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Jonathan Swartz

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  • Sound Department
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Jonathan Swartz is known for Alita: Battle Angel (2019), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) and Mortal Engines (2018).
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    Known for

    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
    Hera Hilmar in Mortal Engines (2018)
    Mortal Engines
    6.1
    • Visual Effects(Weta Digital)
    • 2018
    Brad Pitt in Ad Astra (2019)
    Ad Astra
    6.5
    • Visual Effects(Weta Digital)
    • 2019

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    Visual Effects

    • Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Bailey Bass, and Britain Dalton in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
      Avatar: The Way of Water
      7.5
      • pipeline supervisor: Weta FX
      • 2022
    • Tim Roth, Michelle Yeoh, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Benedict Wong, Meng'er Zhang, Simu Liu, Awkwafina, and Florian Munteanu in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
      Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
      7.3
      • pipeline supervisor
      • 2021
    • Yifei Liu in Mulan (2020)
      Mulan
      5.8
      • katana project lead: Weta Digital
      • 2020
    • Brad Pitt in Ad Astra (2019)
      Ad Astra
      6.5
      • cg supervisor: 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
      • katana project lead: Weta Digital
      • 2019
    • Hera Hilmar in Mortal Engines (2018)
      Mortal Engines
      6.1
      • katana project lead: Weta Digital
      • 2018
    • Mark Rylance and Ruby Barnhill in The BFG (2016)
      The BFG
      6.3
      • lead effects technical director: Weta Digital
      • 2016
    • Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
      The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
      6.6
      • fx td: Weta Digital Limited (as Jonathan S. Swartz)
      • 2015
    • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
      The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
      7.4
      • lead effects technical director: Weta Digital
      • 2014
    • 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
      • lead effects technical director: Weta Digital
      • 2014
    • Finding Tatanka (2014)
      Finding Tatanka
      7.7
      • digital effects
      • 2014
    • Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom, Martin Freeman, Lee Pace, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, and Luke Evans in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
      The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
      7.8
      • fx td
      • 2013
    • Henry Cavill in Man of Steel (2013)
      Man of Steel
      7.1
      • effects technical director (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, and Paul Bettany in Iron Man 3 (2013)
      Iron Man 3
      7.1
      • digital effects crew: Weta Digital (as Jonathan S. Swartz)
      • 2013
    • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
      The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
      7.8
      • fx td: Weta FX (as Jonathan S. Swartz)
      • 2012

    Sound Department

    • She Waits in the Restless Horizon
      6.6
      Short
      • boom operator
      • 2005
    • Nigger
      6.7
      Short
      • sound recordist
      • 2004

    Special Effects

    • Nigger
      6.7
      Short
      • special effects
      • 2004

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      • Jonathan S. Swartz

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