Matt Mueller
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Matt Mueller
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Senior Head Of Optical Department
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Cocaine Bear (2023)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
The Last Of Us (2023)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Glass Onion (2022)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
Senior Reference Photographer
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Moon Knight (2022)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
The Batman (2022)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Peacemaker (2022) (2022)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
The King's Man (2021)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Hawkeye (2021)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Eternals (2021)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Shang-Chi (2021)
Senior Onset Technical Director
The Suicide Squad (2021)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Green Knight (2021)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Black Widow (2021)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
The Tomorrow War (2021)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Shadow in the Cloud (2021)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
We Can Be Heroes (2020)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Mulan (2020)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Space Force (2020)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Lady and the Tramp (2019)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Gemini Man (2019)
Senior Onset Technical Director
Ad Astra (2019)
Plate Supervisor
Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
Senior Onset Technical Director
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
The Umbrella Academy (2019)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Mortal Engines (2018)
Plate Supervisor
Animal World (2018)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Deadpool 2 (2018)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Rampage (2018)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Justice League (2017)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
War For The Planet Of The Apes (2017)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Wonder Woman (2017)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Survey Lead
Instinct (2017)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Spectral (2016)
Senior Reference Photographer
Pete's Dragon (2016)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
The BFG (2016)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
Senior On-Set Technical Director
Central Intelligence (2016)
Still Photographer
On the Conditions and Possibilities of Hillary Clinton Taking Me as Her Young Lo (2016)
Senior Reference Photographer
The Jungle Book (2016)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Deadpool (2016)
Visual Effects Supervisor
Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)
Senior On-Set Visual Effects Technical Director
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
Senior On-Set Visual Effects Technical Director
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
Senior Camera Technical Director
Ted 2 (2015)
Senior Reference Photographer
Furious 7 (2015)
Senior Reference Photographer
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
Senior Camera Technical Director
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
Senior Reference Photographer
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
Senior Camera Technical Director
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
Senior Camera Technical Director
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)
Senior On-Set Visual Effects Technical Director
The Wolverine (2013)
Senior Reference Photographer
Man of Steel (2013)
Senior Camera Technical Director
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Senior Reference Photographer
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
Senior Reference Photographer
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
Senior Camera Technical Director
Prometheus (2012)
Senior Reference Photographer
The Avengers (2012)
Additional Stills
The Devil's Rock (2011)
Senior On-Set Visual Effects Technical Director
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
On-Set Survey Lead
X-Men: First Class (2011)
Senior Head Of Optical Department
Game of Thrones (2011)
Senior Reference Photographer
King Kong 360 3-D (2010)
Senior Reference Photographer
The A-Team (2010)
Stills Photographer
The Lovely Bones (2010)
Senior Camera Technical Director
Avatar (2009)
Onset Visual Effects Photographer
District 9 (2009)
Senior Camera Technical Director
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
Camera Tracker
Eel Girl (2008)
Senior Reference Photographer
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
Visual Effects Artist
Jumper (2008)
Senior On-Set Reference Photographer
The Water Horse (2007)
Senior Camera Technical Director
30 Days of Night (2007)
Senior Reference Photographer / Visual Effects Artist
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
Camera Department Senior Technical Director
Eragon (2006)
Camera Department Senior Technical Director
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
Camera Department Senior Technical Director / Senior Reference Photogr
King Kong (2005)
Senior Camera Technical Director
I, Robot (2004)
Senior Camera Technical Director
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Senior Camera Technical Director
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Camera Technical Director
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Survey Lead
102 Dalmatians (2000)
Survey Lead
Gone In Sixty Seconds (2000)
Survey Lead
Mission to Mars (2000)
Lead Survey Technician
Bicentennial Man (1999)
Set Surveyor
Inspector Gadget (1999)
Matchmover
Mighty Joe Young (1998)
Survey Technician
Armageddon (1998)
Survey Technician
Deep Rising (1998)
Survey Technician
George of the Jungle (1997)
Work History
Wētā FX
June 2000 - Present
Senior Head of Department - Optical
Wētā FX
June 2015 - October 2022
Senior Reference Photographer
Wētā FX
2005 - June 2015
Senior Camera Department Technical Director
Wētā FX
June 2000 - June 2005
Survey Lead
Dream Quest Images
April 1997 - May 2000
Simi Valley, California, United States
Arctic/Civil Engineer
Shiltec
March 1995 - April 1997
Civil Engineer (EIT)
Lounsbury & Associates
March 1993 - March 1995
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Education
Arctic Engineering
University of Alaska Anchorage
1993 - 1997
BS in Civil Engineering
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
1987 - 1992
