Ron Simonson Visual Effects Supervisor/Producer
FILM DIRECTOR STUDIO/PRODUCERS
“THE FOUR ” GORDON CHAN ENLIGHT PICTURES VFX Supervisor Paul Au, Abe Kwong
“HAVE A LITTLE FAITH ” JON AVNET HALLMARK HALL OF FAME VFX Supervisor/Producer Andrew Gottlieb
“MURAL ” GORDON CHAN WARNER BROTHERS VFX Consultant Paul Au, Abe Kwong
“WILLIAM AND KATE ” MARK ROSMAN LIFETIME TELEVISION VFX Supervisor/Producer Frank Konisberg
“CAT RUN ” JOHN STOCKWELL PALADIN VFX Supervisor/Producer Ram Bergman
“PLEADING GUILTY ” (TV PILOT) JON AVNET 20 th CENTURY FOX VFX Supervisor/Producer Jon Avnet, Kelly A. Manners, Marsha Oglesby
“WEDDING PALACE ” CHRISTINE YOO GOGOGO ENTERTAINMENT VFX Supervisor/Producer Christine Yoo
“SMOKIN’ ACES 2: ASSASSINS’ BALL ” PJ PESCE UNIVERSAL PICTURES VFX Supervisor Mike Elliot
“THE KING OF FIGHTERS ” GORDON CHAN DOUBLE EDGE ENTERTAINMENT VFX Supervisor Bobby Sheng
“BROTHERS BLOOM” RIAN JOHNSON ENDGAME ENTERTAINMENT VFX Supervisor/Producer Ram Bergman
“AMERICAN VIOLE T” TIM DISNEY SAMUEL GOLDWYN COMPANY VFX Supervisor/Producer Mark Donadio
“THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM ” ROB MINKOFF LIONSGATE Senior Visual Effects Supervisor Casey Silver
“STARTER WIFE ” (TV Mini Series) JON AVNET NBC/UNIVERSAL VFX Supervisor/Producer Marsha Oglesby
“SIXTY MINUTE MAN ” (TV Pilot) JON AVNET TOUCHSTONE PICTURES VFX Supervisor/Producer Harry Bring
“CONVICTION ” (TV Movie ) JON AVNET WARNER BROTHERS VFX Supervisor/Producer BROOKLYN FILMS
“SOMETHING THE LORD MADE ” JOE SARGENT HBO (TV Movie) VFX Supervisor/Producer Robert Cort
“BOOMTOWN” (TV Series) JON AVNET NBC VFX Supervisor/Producer Jon Avnet
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“ANGELS IN AMERICA ” (TV Mini -series) MIKE NICHOLS HBO Co-VFX Supervisor Celia Costas Nomination: Emmy Award
“UPRISING ” JON AVNET WARNER BROTHERS /NBC VFX Supervisor + 2nd Unit DP Raffaella DeLaurentiis
“BEDAZZLED ” HAROLD RAMIS 20 th CENTURY FOX Co-VFX Supervisor + VFX DP Trevor Albert
“DRAGON HEART 2: A NEW DOUG LEFLER UNIVERSAL PICTURES BEGINNING” VFX Supervisor Raffaella DeLaurentiis Nomination: Video Premiere Award
“BASEKETBALL ” DAVID ZUCKER UNIVERSAL PICTURES Post-Production Supervisor - Metrolight Gil Netter
“STARSHIP TROOPERS ” PAUL VERHOVEN SONY PICTURES Digital Imaging Supervisor/VFX DP - Boss Jon Davison
“AIR FORCE ONE ” WOLFGANG PETERSEN SONY PICTURES Digital Imaging Supervisor/VFX DP - Boss Armyan Bernstein
“DESPERATE MEASURES” BARBET SCHROEDER MANDALAY ENTERTAINMENT Digital Imaging Supervisor – Boss Film Susan Hoffman, Lee Rich
“TURBULENCE” ROBERT BUTLER MGM Digital Imaging Supervisor – Boss Film Martin Ransohoff, David Valdes
“MULTIPLICITY” HAROLD RAMIS COLUMBIA PICTURES Digital Imaging Supervisor – Boss Film Harold Ramis, Trevor Albert
“WATERWORLD ” KEVIN REYNOLDS WARNER BROTHERS Digital Colorist – Boss Film Kevin Costner, John Davis, Charles Gordon, Lawrence Gordon
“SPECIES ” ROGER DONALDSON MGM Digital Colortist – Boss Film Dennis Feldman, Frank Mancusco Jr.
“THE FANTASTICKS ” MICHAEL RITCHIE MGM Digital Colorist – Boss Film Michael Ritchie, Linne Radmin
“OUTBREAK ” WOLFGANG PETERSEN WARNER BROTHERS Digital Colorist – Boss Film Gail Katz, Arnold Kopelson
“DROP ZONE ” JOHN BADHAM PARAMOUNT PICTURES Digital Colorist – Boss Film D.J. Caruso, Lauren Lloyd, Wallis Nicita
Commercials/Special Projects
“BROOKLYN FILMS” (Theatrical Trailer), Director/DP, BROOKLYN FILMS “THE RUNNER”, Director of Photography – VFX Supervisor, ABC “WORLD OF INNOVATION,” Director of Photography – VFX Supervisor, NEC “HYABUSA,” Director of Photography – VFX Supervisor, SUZUKI BUZZ L IGHTYEAR, VFX Supervisor, DISNEY, WDI (Theme Park) POSEIDON’S FURY, Post Production Supervisor, UNIVERSAL Theme Park ELLEN’S ENERGY ADVENTURE , Digital Imaging Supervisor, Disney WDI (Theme Park)
Affiliations: Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, IATSE - Local 600 (DP), Visual Effects Society
Education: BA from CSULB in Film and Television
Locations: China (Beijing, Gobi Desert, Heng Dian, Hong Kong), Czech Republic, Montenegro, Serbia, Romania, Seoul Korea, Thailand, Vancouver, NYC