Syd Dutton

Syd Dutton

visual effects, special effects, writer

Syd Dutton was born on Dec 01, 1944 in USA. Syd Dutton's big-screen debut came with Family Plot directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1976. Syd Dutton is known for Lawless directed by John Hillcoat, Shia LaBeouf stars as Jack Bondurant and Tom Hardy as Forrest Bondurant. Syd Dutton has got 3 awards and 4 nominations so far. The most recent award Syd Dutton achieved is Art Directors Guild. The upcoming new movie Syd Dutton plays is Big Eyes which will be released on Dec 25, 2014.

With an art background, Syd Dutton worked for almost a decade in the matte department at Universal Studios from the late seventies where he learned the technique of motion picture matte painting from resident matte artist Albert Whitlock. Following the retirement of Whitlock in the mid eighties, Dutton and visual effects cinematographer Bill Taylor set up the independent effects studio Illusion Arts.

  • Birthday

    Dec 01, 1944
  • Place of Birth

    San Francisco, California, USA

Known For

Awards

3 wins & 4 nominations

Art Directors Guild
2011
Winner - Contribution to Cinematic Imagery Award
Primetime Emmy Awards
1992
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Special Visual Effects
Winner - Primetime Emmy
1985
Outstanding Special Visual Effects
Winner - Primetime Emmy

Movies & TV Shows

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Movies