Eric Barba
Visual effects supervisor
Eric Barba
Occupation Visual Effects Supervisor Years active 1993-present Spouse Roma Barba 1990 - present Children Nicolette Barba & Cole 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 Spielberg 's Amblin Imaging as a digital artist on SeaQuest 2032 Sliders Digital Domain as a digital artist on The Fifth Element Supernova Zodiac
Barba earned a reputation for high end visual effects, working closely with directors like Fincher and Joseph Kosinski on both film and advertising projects, as well as directing commercials himself for Nike , American Express , and Honda .
He won at the 81st Academy Awards for the film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Best Visual Effects . He shared his Oscar with Craig Barron , Burt Dalton and Steve Preeg .[ 1]
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.
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Awards for Eric Barba
1963–1980
Emil Kosa Jr. – Cleopatra Peter Ellenshaw , Eustace Lycett , and Hamilton Luske – Mary Poppins John Stears – Thunderball Art Cruickshank – Fantastic Voyage L. B. Abbott – Doctor Dolittle Stanley Kubrick – 2001: A Space Odyssey Robie Robertson – Marooned A. D. Flowers and L. B. Abbott – Tora! Tora! Tora! Alan Maley , Eustace Lycett , and Danny Lee – Bedknobs and Broomsticks L. B. Abbott and A. D. Flowers – The Poseidon Adventure Frank Brendel , Glen Robinson , and Albert Whitlock – Earthquake Albert Whitlock and Glen Robinson – The Hindenburg Carlo Rambaldi , Glen Robinson , and Frank Van der Veer – King Kong John Stears , John Dykstra , Richard Edlund , Grant McCune , and Robert Blalack – Star Wars Les Bowie , Colin Chilvers , Denys Coop , Roy Field , Derek Meddings , and Zoran Perisic – Superman H. R. Giger , Carlo Rambaldi , Brian Johnson , Nick Allder , and Dennis Ayling – Alien Brian Johnson , Richard Edlund , Dennis Muren , and Bruce Nicholson – The Empire Strikes Back 1981–2000
Richard Edlund , Kit West , Bruce Nicholson , and Joe Johnston – Raiders of the Lost Ark Carlo Rambaldi , Dennis Muren , and Kenneth F. Smith – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Richard Edlund , Dennis Muren , Ken Ralston , and Phil Tippett – Return of the Jedi Dennis Muren , Michael J. McAlister , Lorne Peterson , and George Gibbs – Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Ken Ralston , Ralph McQuarrie , Scott Farrar , and David Berry – Cocoon Robert Skotak , Stan Winston , John Richardson , and Suzanne M. Benson – Aliens Dennis Muren , Bill George , Harley Jessup , and Kenneth F. Smith - Innerspace Ken Ralston , Richard Williams , Edward Jones , and George Gibbs – Who Framed Roger Rabbit John Bruno , Dennis Muren , Hoyt Yeatman , and Dennis Skotak – The Abyss Eric Brevig , Rob Bottin , Tim McGovern , and Alex Funke – Total Recall Dennis Muren , Stan Winston , Gene Warren Jr. , and Robert Skotak – Terminator 2: Judgment Day Ken Ralston , Doug Chiang , Douglas Smythe , and Tom Woodruff Jr. – Death Becomes Her Dennis Muren , Stan Winston , Phil Tippett , and Michael Lantieri – Jurassic Park Ken Ralston , George Murphy , Stephen Rosenbaum , and Allen Hall – Forrest Gump Scott E. Anderson , Charles Gibson , Neal Scanlan , and John Cox – Babe Volker Engel , Douglas Smith , Clay Pinney , and Joe Viskocil – Independence Day Robert Legato , Mark Lasoff , Thomas L. Fisher , and Michael Kanfer – Titanic Joel Hynek , Nicholas Brooks , Stuart Robertson , and Kevin Mack – What Dreams May Come John Gaeta , Janek Sirrs , Steve Courtley , and Jon Thum – The Matrix John Nelson , Neil Corbould , Tim Burke , and Rob Harvey – Gladiator 2001–2020
Jim Rygiel , Randall William Cook , Richard Taylor , and Mark Stetson – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Jim Rygiel , Joe Letteri , Randall William Cook , and Alex Funke – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Jim Rygiel , Joe Letteri , Randall William Cook , and Alex Funke – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King John Dykstra , Scott Stokdyk , Anthony LaMolinara , and John Frazier – Spider-Man 2 Joe Letteri , Brian Van't Hul , Christian Rivers , and Richard Taylor – King Kong John Knoll , Hal Hickel , Charles Gibson , and Allen Hall – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Michael L. Fink , Bill Westenhofer , Ben Morris , and Trevor Wood – The Golden Compass Eric Barba , Steve Preeg , Burt Dalton , and Craig Barron – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Joe Letteri , Stephen Rosenbaum , Richard Baneham , and Andrew R. Jones – Avatar Paul