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Visual Effects Society
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| Abbreviation | VES |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1997[1] |
| Website | http://www.visualeffectssociety.com/ |
The Visual Effects Society (VES) is the entertainment industry's only organization representing the full breadth of visual effectspractitioners including artists, animators, technologists, model makers, educators, studio leaders, supervisors, PR/marketing specialists and producers in all areas of entertainment from film, television and commercials to music videos and games.
Consisting of a diverse group of more than 2,400 members in 20 countries.
The Visual Effects Society is a professional, honorary society and
- Members are more than 2,400 artists, technologists and practitioners in the visual effects field
- Represented in 20 countries, including United States, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Turkey, India, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, and Brazil
- Produces the VES Awards Gala (February), Production Summit (October) and more than 25 educational events, reaching an international audience of 10,000+ annually.
- Nearly 50% of VES members are freelancers or independent contractors
- Membership currently consists of 20% women.
- VES members have garnered over a hundred of Oscar and Emmy awards
- More than 2/3 of members have 11+ years in the visual effects field
- VES Membership requires at least five years of full-time production experience as a visual effects professional and the endorsement of two Visual Effects Society members, or having received one of the industry's top honors.
- VES circulates news and information to the international audience of over 10,000.
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[hide]VES Awards[edit]
See also: Category:Visual Effects Society Awards
Since 2002, the VES Awards honors film, television, commercials, music videos and video games. Recipients are honored with a statue, manufactured by New York firm, Society Awards.
Winners[edit]
Film[edit]
- Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Motion Picture:
- 2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers*
- 2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*
- 2004: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- 2005: King Kong*
- 2006: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest*
- 2007: Transformers
- 2008: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button*
- 2009: Avatar*
- 2010: Inception*
- 2011: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
- 2012: Life of Pi*
- 2013: Gravity*
- Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture:
- 2002: The Sum of All Fears
- 2003: The Last Samurai
- 2004: The Aviator
- 2005: Kingdom of Heaven
- 2006: Flags of Our Fathers
- 2007: Ratatouille
- 2008: Changeling
- 2009: Sherlock Holmes
- 2010: Hereafter
- 2011: Hugo*
- 2012: The Impossible
- 2013: The Lone Ranger
- Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture:
- 2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers*
- 2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*
- 2004: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ("Hippogriff")
- 2005: King Kong* ("Kong")
- 2006: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest* ("Davy Jones")
- 2007: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End ("Davy Jones")
- 2008: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ("Benjamin Button")
- 2009: Avatar* ("Neytiri")
- 2010: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 ("Dobby")
- 2011: Rise of the Planet of the Apes ("Caeser")
- 2012: Life of Pi* ("Richard Parker")
- 2013: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug ("Smaug")
- Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture:
- 2002: Stuart Little 2
- 2003: Finding Nemo ("Speaking whale")
- 2004: The Incredibles ("Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible")
- 2005: Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit ("Gromit")
- 2006: Cars ("Mater")
- 2007: Ratatouille ("Colette")
- 2008: WALL-E ("WALL-E and Eve truck sequence")
- 2009: Up ("Carl")
- 2010: How to Train Your Dragon ("Toothless")
- 2011: Rango ("Rango")
- 2012: Brave ("Merida")
- 2013: Frozen ("Bringing the Snow Queen to Life")
An * denotes a film that also won an Academy Award for Visual Effects.
Television[edit]
- Best Visual Effects in a Television Series
- 2002: Firefly - "Serenity"
- 2003: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - "Chosen"
- 2004: Star Trek: Enterprise - "Storm Front, Part 2"
- 2005: Rome - "The Stolen Eagle"
- 2006: Battlestar Galactica - "Exodus"
- 2007: Fight for Life - Episode 4
- 2008: Battlestar Galactica - BSG Space Battle (Season 4)
- 2009: Battlestar Galactica - "Daybreak"
- 2010: Caprica
- 2011: Terra Nova
- 2012: Game of Thrones
- 2013: Game of Thrones
The VES 50[edit]
In 2007, the Visual Effects Society unveiled their list of the 50 most influential films in visual effects.[2] Due to ties, there were actually 51 films in the list. The films were:
- 1. Star Wars (1977)
- 2. Blade Runner (1982)
- 3. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
- (tie) The Matrix (1999)
- 5. Jurassic Park (1993)
- 6. Tron (1982)
- 7. King Kong (1933)
- 8. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
- 9. Alien (1979)
- 10. The Abyss (1989)
- 11. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- 12. Metropolis (1927)
- 13. A Trip to the Moon (1902)
- 14. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- 15. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- 16. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
- 17. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
- 18. Titanic (1997)
- 19. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
- 20. Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
- (tie) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
- 22. Toy Story (1995)
- 23. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- 24. The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 25. The War of the Worlds (1953)
- (tie) Forrest Gump (1994)
- (tie) Citizen Kane (1941)
- (tie) The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
- (tie) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
- 30. The Terminator (1984)
- 31. Aliens (1986)
- 32. Mary Poppins (1964)
- 33. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- 34. Forbidden Planet (1956)
- 35. Babe (1995)
- 36. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
- (tie) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
- 38. King Kong (2005)
- 39. Planet of the Apes (1968)
- 40. Fantastic Voyage (1966)
- 41. Jaws (1975)
- 42. Ghostbusters (1984)
- 43. Sin City (2005)
- 44. Superman (1978)
- 45. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
- 46. The Lost World (1925)
- (tie) Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 48. What Dreams May Come (1998)
- 49. An American Werewolf in London (1981)
- 50. Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1958)
- (tie) The Fifth Element (1997)
References[edit]
- ^ Rushfield, Richard (February 17, 2006). "An Image to Maintain". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ^ "The Visual Effects Society Unveils "50 Most Influential Visual Effects Films of All Time"". studiodaily.com. 11 May 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- VES Awards
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