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David Scott(XII)

  • Director
  • Visual Effects
  • Cinematographer
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David Scott was born on 15 April 1976 in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. He is a director and cinematographer, known for Thunderbirds Are Go (2015), Lego Star Wars: The Padawan Menace (2011) and Happy Feet (2006).
BornApril 15, 1976
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      • 2 nominations

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    Known for

    Thunderbirds Are Go (2015)
    Thunderbirds Are Go
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    Lego Star Wars: The Padawan Menace (2011)
    Lego Star Wars: The Padawan Menace
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2011
    Nicole Kidman, Robin Williams, Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, and Hugo Weaving in Happy Feet (2006)
    Happy Feet
    6.4
    • Art Department
    • 2006
    Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    9.0
    • Visual Effects
    • 2003

    Credits

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    Director

    • Margot Robbie, Elizabeth Debicki, and Daisy Ridley in Flopsy Turvy (2018)
      Flopsy Turvy
      5.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Thunderbirds Are Go (2015)
      Thunderbirds Are Go
      6.8
      TV Series
      • series director
      • 2015–2016
    • The Polar Bears (2012)
      The Polar Bears
      7.2
      Short
      • co-director
      • 2012
    • Lego Star Wars: The Padawan Menace (2011)
      Lego Star Wars: The Padawan Menace
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Brooke Anderson, Chris Hobbs, R. Martin Klein, Katie Leigh, Dean O'Gorman, Kate Higgins, and Peta Johnson in Animalia (2007)
      Animalia
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2007–2008

    Visual Effects

    • Robbie Williams and Jonno Davies in Better Man (2024)
      Better Man
      6.7
      • senior previs animator: Weta FX
      • 2024
    • Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou, Bae Doona, Michiel Huisman, Sofia Boutella, Ed Skrein, and Staz Nair in Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver (2024)
      Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
      5.3
      • senior previs animator: Weta FX
      • 2024
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, Iman Vellani, and Teyonah Parris in The Marvels (2023)
      The Marvels
      5.5
      • visual effects concept artist
      • 2023
    • Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, and Maria Bakalova in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
      Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
      7.9
      • senior previs animator: Weta FX
      • 2023
    • Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Bailey Bass, and Jamie Flatters in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
      Avatar: The Way of Water
      7.5
      • animator: Weta FX
      • 2022
    • Laz Alonso, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Karl Urban, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jack Quaid, Tomer Capone, and Karen Fukuhara in The Boys (2019)
      The Boys
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Concept Artist
      • 2022
    • Scarlett Johansson in Ghost in the Shell (2017)
      Ghost in the Shell
      6.3
      • previs supervisor
      • 2017
    • Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman in Australia (2008)
      Australia
      6.6
      • visual effects art director: Animal Logic
      • 2008
    • Superman Returns (2006)
      Superman Returns
      6.1
      • visual effects art director: Rising Sun Pictures
      • 2006
    • Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Clémence Poésy, Robert Pattinson, and Stanislav Yanevski in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
      Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
      7.7
      • concept artist: Rising Sun Pictures (uncredited)
      • 2005
    • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
      9.0
      • previsualisation artist
      • 2003
    • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
      8.8
      • creature technical director: Weta Digital
      • previs artist (uncredited)
      • 2002
    • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
      8.9
      • creature technical director: Weta Digital
      • previs artist (uncredited)
      • 2001
    • Hurtle
      5.8
      Short
      • digital artist
      • 1998
    • Asa Lindh in Venus Blue (1998)
      Venus Blue
      5.3
      Short
      • digital artist
      • 1998

    Cinematographer

    • War Is Over! (2023)
      War Is Over!
      6.3
      Short
      • Cinematographer (Digital Cinematography)
      • 2023
    • Fred Armisen, Michael Peña, Dave Franco, Zach Woods, Abbi Jacobson, and Kumail Nanjiani in The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)
      The Lego Ninjago Movie
      6.0
      • Cinematographer (camera)
      • 2017
    • Jim Sturgess, David Wenham, Emily Barclay, and Adrienne DeFaria in Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)
      Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
      6.9
      • Cinematographer (Previs and Lensing Director)
      • 2010

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    • Born
      • April 15, 1976
      • Lower Hutt, New Zealand

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