Franklin , Chris Corbould , Andrew Lockley , and Peter Bebb – Inception Robert Legato , Joss Williams , Ben Grossmann , and Alex Henning – Hugo Bill Westenhofer , Guillaume Rocheron , Erik-Jan de Boer , and Donald R. Elliott – Life of Pi Tim Webber , Chris Lawrence , Dave Shirk , and Neil Corbould – Gravity Paul Franklin , Andrew Lockley , Ian Hunter , and Scott R. Fisher – Interstellar Mark Williams Ardington , Sara Bennett , Paul Norris , and Andrew Whitehurst – Ex Machina Robert Legato , Adam Valdez , Andrew R. Jones , and Dan Lemmon – The Jungle Book John Nelson , Gerd Nefzer , Paul Lambert , and Richard R. Hoover – Blade Runner 2049 Paul Lambert , Ian Hunter , Tristan Myles , and J. D. Schwalm – First Man Guillaume Rocheron , Greg Butler , and Dominic Tuohy – 1917 Andrew Jackson , David Lee , Andrew Lockley , and Scott R. Fisher – Tenet 2021–present
1982–2000
Richard Edlund - Poltergeist Richard Edlund , Dennis Muren , Ken Ralston , and Kit West - Return of the Jedi Dennis Muren , George Gibbs , Michael J. McAlister , and Lorne Peterson - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom George Gibbs and Richard Conway - Brazil Robert Skotak , Brian Johnson , Suzanne M. Benson , John Richardson , and Stan Winston - Aliens Michael Lantieri , Michael Owens , Edward Jones , and Bruce Walters - The Witches of Eastwick George Gibbs , Richard Williams , Ken Ralston , and Edward Jones - Who Framed Roger Rabbit Ken Ralston , Michael Lantieri , John Bell , and Steve Gawley - Back to the Future Part II The production team of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Stan Winston , Dennis Muren , Gene Warren Jr. , and Robert Skotak - Terminator 2: Judgment Day Michael Lantieri , Ken Ralston , Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr., Doug Chiang , and Douglas Smythe - Death Becomes Her Dennis Muren , Stan Winston , Phil Tippett , and Michael Lantieri - Jurassic Park Ken Ralston , George Murphy , Stephen Rosenbaum , Doug Chiang , and Allen Hall - Forrest Gump Robert Legato , Michael Kanfer , Matt Sweeney , and Leslie Ekker - Apollo 13 Stefen Fangmeier , John Frazier , Henry LaBounta, and Habib Zargarpour - Twister Mark Stetson , Karen Goulekas , Nick Allder , Neil Corbould , and Nick Dudman - The Fifth Element Stefen Fangmeier , Roger Guyett , and Neil Corbould - Saving Private Ryan John Gaeta , Steve Courtley , Janek Sirrs , and Jon Thum - The Matrix Stefen Fangmeier , John Frazier , Walt Conti , Habib Zargarpour , and Tim Alexander - The Perfect Storm 2001–present
Jim Rygiel , Richard Taylor , Alex Funke , Randall William Cook , and Mark Stetson - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Jim Rygiel , Joe Letteri , Randall William Cook , and Alex Funke - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Joe Letteri , Jim Rygiel , Randall William Cook , and Alex Funke - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Karen Goulekas , Neil Corbould , Greg Strause , and Remo Balcells - The Day After Tomorrow Joe Letteri , Christian Rivers , Brian Van't Hul , and Richard Taylor - King Kong John Knoll , Hal Hickel , Charles Gibson , and Allen Hall - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Michael L. Fink , Bill Westenhofer , Ben Morris , and Trevor Wood - The Golden Compass Eric Barba , Craig Barron , Nathan McGuinness , and Edson Williams - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Joe Letteri , Stephen Rosenbaum , Richard Baneham , and Andrew R. Jones - Avatar Chris Corbould , Paul Franklin , Andrew Lockley , and Peter Bebb - Inception Tim Burke , John Richardson , Greg Butler , and David Vickery - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Bill Westenhofer , Guillaume Rocheron , and Erik-Jan de Boer - Life of Pi Tim Webber , Chris Lawrence , Dave Shirk , Neil Corbould , and Nikki Penny - Gravity Paul Franklin , Scott R. Fisher , Andrew Lockley , and Ian Hunter - Interstellar Chris Corbould , Roger Guyett , Paul Kavanagh , and Neal Scanlan - Star Wars: The Force Awakens Robert Legato , Dan Lemmon , Andrew R. Jones , and Adam Valdez - The Jungle Book Richard R. Hoover , Paul Lambert , Gerd Nefzer , and John Nelson - Blade Runner 2049 Geoffrey Baumann , Jesse James Chisholm, Craig Hammack , and Dan Sudick - Black Panther Greg Butler , Guillaume Rocheron , and Dominic Tuohy - 1917 Scott R. Fisher , Andrew Jackson , and Andrew Lockley - Tenet Brian Connor , Paul Lambert , Tristan Myles , and Gerd Nefzer - Dune Richard Baneham , Daniel Barrett , Joe Letteri and Eric Saindon - Avatar: The Way of Water Simon Hughes - Poor Things
