Habib Zargarpour
Habib Zargarpour | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 March 1964 Tehran, Iran |
| Education | University of British Columbia ArtCenter College of Design |
| Occupation(s) | VFX supervisor CG supervisor Art director Creative director |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Website | habibzargarpour |
Habib Zargarpour (born 9 March 1964) is an Iranian visual effects supervisor, computer graphics supervisor, art director and creative director.
Zargarpour worked on the films Twister (1996) and The Perfect Storm (2000), for which he was nominated for two Academy Awards and won two BAFTA Awards. As of now, he is the only Asian to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.[citation needed]
Biography
Habib Zargarpour has had almost two decades of experience in visual effect for film. He had worked as a graphic artist and fine arts illustrator since 1981, and began his career in visual effects for film in 1990 when he spent a few years working on digital effects for
He spent 9 years at
While at ILM, he was nominated for two
Zargarpour continues to value the CG industry as the perfect mix of technical and artistic realms. Since 2003, Habib has worked as a Senior Art Director at Electronic Arts on driving and racing titles. His projects included
As of May 2010[update], Zargarpour is a creative director of
Zargarpour is an active member of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), and a founding member of the Visual Effects Society (VES).
Filmography
- Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
- The Jungle Book (2016)
- Silver Cord(2009)
- Signs(2002)
- The Bourne Identity (2002)
- Aizea: City of the Wind (2001)
- The Perfect Storm (2000)
- Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)
- Snake Eyes (1998)
- Spawn (1997)
- Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
- Twister (1996)
- Jumanji(1995)
- Star Trek Generations (1994)
- The Mask (1994)
- Adventures in Dinosaur City (1992)
Art direction
- ReCore – Senior Art Director, Microsoft Studios (2016)
- Sunset overdrive – Senior Art Director, Microsoft Studios (2014)
- Ryse: Son of Rome – Senior Art Director (2013)
- Need for Speed: Shift – Consulting Art Director (2009)
- Need for Speed: Nitro – Consulting Art Director (2009)
- Unannounced EA Spielberg Project LMNO – Senior Art Director (2006-2008)
- Need for Speed: Most Wanted – Senior Art Director (2006)
- James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing – Senior Art Director (driving missions) (2003)
- Need for Speed Underground– Senior Art Director (2003)
References
- ^ a b مصاحبه با هنرمندان: حبیب زرگرپور [Interview with artists: Habib Zargarpour] (in Persian). cgart.ir. July 2011. Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
External links
- Habib Zargarpour at IMDb