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Efraim "Effi" Wizen (born October 29, 1956, in Israel) is an Israeli computer animator and visual effects specialist. ==Biography== Wizen graduated from ORT Israel, having studied architecture. He also earned a B.Sc. in architecture and city planning from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. He is one of the first specialists in computer animation and visual effects, founding the first 3D animation company in Israel, “Dad_Pro”, in 1984. In 1987 Wizen created one of the first film digital compositing systems, called Toccata.〔〔("Toccata" )〕 Wizen used the system in one of the first digitally composed movie ''Taxandria'' in 1989 and ''Neverending Story III'' in 1994.〔〔(Taxandria on iMDB )〕〔(Neverending Story III on iMDB )〕 He worked on both films as Digital Effects Supervisor. Also in 1994 he founded the post production house "Gravity VFX and Design", serving six years as the co-CEO.〔(Gravity VFX )〕 He then opened Gravity VFX in Canada, aligning with "RhinoFX", and now known as "Gravity". In 1998 Wizen created the consortium〔("Digital Domain Inc. Joins a New Consortium in Acquiring Premier Visual Effects Studio in Germany" ), December 17, 1998〕 that was composed of Digital Domain, Kushner-Locke Company, Capitol Films of the United Kingdom, Israeli Financial Banking firm DLIN Ltd., and Israeli post-production facility Gravity VFX and Design (a VFX boutique with offices in Canada and Israel, of which he is CEO and creative director).〔 In 1997, he handled special effects for ''The Dybbuk of the Holy Apple Field''. In 2000/2001, he shared the Royal Television Society Craft and Design Award for Visual Effects – Digital nomination for ''Planet Storm''. In 2010, he was the head of visual effects for São Paulo-based Estudios Quanta, a major regional film industry company. In 2011, he combined with Brazilian producer Roberto d’Avilla and entrepreneur Perival Palesela to acquire Imarion, a Toronto visual effects and animation post-production company. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Effi Wizen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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