Scott Squires
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Scott Squires is a Visual Effects Supervisor and Director.
His first film project was Close Encounters
where he developed the Cloud Tank Effect.
In 1979 Squires, Hoyt Yeatman
, Rocco Gioffre, Fred Iguchi, Tom Hollister and Bob Hollister co-founded Dream Quest Images, a groundbreaking visual effects house which was later purchased by Disney. Squires was president of Dream Quest and left in 1985 to work for Industrial Light and Magic
. Scott Squires worked a Visual Effects Supervisor and Commercial Director at ILM for 20 years and is now a freelance director and visual effects supervisor.
While at ILM Scott Squires received an Academy Technical Award for Input Scanning and received Academy Award nominations for
His first film project was Close Encounters
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 science fiction film written and directed by Steven Spielberg. The film stars Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, and Cary Guffey...
where he developed the Cloud Tank Effect.
In 1979 Squires, Hoyt Yeatman
Hoyt Yeatman
Hoyt Yeatman 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...
, Rocco Gioffre, Fred Iguchi, Tom Hollister and Bob Hollister co-founded Dream Quest Images, a groundbreaking visual effects house which was later purchased by Disney. Squires was president of Dream Quest and left in 1985 to work for Industrial Light and Magic
Industrial Light and Magic
Industrial Light & Magic is an Academy Award-winning motion picture visual effects company that was founded in May 1975 by George Lucas and is owned by Lucasfilm. Lucas created the company when he discovered that the special effects department at 20th Century Fox was shut down after he was given...
. Scott Squires worked a Visual Effects Supervisor and Commercial Director at ILM for 20 years and is now a freelance director and visual effects supervisor.
While at ILM Scott Squires received an Academy Technical Award for Input Scanning and received Academy Award nominations for
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- Star Wars: The Phantom Menace