title: Vincent Cirelli
Flight (2012 film)
John Knoll
Jon Farhat
Visual effects supervisor
Christopher Townsend
Allan McKay (visual effects)
Paul Franklin (visual effects supervisor)
Richard Bluff
Oliver Jones (visual effects artist)
sentences: Vincent Cirelli is a special effects supervisor.
 Known for his works at Luma Pictures as a visual effects supervisor in acclaimed films such as "" (2007), "No Country for Old Men" (2007), "The Midnight Meat Train" (2008), "" (2008), "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (2009), "The Book of Eli" (2010), "" (2011), "" (2012), "Prometheus" (2012), "The Avengers" (2012), "Saving Mr. Banks" (2013), "Guardians of the Galaxy" (2014), "" (2015), "In the Heart of the Sea" (2015), "Deadpool" (2015) and "Doctor Strange" (2016), for which he received an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects nomination at the 89th Academy Awards.
Flight is a 2012 American drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis.
 The film stars Denzel Washington as William "Whip" Whitaker Sr., an airline pilot who miraculously crash-lands his plane after it suffers an in-flight mechanical failure, saving nearly everyone on board.
 Immediately following the crash, he is hailed a hero, but an investigation soon leads to questions that put the captain in a different light.
John Knoll (born October 6, 1962) is an American visual effects supervisor and chief creative officer (CCO) at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM).
 One of the original creators of Adobe Photoshop (along with his brother, Thomas Knoll), he has also worked as visual effects supervisor on the "Star Wars" prequels and the 1997 special editions of the original trilogy.
 He also served as ILM's visual effects supervisor for "Star Trek Generations" and "", as well as the "" series.
 Along with Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Allen Hall, Knoll and the trios work on "" earned them the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.
Jon Farhat is a motion picture visual effects supervisor and second unit director who was nominated at the 67th Academy Awards for the film "The Mask", in the category of Best Visual Effects.
 His nomination was shared with Tom Bertino, Scott Squires and Steve 'Spaz' Williams.
 He was nominated for two BAFTA awards for Visual Effects for "The Mask" and "The Nutty Professor" Prior production roles included art director, matte painting, conceptual illustrator and storyboard artist dating back to 1992.
 Between 2012-2014, he served briefly as executive vice president of Red Digital Cinema Camera Company.
 A commercial helicopter pilot, Farhat pioneered research and developed systems and flight planning interfaces for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, specializing in fully autonomous flight systems.
In the context of film and television production, a visual effects supervisor is responsible for achieving the creative aims of the director and/or producers through the use of visual effects.
 While it is a creative role, most supervisors possess a strong technical background and are capable of making informed decisions about the most efficient and effective technique to employ to solve the problem at hand.
 Often a supervisor will work in tandem with a visual effects producer and computer graphics supervisor.
Christopher Townsend is a visual effects supervisor.
 He has worked in the visual effects industry for over 20 years.
 For over a decade, he was an artist and supervisor at Industrial Light and Magic, and in 2007 became a freelance visual effects supervisor.
 He worked on "Journey to the Center of the Earth", the first ever stereoscopic motion picture shot and released digitally, "Wolverine", "Ninja Assassin", "" and "".
 He was nominated for a BAFTA and an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for his work on "Iron Man 3", oversaw nearly 3000 shots on "" and was the overall supervisor for "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
 2".
 In 2015 he was given an Honorary Doctor of Arts degree by his alma mater, Coventry University.
Allan McKay (born May 1, 1982) is a Los-Angeles based Emmy award winning Visual effects Supervisor and Technical Director.
 He is responsible for many visual effects sequences including projects like , Blade, The Last Airbender, Star Trek: Into Darkness, Superman, Flight, The Equalizer, and dozens of other films; as well as many of the top video games worldwide including Halo, Destiny, , Bioshock, Prototype, Half-Life, Team Fortress 2, and many others.
Paul J. Franklin is an English visual effects supervisor who has worked with visual effects since the 1990s.
 He is known for his long-running working relationship with director Christopher Nolan which dates back to "Batman Begins" (2005).
 Franklin won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and the BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects for "Inception" (2010), and won a second Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for "Interstellar" (2014).
 He shared the wins with Andrew Lockley, Peter Bebb, and Chris Corbould.
 Franklin has also been nominated for an Academy Award for "The Dark Knight" (2008).
 He was nominated for BAFTA Awards for "Batman Begins", "The Dark Knight" (2008), and "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012).
Richard Bluff is an English special effects supervisor.
 Known for his works in Disney's visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) as a digital matte artist and visual effects supervisor in acclaimed films such as "" (2005), "The Island" (2005), "Transformers" (2007-11), "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" (2008), "Star Trek" (2009), "Avatar" (2009), "The Avengers" (2012), "Cloud Atlas" (2012) "Pacific Rim" (2013), "The Big Short" (2015) and "Doctor Strange" (2016), for which he received an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects nomination at the 89th Academy Awards.
 He previously worked at Blur Studio as digital artist.
Oliver Jones is a British special effects supervisor.
 Known for his works at LAIKA as a visual effects supervisor in acclaimed films such as "Coraline" (2009), "ParaNorman" (2012), and "Kubo and the Two Strings" for which he received Academy Award for Best Visual Effects nomination at 89th Academy Awards, that he shared with Steve Emerson, Brian McLean, and Brad Schiff.

