Hall (Dream Quest Images)...
Kuran, Alan Munro, Ted Rae and Robert Short – Beetlejuice Kevin Pike, HoytYeatman and Will Vinton – Moonwalker Eric Brevig, Allen Hall (Dream Quest Images)...
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Davies Lost in Space – Angus Bickerton Mighty Joe Young – Rick Baker, HoytYeatman, Allen Hall, and Jim Mitchell Saving Private Ryan – Roger Guyett, Stefen...
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