Michael J. McAlister
Michael J. McAlister is a special effects artist. He has been nominated on at least eleven occasions for special or visual effects awards and has won at least three of such awards: an Academy Award for [Best Visual Effects|Oscar], a BAFTA and an Emmy Award|Emmy].
Awards
- 1985: won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- 1985: won a British Academy Film Award for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- 1986: won a Primetime [Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects] for ''Ewoks: [The Battle for Endor]''
Book
- Michael J. McAlister: The Language of Visual Effects. Lone Eagle Pub. Co., Los Angeles, California, 1992, ISBN 978-0-943-72847-6.