Biography:
Robert Stromberg is an American special effects artist, designer and filmmaker. Stromberg’s extensive credits include major blockbuster films such as James Cameron’s Avatar, Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland and most recently, Sam Raimi’s Oz the Great and Powerful, the first two earning him Academy Award wins for Best Art Direction.
Stromberg, the son of filmmaker William R. Stromberg and the brother of composer William T. Stromberg, started his career in the late ’80s and worked as matte artist on the horror comedy Meet the Hollowheads (1989),and the adventure movie Journey to the Center of the Earth (1989) He begun his career as matte painter at Illusion Atrs, under Syd Dutton and Bill Taylor. He made the transition to digital painting at middle 90´s still at Illusion Arts. He later has worked for many other VFX houses as Digital Backlot, CafeFX, or Crazy Horse Effects.
Robert Stromberg with a painting for Star Trek: The Next Generation
Filmography:
- Life of Pi (2012)(visual effects: Crazy Horse Effects)
-The hunger games(2012) (concept artist – as Robert Stromburg)
-Boardwalk Empire (TV Series)(2011) (visual effects supervisor – 10 episodes, 2010) (visual effects designer – 8 episodes)
-Water for Elephants (2011)(matte painter: Crazy Horse Effects)
-The Way Back (2010)(visual effects designer: Visual Symphony)
-Angel Camouflaged (2010)(visual effects supervisor)
-The Pacific (2010)(TV Mini-Series) (visual effects designer – 4 episodes)
-Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps(2010)(matte painter: Crazy Horse Effects)
-Shutter Island (2010)(visual effects designer – uncredited)
-2012 (2009)(matte artist)
-Creationin (2009)(visual effects designer: Crazy Horse Effects)
-The road (2009)(visual effects design consultant: Crazy Horse Effects)
-G.I. Joe (2009)(digital matte artist: CIS Hollywood)
-Grey Gardens (2009)(TV Movie) (aerial matte painting supervisor: Digital Backlot)
-Four Christmases (2008)(visual effects designer: Digital Backlot)
-Tropic Thunder (2008)(visual effects designer: Digital Backlot)
-John Adams (2008)(TV Mini-Series) (visual effects designer – 4 episodes)
-The Golden Compass (2007)(matte painting supervisor: Digital Backlot) / (visual effects supervisor: Digital Backlot)
-There Will Be Blood (2007)(visual effects designer)
-3:10 to Yuma (2007)(visual effects supervisor: Digital Backlot)
-Evan Almighty(2007)(matte painting supervisor: Digital Backlot)
-Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007)(visual effects conceptual consultant: Digital Domain) / (visual effects design)
-The last Mimzy(2007)(matte painting supervisor)
-Ghost Rider(2007)(matte painter: CafeFX)
-The good shepherd(2006)(matte painting supervisor)
-The good German (2006)(matte painting supervisor: CIS Hollywood)
-Men in Trees (2006)(TV Series) (visual effects supervisor – 1 episode)
-The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift(2006)(visual effects supervisor: Digital Backlot)
-The Pan´s laberynth (2006)(matte painting supervisor)
-Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) (post-production) (visual effects supervisor)
-Walk the Line (2005) (post-production) (visual effects supervisor)
-The Aviator (2004) (visual effect supervisor)
-The Forgotten (2004) (matte artist)
-Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) (digital matte painting supervisor)
-The Terminal (2004) (visual effects supervisor: Digital Backlot)
-The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) (digital matte painting supervisor)
-House of D (2004) (matte painting supervisor)
-Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) (visual effects designer)
-Seabiscuit (2003) (digital matte painting supervisor)
-Hollywood Homicide (2003) (digital matte painter: SPI)
-Identity (2003) (visual effects supervisor: Digital Backlot)
-Men in Black II (2002) (matte artist: SPI)
-Kate & Leopold (2001) (visual effects supervisor)
-15 Minutes (2001) (matte painting supervisor: Digital Backlot)
-Cast Away (2000) (matte paintings)
-What Lies Beneath (2000) (matte painting artist)
-Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000) (matte painting supervisor: Digital Backlot
-Patch Adams (1998) (digital matte painter)
-Daylight (1996) (matte artist: Illusion Arts)
-Star Trek: First Contact (1996) (matte artist: Illusion Art)
-Courage Under Fire (1996) (matte artist: Illusion Arts)
-Dragonheart (1996) (matte paintings) (uncredited)
-The Birdcage (1996) (matte artist)
-From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) (effects supervisor: Illusion Arts)
-Star Trek: Voyager – Caretaker (1995) (TV) (matte artist)
-Speechless (1994) (matte artist: Illusion Arts)
-Fatherland (1994/I) (TV) (digital matte paintings: Illusion Arts) (visual effects supervisor: Illusion Arts)
-The Shadow (1994) (matte artist)
-Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) (matte artist)
-Addams Family Values (1993) (visual effects supervisor)
-The Age of Innocence (1993) (matte artist: Illusion Arts)
-A Far Off Place (1993) (additional visual effects)
-Fortress (1993) (matte artist) (as Robert R. Stromberg)
-A Few Good Men (1992) (matte shots)
-Cape Fear (1991) (matte artist: Illusion Arts)
-The Butcher’s Wife (1991) (matte artist)
-Shattered (1991) (matte artist)
-Frankenstein Unbound (1990) (matte artist)
-A Nightmare On Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989) (matte paintings) (uncredited)
-”Star Trek: The Next Generation” (1987) TV Series (matte artist) (episode “A Matter of Time”)
-Journey to the Center of the Earth (1989)(matte artist)
-Meet the Hollowheads (1989)(matte artist)