Jonathan Egstad


Jonathan D. Egstad is a special effects designer and software developer. He was born October 21, 1965, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US. He graduated from Fitchburg State College with a degree in communications. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and two sons. In 2005, Egstad was interviewed by Fxguide where they referred to him as "one of the most talented digital effects supervisors in the film industry today."

Filmography

Æon Flux I, Robot Looney Tunes: Back in Action ... aka Looney Tunes Back in Action: The Movie Star Trek: Nemesis The Time Machine X-Men ... aka X-Men 1.5 Supernova What Dreams May Come Titanic The Fifth Element ... aka Le cinquième élément The Island of Dr. Moreau T2 3-D: Battle Across Time ... aka T2: Terminator 2:3-D... aka Terminator 2: 3-DApollo 13 ... aka Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience

Awards

In 2002 Egstad won an Academy Award for Technical Achievement for their work on Nuke-2D Compositing Software.