American visual effects animator and animation supervisor
Wes Takahashi
Born
Wes Ford Takahashi
Nationality
American
Education
Hampshire College University of California, Los Angeles
Occupation(s)
Visual effects artist and animator
Years active
1981–present
Notable work
Back to the Future DreamWorks logo
Wes Ford Takahashi is an American visual effects animator and animation supervisor who has worked for motion picture visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic.[1] He is known for his special effects work on numerous films; his efforts includes animating the time travel sequences for all three Back to the Future films and the "boy on the moon" in the DreamWorks logo.[1][2][3] He is the former head of ILM's animation department.
^ ab"Subject: Wes Ford Takahashi". Animators' Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
^Failes, Ian (21 October 2015). "The future is today: how ILM made time travel possible". FXGuide. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
^"Digital Arts Faculty". International Technological University. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
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