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 Flight is a 2012 American drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis.
 The film stars Denzel Washington as William "Whip" Whitaker Sr., an airline pilot who miraculously crash-lands his plane after it suffers an in-flight mechanical failure, saving nearly everyone on board.
 Immediately following the crash, he is hailed a hero, but an investigation soon leads to questions that put the captain in a different light. 

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 John Knoll (born October 6, 1962) is an American visual effects supervisor and chief creative officer (CCO) at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM).
 One of the original creators of Adobe Photoshop (along with his brother, Thomas Knoll), he has also worked as visual effects supervisor on the "Star Wars" prequels and the 1997 special editions of the original trilogy.
 He also served as ILM's visual effects supervisor for "Star Trek Generations" and "", as well as the "" series.
 Along with Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Allen Hall, Knoll and the trios work on "" earned them the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. 

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 Jon Farhat is a motion picture visual effects supervisor and second unit director who was nominated at the 67th Academy Awards for the film "The Mask", in the category of Best Visual Effects.
 His nomination was shared with Tom Bertino, Scott Squires and Steve 'Spaz' Williams.
 He was nominated for two BAFTA awards for Visual Effects for "The Mask" and "The Nutty Professor" Prior production roles included art director, matte painting, conceptual illustrator and storyboard artist dating back to 1992.
 Between 2012-2014, he served briefly as executive vice president of Red Digital Cinema Camera Company.
 A commercial helicopter pilot, Farhat pioneered research and developed systems and flight planning interfaces for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, specializing in fully autonomous flight systems. 

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 In the context of film and television production, a visual effects supervisor is responsible for achieving the creative aims of the director and/or producers through the use of visual effects.
 While it is a creative role, most supervisors possess a strong technical background and are capable of making informed decisions about the most efficient and effective technique to employ to solve the problem at hand.
 Often a supervisor will work in tandem with a visual effects producer and computer graphics supervisor. 

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 Christopher Townsend is a visual effects supervisor.
 He has worked in the visual effects industry for over 20 years.
 For over a decade, he was an artist and supervisor at Industrial Light and Magic, and in 2007 became a freelance visual effects supervisor.
 He worked on "Journey to the Center of the Earth", the first ever stereoscopic motion picture shot and released digitally, "Wolverine", "Ninja Assassin", "" and "".
 He was nominated for a BAFTA and an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for his work on "Iron Man 3", oversaw nearly 3000 shots on "" and was the overall supervisor for "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
 2".
 In 2015 he was given an Honorary Doctor of Arts degree by his alma mater, Coventry University. 

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 Allan McKay (born May 1, 1982) is a Los-Angeles based Emmy award winning Visual effects Supervisor and Technical Director.
 He is responsible for many visual effects sequences including projects like , Blade, The Last Airbender, Star Trek: Into Darkness, Superman, Flight, The Equalizer, and dozens of other films; as well as many of the top video games worldwide including Halo, Destiny, , Bioshock, Prototype, Half-Life, Team Fortress 2, and many others. 

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 Paul J. Franklin is an English visual effects supervisor who has worked with visual effects since the 1990s.
 He is known for his long-running working relationship with director Christopher Nolan which dates back to "Batman Begins" (2005).
 Franklin won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and the BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects for "Inception" (2010), and won a second Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for "Interstellar" (2014).
 He shared the wins with Andrew Lockley, Peter Bebb, and Chris Corbould.
 Franklin has also been nominated for an Academy Award for "The Dark Knight" (2008).
 He was nominated for BAFTA Awards for "Batman Begins", "The Dark Knight" (2008), and "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012). 

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 Richard Bluff is an English special effects supervisor.
 Known for his works in Disney's visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) as a digital matte artist and visual effects supervisor in acclaimed films such as "" (2005), "The Island" (2005), "Transformers" (2007-11), "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" (2008), "Star Trek" (2009), "Avatar" (2009), "The Avengers" (2012), "Cloud Atlas" (2012) "Pacific Rim" (2013), "The Big Short" (2015) and "Doctor Strange" (2016), for which he received an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects nomination at the 89th Academy Awards.
 He previously worked at Blur Studio as digital artist. 

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Answer: Denzel Washington