Stefen Fangmeier
Stefen Markus Fangmeier (born December 9, 1960, in El Paso, Texas, United States) is an American visual effects supervisor and film director. He worked on numerous major feature films, including Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Saving Private Ryan, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Twister, The Perfect Storm and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. He also has been a second unit director for two films, Dreamcatcher (2003) and Galaxy Quest (1999).
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Stefen Fangmeier
- Name
- Stefen Fangmeier
- Birth Name
- Stefen Markus Fangmeier
- Born
- 9 December 1960
- Birthplace
- El Paso, Texas, United States
- Occupation
- Film director Visual effects supervisor
- Nationality
- United States
- Honours
- Sitges Film Festival best special effects award
- Languages
- English
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After more than 15 years of visual effects work, Fangmeier moved into feature film directing with his debut on Eragon, which was released in 2006 to negative critic reviews but was a box office success. Since Eragon, Fangmeier has largely focused on supervising and directing visual effects, including for the eighth season of Game of Thrones and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. Fangmeier speaks German as well as English, and lives in Los Angeles.
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• Name — Stefen Fangmeier • Birth Name — Stefen Markus Fangmeier • Born — 9 December 1960 • Birthplace — El Paso, Texas, United States • Occupation — Film director Visual effects supervisor • Years Active — 1991–present
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Stefen Fangmeier (born 9 December 1960) is recorded as a director and film director. Stefen Fangmeier was born on 9 December 1960 in Delmenhorst.
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- 1.Anne Thompson. The Wizard Who Makes Waves; As Films Demand Big Effects, a Specialist Finds Himself Busy. The New York Times. 27 gennaio 2004.
- 2.BIO STEFEN FANGMEIER.
- 3.Stefen Fangmeier.
- 4.Sam Molineaux. Water Whirled. Variety. 7 gennaio 2004.
- 5.Fox fires up dragon tale. Variety. 14 luglio 2005.
- 6.Karen Idleson. Former vfx supervisors take charge of tentpoles. Variety. 11 dicembre 2006.
- 7.8th Annual Golden Tomatoes Awards. Rotten Tomatoes.
- 8.2006 Yearly Box Office Results. Box Office Mojo.
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