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The Prix Ars Electronica Archive is a collection enabling search and viewing of all the submissions since 1987. The award-winning projects are documented with catalogue texts and audio-visual media. All other submissions can be searched by title/artist and displayed with year, category in list form. Please cite the credits (artwork name, artist and photographer) and only use the materials if your article is related to Ars Electronica.
I Am Legend
Jim Berney
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Sony Pictures’ Imageworks was responsible for acquiring all the location reference, data, and necessary plate elements to complete nearly all of the over 800 visual-effects shots for “I Am Legend“ and supervising the creative forces at Imageworks to create these shots. This clip focuses on the 100-percent digital “infected”creatures, and their digitally enhanced environments.
Visual-Effects Supervisor for Sony Pictures Imageworks: Jim Berney; Visual-Effects Supervisor for Warner Bros.: Janek Sirrs; Digital-Effects Supervisor for Sony Picture Imageworks: David Smith; Animation Supervisor for Sony Pictures Imageworks: David Schaub.
Jim Berney (US). Since joining Sony Pictures’ Imageworks in 1996, Berney has served as visual-effects and CG Supervisor on a number of notable projects. Just prior to "I Am Legend“, he supervised the creation of over 500 shots for the Academy-Award nominated "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe“. Previously, Berney was the visual-effects Supervisor on "The Matrix Reloaded, "The Matrix Revoiutions", "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" and "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone". Berney also served as CG Supervisor for "Hollow Man" (2000 Academy Award nominee, Best Visual Effects). Prior to joining Imageworks, Berney worked at MetroLight, where he was a research technical director and part of the Software development team, authoring flocking Software for "Batman Forever" and procedural natural-phenomenon lighting Software for "Under Siege 2" and "Mortal Kombat".