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Trent Claus is a visual effects supervisor with Lola VFX.[1] He is known for his work on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), having contributed to 21 of their films.[2]

Early life[edit]

Originally from Nebraska, he started his first job in a comic book store at the age of 13.[3] In college, he obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln,[4][5] and then entered the film industry as a matte painter.[3]

Career[edit]

Claus started his career as a matte painter, with work on such films as Iron Man, The Love Guru, and Jumper.[2]

He then transitioned into compositing, working on such films as Blade Runner (The Final Cut), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Iron Man 2, and The Social Network.[2] For his work on Captain America: The First Avenger, he was awarded the Visual Effects Society award for Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture.[6] In 2020 he was nominated for Outstanding Compositing once again for the film Captain Marvel.[7]

As a visual effects supervisor, he has been responsible for most of the "aging" and "de-ageing" effects of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In Avengers: Endgame, he supervised an estimated 200 age-manipulation shots, including characters played by Stan Lee and Michael Douglas, as well as Chris Evans's Captain America character's transformation into an old man.[8] For the film Captain Marvel, he de-aged Samuel L. Jackson's character 25 years for the entire length of the film.[9] He de-aged Michael Douglas's character Hank Pym in multiple films, including Ant-Man[10] and Ant-Man and the Wasp (along with Laurence Fishburne and Michelle Pfeiffer).[11]

For the film Avengers: Age of Ultron, Claus developed the look and design of the character Vision (played by Paul Bettany), from the plates and layers that make up Vision's face, to the mechanical diaphragms in his eyes.[12] He revisited the character again in the film Captain America: Civil War, delivering over 200 shots, 80 of which were Vision.[13]

In 2019, he became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[5]

Selected filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ March 20, Juan Carlos Gonzalez-Najera (March 18, 2019). "Captain Marvel De-Aging by LolaVFX". fxguide. Retrieved December 12, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • ^ a b c "Trent Claus". IMDb. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  • ^ a b Edwards, Graham (October 23, 2019). "VIEW Conference Q&A with Trent Claus". Cinefex Blog. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  • ^ "Alumni Success Story: Trent Claus, '06". www.huskeralum.org. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  • ^ a b writer, Micah Mertes World-Herald staff. "3 former Nebraskans are working on Marvel movies this summer. One of them is also an 'American Ninja Warrior'". Omaha.com. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  • ^ "'Rango' reigns at Visual Effects Awards". EW.com. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  • ^ "'The Lion King' Wins Top Honor at Visual Effects Society Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  • ^ "How Did Marvel De-Age Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr.? Lola VFX Supervisor Spills the Secrets". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  • ^ Desowitz, Bill (March 19, 2019). "'Captain Marvel': Samuel L. Jackson's Digital De-Aging Is Just the Start of New VFX Advancements". IndieWire. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  • ^ "How Exactly Did Ant-Man Make Michael Douglas Look So Young?". Vulture. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  • ^ "A Bug's Wife: Ant-Man and the Wasp". fxguide. July 16, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  • ^ "Lola VFX Brings New Vision to 'Avengers: Age of Ultron'". Animation World Network. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  • ^ "Lola VFX Brings New Vision to 'Avengers: Age of Ultron'". Animation World Network. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
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