Evan Jacobs

Evan Jacobs born 1964 in Michigan is an American visual effects and 3D stereoscopic supervisor Jacobs has overseen visual effects and served as miniatures supervisor on feature films such as Olympus Has Fallen Ed Wood What the Do We Know and Resident Evil Extinction Jacobs served as the 3D stereoscopic supervisor on Marvels Guardians of the Galaxy and Captain America The Winter Soldier as well as Conan the Barbarian 3D for Lionsgate Jacobs was born in Michigan and moved to California in the early 1970s with his family His father Dan Jacobs is a noted jazz musician He made short films with a camera he received as a gift and later studied acting and directing at South Coast Repertory and Milton Katselas Beverly Hills Playhouse Jacobs worked with Boss Film Studios and Fantasy II Film Effects then cofounded Vision Crew Unlimited in 1994 After the company went bankrupt he worked independently spent two years at Digital Domain then went to Mr X Inc in Toronto in 2005 In 2007 Jacobs supervised visual effects for Resident Evil Extinction and Walk Hard The Dewey Cox Story Jacobs was recognised for his work on Ben 10 Race Against Time and Ben 10 Alien Swarm both of which were nominated for Outstanding Visual Effects by the Visual Effects Society In 2010 Jacobs was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for his work on Ben 10 Alien Swarm Previously in 1998 Jacobs was also nominated for HBOs From the Earth to the Moon Jacobs is an active member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Producers Guild of America and the Visual Effects Society He was a parttime instructor for the Entertainment Studies Extension Program at the University of California Los Angeles UCLA for three years Jacobs is also a fine art still photographer His photography has been featured in galleries and major publications as well as the book Vesage from Ballistic Publishing In 2008 he took part in the Visual Amalgam Art Show at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica California He has also directed short films Evan Jacobs married Script Supervisor and Assistant Director Clara Gheorghiu on March 22 2008 in Napa Valley California They have two children together Description above from the Wikipedia article Evan Jacobs licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia