About

Known credits:
16
Birthday:
1955-01-23
Place of birth:
San Francisco, California, USA
Website:
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Hoyt Yeatman

Overview

Hoyt Yeatman (born January 23, 1955 in San Francisco, California, USA) is a visual effects artist and supervisor. He has worked with Jerry Bruckheimer on a number of films, including Armageddon, Con Air, and The Rock. He made his directorial debut with the film G-Force.

Yeatman is an alumnus of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.

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 2003.

Known for

Acting
2017 It's Getting Weirder! The Making of "House II" Actor N/A
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2006 Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder' Actor Self N/A
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2005 Fear of the Flesh: The Making of The Fly Actor Self 59
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1994 Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects Actor Self N/A
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The Reality Trip Actor self N/A
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Directing
2009 G-Force Directing Director 55
Average
1977 Canned Performance Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2009 G-Force Writing Story 55
Average

Visual Effects
2007 Underdog Visual Effects Visual Effects Supervisor 56
Average
1998 Armageddon Visual Effects Visual Effects Supervisor 67
Fair
1996 The Rock Visual Effects Visual Effects Supervisor 69
Fair
1995 Crimson Tide Visual Effects Visual Effects Supervisor 68
Fair
1989 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Visual Effects Visual Effects 69
Fair
1989 The Abyss Visual Effects Visual Effects Supervisor 70
Good
1988 The Blob Visual Effects Visual Effects Supervisor 64
Fair
1986 The Fly Visual Effects Visual Effects Supervisor 72
Good