Oliver James

Oliver James

Creating technology for filmmakers

Chief Scientist / 23 yrs

London, UK

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Chief Scientist

Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)

Chief Scientist

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Chief Scientist

Dunkirk (2017)

Chief Scientist

Interstellar (2014)

Chief Scientist

Rush (2013)

Chief Scientist

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013)

Chief Scientist

Les Misérables (2012)

Chief Scientist

John Carter (2012)

Software Development

Inception (2010)

Dagger Time R&D

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)

Research And Development Supervisor

Iron Man 2 (2010)

Research And Development

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

R&D

Angels & Demons (2009)

R&D

Inkheart (2009)

Event Capture Research & Development

Quantum of Solace (2008)

Software Development

The Dark Knight (2008)

Software Development

10,000 BC (2008)

R&D

The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

Software Development

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

R&D

Flyboys (2006)

Research & Development

World Trade Center (2006)

Research & Development Supervisor

Batman Begins (2005)

Research & Development

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

R&D

The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

R&D

The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

CG Animator

The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)

Research And Development

Resident Evil (2002)

R&D Software Developer

The Mummy Returns (2001)

R&D Software Developer

Enemy at the Gates (2001)

R&D Software Developer

Chicken Run (2000)

Research And Development

Mission: Impossible II (2000)

Research And Development

The Beach (2000)

Research And Development

The End of the Affair (2000)

Research And Development

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

Research And Development

The Bone Collector (1999)

Software

Paulie (1998)

R&D Software Developer

Event Horizon (1997)

Research And Development

The Saint (1997)

Research And Development

Executive Decision (1996)
Oliver James is Chief Scientist at DNEG. For the last 27 years he has been involved in creating technology to realize some of the most demanding visual effects in film, from pioneering work on blue-screen compositing systems to physically-based animation, photogrammetry, stereo reconstruction, virtual production, facial motion capture, relativistic ray-tracing of black holes, and applications of deep learning to problems in VFX.
Work History

  • Chief Scientist

    Double Negative

    April 2011 - Present

    Movie Credits:
    Interstellar
    Rush
    Les Misérables
    John Carter
    Inception
    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
    Iron Man 2
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
    Inkheart
    Quantum of Solace
    The Dark Knight
    10,000 BC
    The Bourne Ultimatum  
    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
    Flyboys
    World Trade Center
    Batman Begins

  • R&D Supervisor

    Double Negative

    March 2004 - Present

  • R&D Software Developer

    MPC

    August 2003 - February 2004

  • R&D

    ESC Entertainment

    2001 - 2003

    Movie Credits:
    The Matrix Reloaded
    The Matrix Revolutions

  • R&D Software Developer

    The Computer Film Company

    1995 - 2001

    Movie Credits:
    The Adventures of Pluto Nash
    The Mummy Returns
    Enemy at the Gates
    Sexy Beast
    Chicken Run
    Paulie
    Event Horizon
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