The not-so humblebragging corner
PERSONAL AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
2013 Australian Academy of Cinema & Television Awards (AACTA)
Nominated for Best Visual Effects “The Sapphires”
2012 Australian Academy of Cinema & Television Awards (AACTA)
Nominated for Best Visual Effects “The Hunter”
2010 Australian Film Institute Awards (AFI)
Winner for Best Visual Effects “Daybreakers”
2008 Australian Film Institute Awards (AFI)
Nomination for Best Visual Effects “Death Defying Acts”
2006 New York Festivals
Bronze for VFX “Kellogg’s Nutrigrain Level Two” (Commercial)
1998 Emmy Nomination
for Best Visual Effects in Telemovie, “Moby Dick”
1993 Gold Australian Cinematographers Society Award
for Deus Ex Machina; Telefeatures and Short Films, Queensland Film & Video Awards (Cinematographer/Director)
1992 Queensland New Filmmakers Awards, Winner of Most Creative Film
for Pandemanic (Cinematographer/Director)
1992 Highly Commended Australian Cinematographers Society Awards
for Living Life (Short), New Filmmakers Category
2013 Australian Academy of Cinema & Television Awards (AACTA)
Nominated for Best Visual Effects “The Sapphires”
2012 Australian Academy of Cinema & Television Awards (AACTA)
Nominated for Best Visual Effects “The Hunter”
2010 Australian Film Institute Awards (AFI)
Winner for Best Visual Effects “Daybreakers”
2008 Australian Film Institute Awards (AFI)
Nomination for Best Visual Effects “Death Defying Acts”
2006 New York Festivals
Bronze for VFX “Kellogg’s Nutrigrain Level Two” (Commercial)
1998 Emmy Nomination
for Best Visual Effects in Telemovie, “Moby Dick”
1993 Gold Australian Cinematographers Society Award
for Deus Ex Machina; Telefeatures and Short Films, Queensland Film & Video Awards (Cinematographer/Director)
1992 Queensland New Filmmakers Awards, Winner of Most Creative Film
for Pandemanic (Cinematographer/Director)
1992 Highly Commended Australian Cinematographers Society Awards
for Living Life (Short), New Filmmakers Category
PAPERS, PANELS & SEMINARS
2021 Visual Effects Society (USA) Panel VFX in 2021: What Works, Who Works & What's Changing Forever [link]
2017 Method Studios Guardians of the Galaxy VFX - Chair of discussion panel
2015 University of Technology Sydney The changing visual language of VFX-influenced filmmaking
2014 Screen Producers Association of Australia Conference Visual effects for independent feature films
2014 University of Technology Sydney Visual Effects in the deconstruction of the production process
2013 University of Technology Sydney Architecture and Visual Effects language
2013 Sydney University The Role of a Visual Effects Supervisor/Production Approaches
2013 University of Technology Sydney Historical contexts for visual effects in movies (2 lecture series)
2010 Australian Film & Television School Sydney Daybreakers: VFX & Design Presentation
2006 Australian Animation & Effects Festival Sydney Future of Visual Effects Panel (Chair)
2006 Australian Animation & Effects Festival Sydney Postmodern Sydney – Techniques and Style in Commercial VFX
2003 Australian Animation & Effects Festival Final Flight: Square & the Animatrix
2001 Tokyo SIGGRAPH/Tokyo Computer Show Keynote Presentation “Making Final Fantasy”
2001 Australian Animation & Effects Festival Sydney Pipelines for Digital Production
2021 Visual Effects Society (USA) Panel VFX in 2021: What Works, Who Works & What's Changing Forever [link]
2017 Method Studios Guardians of the Galaxy VFX - Chair of discussion panel
2015 University of Technology Sydney The changing visual language of VFX-influenced filmmaking
2014 Screen Producers Association of Australia Conference Visual effects for independent feature films
2014 University of Technology Sydney Visual Effects in the deconstruction of the production process
2013 University of Technology Sydney Architecture and Visual Effects language
2013 Sydney University The Role of a Visual Effects Supervisor/Production Approaches
2013 University of Technology Sydney Historical contexts for visual effects in movies (2 lecture series)
2010 Australian Film & Television School Sydney Daybreakers: VFX & Design Presentation
2006 Australian Animation & Effects Festival Sydney Future of Visual Effects Panel (Chair)
2006 Australian Animation & Effects Festival Sydney Postmodern Sydney – Techniques and Style in Commercial VFX
2003 Australian Animation & Effects Festival Final Flight: Square & the Animatrix
2001 Tokyo SIGGRAPH/Tokyo Computer Show Keynote Presentation “Making Final Fantasy”
2001 Australian Animation & Effects Festival Sydney Pipelines for Digital Production