About
Russell Earl
Overview
Russell Earl joined the ranks at ILM in 1994 as a technical assistant on Casper. Since then, he has contributed to a number of blockbuster hits, including Mission: Impossible III and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, which was awarded the Oscar® for Best Visual Effects in 2006. Earl has been nominated for three Academy Awards®, the first for his work on Michael Bay's Transformers, the second for his work on J.J. Abram's Star Trek reboot, and the third for his work on Marvel's Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
Prior to ILM, Earl worked for Douglas Trumbull, putting both his model-making skills and digital artistry to use on the Luxor ride film. While in college, Earl interned at VIFX and contributed to feature films such as Patriot Games, Batman Returns, and Toys. Earl holds an industrial design degree from the Rhode Island School of Design and is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Information above via Industrial Light & Magic Official Site Bio.
Known for
Crew |
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| 2005 | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | Crew | CG Supervisor | 73 Good |
| 2003 | Tears of the Sun | Crew | CG Supervisor | 67 Fair |
| 2002 | Men in Black II | Crew | Sequence Supervisor | 63 Fair |
Visual Effects |
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| 2025 | The Electric State | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | Blue Beetle | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 66 Fair |
| 2023 | Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 62 Fair |
| 2022 | The Bubble | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 52 Average |
| 2022 | The Batman | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 75 Good |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 81 Very good |
| 2018 | Ant-Man and the Wasp | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 68 Fair |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 82 Very good |
| 2018 | The Cloverfield Paradox | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 56 Average |
| 2016 | Captain America: Civil War | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 74 Good |
| 2015 | Ant-Man | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 70 Good |
| 2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 76 Good |
| 2012 | Cloud Atlas | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 68 Fair |
| 2012 | Red Tails | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 62 Fair |
| 2011 | Super 8 | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 67 Fair |
| 2009 | Star Trek | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 73 Good |
| 2007 | Transformers | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 67 Fair |
| 1998 | Deep Rising | Visual Effects | CG Artist | 60 Fair |