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David Short(II)

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David Short is known for Alita: Battle Angel (2019), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) and War for the Planet of the Apes (2017).
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    Jennifer Connelly, Christoph Waltz, Mahershala Ali, Eiza González, Rosa Salazar, Ed Skrein, and Keean Johnson in Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
    Alita: Battle Angel
    7.3
    • Visual Effects(Weta Digital)
    • 2019
    Karin Konoval, Andy Serkis, Terry Notary, Nick Thurston, and Scott Lang in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
    7.6
    • Visual Effects(weta digital)
    • 2014
    Andy Serkis and Amiah Miller in War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
    War for the Planet of the Apes
    7.4
    • Visual Effects(Weta Digital)
    • 2017
    Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
    6.6
    • Visual Effects(Weta Digital Limited)
    • 2015

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    • 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
      • asset and environment artist: WETA FX
      • 2024
    • Helen Mirren, Djimon Hounsou, Lucy Liu, Adam Brody, Meagan Good, Rachel Zegler, Zachary Levi, D.J. Cotrona, Grace Caroline Currey, and Ross Butler in Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
      Shazam! Fury of the Gods
      5.9
      • lead visual effects creature td: Weta FX
      • 2023
    • Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in The Last of Us (2023)
      The Last of Us
      8.7
      TV Series
      • visual effects artist
      • 2023
    • Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Bailey Bass, and Britain Dalton in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
      Avatar: The Way of Water
      7.5
      • visual effects artist
      • 2022
    • Charlie Vickers in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
      6.9
      TV Series
      • lead creature technical director
      • 2022
    • Tatiana Maslany and Malia Arrayah in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)
      She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
      5.2
      TV Mini Series
      • lead creature technical director: Weta FX
      • 2022
    • Salma Hayek, Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Gemma Chan, Ma Dong-seok, Brian Tyree Henry, Kit Harington, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, and Lia McHugh in Eternals (2021)
      Eternals
      6.3
      • lead creature technical director: Weta Digital
      • 2021
    • John Malkovich, Steve Carell, Don Lake, Ben Schwartz, Jimmy O. Yang, Tawny Newsome, and Diana Silvers in Space Force (2020)
      Space Force
      6.7
      TV Series
      • senior creature technical director: Weta Digital
      • 2020
    • F. Murray Abraham, Justin Theroux, Rose, Monte, Tessa Thompson, and Arturo Castro in Lady and the Tramp (2019)
      Lady and the Tramp
      6.2
      • lead digital artist: Weta Digital
      • 2019
    • Jennifer Connelly, Christoph Waltz, Mahershala Ali, Eiza González, Rosa Salazar, Ed Skrein, and Keean Johnson in Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
      Alita: Battle Angel
      7.3
      • lead creature technical director: Weta Digital
      • 2019
    • Andy Serkis and Amiah Miller in War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
      War for the Planet of the Apes
      7.4
      • creature technical director: Weta Digital
      • 2017
    • Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
      Independence Day: Resurgence
      5.2
      • lead creature technical director: weta digital
      • 2016
    • Kevin Hart and Dwayne Johnson in Central Intelligence (2016)
      Central Intelligence
      6.3
      • lead creature technical director: Weta Digital
      • 2016
    • Mark Rylance and Ruby Barnhill in The BFG (2016)
      The BFG
      6.3
      • senior creature technical director: Weta Digital
      • 2016
    • Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool (2016)
      Deadpool
      8.0
      • lead creature technical director: weta digital
      • 2016

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