Robert Skotak

Robert Skotak is a visual effects designer-supervisor, writer, 2nd Unit director. Co founder with his brother Dennis (visual effects cameraman) of VFX house 4Ward productions.Robert is a talented viausl effects designer, matte painter, miniature maker and expert on forced perspective tricks.
Is also a noted film historian who has written dozens of articles for “Famous Monsters”, “Filmfax” and is the author of a biography of science fiction writer/director Ib Melchior.

You can visit his web site: www.4wardproductions.com

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Robert (right) and his brother Dennis(left) with the model of Manhattan for Scape from New York.

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Filmography:

2015 Harbinger Down (visual effects supervisor)
2012 Shot on the Spot (Short) (visual effects supervisor)
2011 SP: The motion picture kakumei hen (visual effects supervisor)
2011 Cosmic Origins 3D (Documentary) (visual effects supervisor)
2010 SP: The motion picture yabô hen (visual effects supervisor)
2010/I Road to Nowhere (visual effects supervisor)
2009 The Hole (visual effects sequence designer: Los Angeles, 4Ward Productions) / (visual effects supervisor: 4Ward Productions)
2008 Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (visual effects supervisor)
2007 Charlie Wilson´s war (visual effects supervisor: 4Ward Productions)
2007 Anamorph (matte artist: Whodoo EFX) / (special animator: Whodoo EFX)
2006 Trapped Ashes (special visual consultant) / (visual effects supervisor)
2006 Failure to launch(visual effects consultant: Whodoo EFX)
2005 The Naked Monster (advisor: visual effects)
2004 The Stepford Wives (visual effects art director: Whodoo EFX)
2004 Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (Video) (visual effects supervisor)
2003 Young MacGyver (TV Movie) (visual effects)
2003 X-Men 2 (visual effects supervisor: 4 Ward productions)
2002 The tuxedo (visual effects design)
2002 Joe and Max (TV Movie) (visual effects)
1999 House on Haunted Hill (visual effects supervisor)
1998 Hard Rain (visual effects supervisor: 4-Ward Productions)
1997 Mouse hunt (visual effects supervisor: 4-ward productions)
1997 Titanic (visual effects supervisor: 4-Ward Productions)
1996 Mars Attacks! (visual effects designer: 4-Ward Productions – uncredited)
1996 The arrival (visual effects supervisor: 4-Ward Productions)
1996 Terminator 2 3-D: Battle Across Time (Short) (special miniature effects)
1995 The Alien Within (TV Movie) (visual effects)
1995 Tank Girl (visual effects supervisor: 4-Ward Productions)
1994 The pagemaster(visual effects producer: 4-Ward Productions) / (visual effects supervisor: 4-Ward Productions)
1994 No Scape (visual effects supervisor)
1994 Clifford (visual effects supervisor)
1993 Heart and souls (visual effects supervisor: 4-Ward Productions, Inc.)
1992 Captain Ron (special miniature effects)
1992 Honey, I Blew up the Kid (visual effects: 4-Ward Productions)
1992 Batman returns (visual effects supervisor: 4-Ward Productions)
1991 Cast a deadly spell (TV Movie) (visual effects supervisor: 4-ward productions)
1991 Terminator 2: Judgement dayl (special visual effects sequences: 4-Ward Productions) / (visual effects supervisor: 4-Ward Productions)
1990 Syngenor (visual effects consultant)
1990 Darkman (visual effects supervisor: 4-ward productions)
1990 Tremors (visual effects supervisor: 4-ward productions)
1989 Abyss (visual effects supervisor: Los Angeles surface unit)
1989 Lords of the deep (visual effects)
1986 Aliens (visual effects supervisor)
1985 Creature (special designer: The L.A. Effects Group Inc.) / (visual effects director: The L.A. Effects Group Inc.)
1984 City Limits (visual effects supervisor)
1983 To be or not to be (visual effects – uncredited)
1983 Strange invaders (visual effects consultant)
1983 Jaws 3-D(visual effects – uncredited)
1983 The Jupiter Menace (Documentary) (technical director: Private Stock Effects – as Bob Skotak)
1982 Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (special visual consultant: Private Stock Effects)
1982 Forbidden World (production designer: special visual effects)
1982 The aftermath (matte shots / (visual effects)
1981 Galaxi of terror (special visual effects – uncredited)
1981 Scape fropm New York (matte artwork – as Bob Skotak)
1980 Battle Beyond the Stars (miniature design and construction) / (special designs/effects creations)
1979 Starstruck (TV Movie) (miniature design and construction)
1977 The Demon Lover (special effects)