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David Jones(1947-2022)

  • Visual Effects
  • Director
  • Special Effects
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David Jones was born on 22 September 1947 in Sacramento, California, USA. He was a director, known for Starship Troopers (1997), Star Wars: Épisode IV - Un nouvel espoir (1977) and La mutante (1995). He died on 8 April 2022 in Winnetka, California, USA.
BornSeptember 22, 1947
DiedApril 8, 2022(74)
BornSeptember 22, 1947
DiedApril 8, 2022(74)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Starship Troopers (1997)
Starship Troopers
7.3
  • Visual Effects(as David M. Jones, Boss Film Studios)
  • 1997
Star Wars: Épisode IV - Un nouvel espoir (1977)
Star Wars: Épisode IV - Un nouvel espoir
8.6
  • Visual Effects(miniature and optical effects unit)
  • 1977
Natasha Henstridge in La mutante (1995)
La mutante
5.9
  • Visual Effects(as Dave Jones, Boss Film Studios)
  • 1995
Rencontres du troisième type (1977)
Rencontres du troisième type
7.6
  • Visual Effects(as David M. Jones)
  • 1977

Credits

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Visual Effects

  • Matt Stone, Trey Parker, Masasa Moyo, and Kristen Miller in Team America : Police du monde (2004)
    Team America : Police du monde
    7.2
    • modelmaker: Cinema Production Services, Inc. (as David M. Jones)
    • 2004
  • Andy Garcia and Michael Keaton in L'enjeu (1998)
    L'enjeu
    6.1
    • visual effects: co-supervisor: Boss Film Studios (as David M. Jones)
    • 1998
  • Starship Troopers (1997)
    Starship Troopers
    7.3
    • visual effects supervisor: Boss Film Studios (as David M. Jones)
    • 1997
  • Harrison Ford in Air Force One (1997)
    Air Force One
    6.5
    • visual effects co-supervisor: Boss Film Studios (as David M. Jones)
    • 1997
  • Turbulences à 30 000 pieds (1997)
    Turbulences à 30 000 pieds
    5.0
    • visual effects supervisor: Boss Film Studios (as David M. Jones)
    • 1997
  • Natasha Henstridge in La mutante (1995)
    La mutante
    5.9
    • model supervisor: Boss Film Studios (as Dave Jones)
    • 1995
  • Morgan Freeman, Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, and Binx in Alerte ! (1995)
    Alerte !
    6.6
    • model shop supervisor: Boss Film Studios
    • 1995
  • Les contes de la crypte (1989)
    Les contes de la crypte
    8.0
    TV Series
    • model shop supervisor: opening sequence, Boss Film Studios
    • model shop supervisor: opening sequence (as David M. Jones)
    • 1989–1995
  • Brendan Fraser and Albert Brooks in La révélation (1994)
    La révélation
    5.4
    • model shop supervisor: Boss Films (as Dave Jones)
    • 1994
  • Michelle Pfeiffer, Danny DeVito, Michael Keaton, and Christopher Walken in Batman : Le Défi (1992)
    Batman : Le Défi
    7.1
    • model shop supervisor: Boss Film Studios
    • 1992
  • Alien³ (1992)
    Alien³
    6.4
    • model shop supervisor: Boss Film Studios
    • visual effects art director: Boss Film Studios
    • 1992
  • Sean Connery in À la poursuite d'Octobre Rouge (1990)
    À la poursuite d'Octobre Rouge
    7.5
    • model shop supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1990
  • Tim Dunigan in Captain Power et les soldats du futur (1987)
    Captain Power et les soldats du futur
    7.4
    TV Series
    • miniatures construction supervisor
    • miniatures supervisor
    • 1987–1988
  • Samson and Delilah (1984)
    Samson and Delilah
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • visual effects coordinator (as David M. Jones)
    • 1984
  • Gil Gerard and Erin Gray in Buck Rogers (1979)
    Buck Rogers
    6.9
    TV Series
    • special photographic effects supervisor: Universal Hartland
    • 1981

Director

  • Choose Your Tomorrow
    8.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1983

Special Effects

  • Choose Your Tomorrow
    8.6
    Short
    • special effects supervisor
    • 1983

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Dave Jones
  • Born
    • September 22, 1947
    • Sacramento, California, USA
  • Died
    • April 8, 2022
    • Winnetka, California, USA(Cancer)

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