Tom Cloutier

Thomas Cloutier, often credited as Tom Cloutier, is a practical visual effects technician who is Kerner Optical's visual effects key grip on . He has been working at Kerner Optical since the company was formed from Industrial Light & Magic, Cloutier's former employer.
Prior to joining ILM, Cloutier was an electrician on such films as (1990, starring Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson and Thomas F. Wilson), (1993) and (1995). On the latter two films, he worked alongside fellow ILM and Kerner Optical employee, Rod M. Janusch.
At ILM, Cloutier's credits included (1992), (2002), (2002, featuring Neal McDonough and Patrick Kilpatrick), (2004), and (2005, featuring Scott MacDonald). He was ILM's chief model maker on (2000, featuring James Cromwell and Barbara Babcock) and he worked on models for , which, like Star Trek, was directed by J.J. Abrams and written by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci.
Cloutier's last project as a part of ILM was , working on the film's models and miniatures. He remained with ILM's physical production departments when they became an independent company, Kerner Optical. In addition to Star Trek, his projects for Kerner have thus far included (2007, starring Jimmy Bennett), (2007, featuring Bruce Greenwood), and (2008, featuring Pasha Lychnikoff and Alan Dale).
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