Eric Barba
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Gender: Male
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Homepage: http://www.ericbarba.com
Movie Involvements: 10
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
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 Spielberg's 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 Fincher's Zodiac. Barba earned a reputation for high-end 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 Office/Senior Visual Effects Supervisor at Digital Domain 3.0, the latest iteration of the visual effects studio. Barba continued to oversee the company's 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 CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
Gone Girl
(2014) Visual Effects Supervisor
Terminator: Dark Fate
(2019) Visual Effects Supervisor
TRON: Legacy
(2010) Visual Effects Supervisor
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
(2008) Visual Effects Supervisor
Only the Brave
(2017) Visual Effects Supervisor
Oblivion
(2013) Visual Effects Supervisor
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
(2011) Visual Effects Supervisor
Supernova
(2000) CG SupervisorActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Self | |
| 2009 | Self | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Visual Effects
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Visual Effects Supervisor | |
| 2017 | Visual Effects Supervisor | |
| 2014 | Visual Effects Supervisor | |
| 2013 | Visual Effects Supervisor | |
| 2011 | Visual Effects Supervisor | |
| 2010 | Visual Effects Supervisor | |
| 2008 | Visual Effects Supervisor | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | CG Supervisor | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
