Eric Barba

Eric Barba is a visual effects supervisor for television film and commercial advertising After studying at the Art Center College of Design Barba began his career at Steven Spielbergs Amblin Imaging as a digital artist on SeaQuest 2032 and Sliders In 1996 he joined Digital Domain as a digital artist on The Fifth Element before working his way to CG supervisor on Supernova and finally to visual effects supervisor for David Finchers Zodiac Barba earned a reputation for highend visual effects working closely with directors like Fincher and Joseph Kosinski on film and advertising projects and directing commercials for Nike American Express and Honda He won the 81st Academy Awards for the film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button in the Best Visual Effects category He shared his Oscar with Craig Barron Burt Dalton and Steve Preeg In 2013 Barba was promoted to Chief Creative OfficeSenior Visual Effects Supervisor at Digital Domain 30 the latest iteration of the visual effects studio Barba continued to oversee the companys Los Angeles studio until leaving Digital Domain to operate as a freelance visual effects supervisor in 2015 Description above from the Wikipedia article Eric Barba licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia