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James McQuaide Biography

Birth Name:James McQuaide

Profession Visual effects, Producer, Production manager, Assistant director, Editorial department

Fast Facts

  • Got his start in the entertainment industry as a post-production supervisor on the 1996 film "Bandwagon․"
  • Quote: "I don't think that when we do visual effects in any picture we try to surprise [the audience], I think [what] we strive to do was to create reality, take the impossible and make it seem real․"
  • Owns a visual effects company that is based in Los Angeles
  • Best known as the visual effects supervisor of the "Underworld" series, "Gamer," "Mortal Kombat: Rebirth," and "The Ugly Truth․"

Awards

  • 2022VES Award-Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature: nominated