Paul Griffin

Paul Griffin's work includes creature animation with visual effects for the first two Star Wars prequel films, and he also directed the cinematic animation for LucasArts' game Star Wars: Bounty Hunter.

His other notable contributions encompass work on Jurassic Park III, The Mummy Returns, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, visual development for King Kong, and he oversaw facial animation in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

While employed at Industrial Light & Magic, Griffin innovated by creating tools, such as Cuts, that improved workflow. Cuts was a production-level tool that allowed artists to insert their in-progress tests directly into a master, pre-defined edit on demand. This allowed them to assess continuity and pacing of their shots within the film's context without waiting for dailies to evaluate their work. Eventually, Cuts was integrated into Loupe, ILM's primary viewing tool. In time, other visual effects studios adopted similar concepts.

Biography

For Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, Paul Griffin aided in visualizing and producing seven deleted scenes made specifically for the DVD, including directing the second lap of the Pod Race sequence. All seven sequences were included as easter egg extras on the DVD. This project was undertaken as a summer initiative at ILM and reviewed with George Lucas in September in the screening room of the Skywalker Ranch main house, prior to the DVD's official release on October 16, 2011.

He supervised all droid animation from the middle to the conclusion of Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, including battle scenes, and much of the Gungan parade animation at the close of The Phantom Menace.

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  • Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (Blu-ray)

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