Mir Zafar Ali | |
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Born | Karachi, Pakistan |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Occupation | Visual effects artist |
Known for | The Day After Tomorrow (2004) The Golden Compass (2007) Spider-Man 3 (2007) Ghost Rider (2007) Life of Pi (2012) Frozen (2013) |
Mir Zafar Ali (Urdu: میر ظفر علی) is a Pakistani movie visual effects artist. He was a member of the team that won the Academy Award for best visual effects for the 2007 film The Golden Compass. In 2012, he was a member of the team that won the Academy Award for best visual effects for The Life of Pi and in 2014 he was a member of the team that won the Academy Award for the film Frozen. He is the first Pakistani to have been connected with an Academy Award-winner for Best Visual Effects.
Education
Ali is a graduate of the Beaconhouse School System. He completed his computer science degree from National University in Pakistan. He graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and, in 2019, was awarded the SCAD40 award.
Career
Ali has worked on visual effects and graphics in many Hollywood movies, including The Day After Tomorrow, X-Men: First Class, Stealth, Monster House, The Golden Compass, The Incredible Hulk, Surf's Up, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and Aliens in the Attic among others.
Ali has worked for several visual effects shops in Hollywood including Digital Domain and Rhythm and Hues.
Filmography
Movie | Year | Role |
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Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters | 2013 | FX Lead |
Frozen | 2013 | FX Artist |
The Cabin in the Woods | 2012 | FX Artist |
Life of Pi | 2012 | FX Artist |
Hop | 2011 | FX Technical Director |
Yogi Bear | 2010 | FX Technical Director |
Land of the Lost | 2009 | FX Technical Director |
The Incredible Hulk | 2008 | Technical Director |
Spider-Man 3 | 2007 | FX Animator |
The Golden Compass | 2007 | FX Technical Director |
Monster House | 2006 | FX Technical Director |
Open Season | 2006 | FX Artist |
Stealth | 2005 | FX Animator |
The Day After Tomorrow | 2004 | FX Artist |
References
- "IT pioneer in Pakistan, FAST eyes more programmes in future". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- "A Pakistani wins an Oscar!". PakVibes. Archived from the original on 2016-08-11.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Home-grown talent: Oscar-winning visual effects artist makes Karachi look so good - The Express Tribune". tribune.com.pk. 14 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "Karachi to Hollywood: Pakistani visual effects artist wins third Oscar - The Express Tribune". tribune.com.pk. 13 April 2014. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- "Beaconhouse Alumnus Bags One More Oscar". www.beaconhouse.edu. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2018..
- "Details". www.nu.edu.pk. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- "SCAD40 - SCAD40 Prize". SCAD.edu. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- Zafar, Farrukh (26 May 2013). "Creative industry: Here's why being Pakistani should make you proud". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
Further reading
- Anwar, Husna (June 14, 2011). "Home-grown talent: Oscar-winning visual effects artist makes Karachi look so good". Express Tribune.
- "Karachi to Hollywood: Pakistani visual effects artist wins third Oscar". The Express Tribune. April 13, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
External links
Categories:- Visual effects artists
- Special effects people
- Beaconhouse School System alumni
- Pakistani animators
- Pakistani computer scientists
- Savannah College of Art and Design alumni
- Living people
- Artists from Karachi
- National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences alumni
- Pakistani expatriates in the United States