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Jeffrey A. Okun

Jeffrey A. Okun

Visual Effects, Other Crew, Producer

Born February 8, 1953 in Hollywood, California, USA

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Jeffrey A. Okun has contributed visual effects and 2nd unit direction to a wide-range of films such as the award winning sci-fi hit _Stargate (1994)-, and Deep Blue Sea (1999), The Last Starfighter (1984), Lolita (1997), Cutthroat Island (1995), Sphere (1998) and Wes Craven's Shocker (1989).

His credits also include music videos from such varied artists as Sting, The Beatles (for A Hard Days Night re-release), Jimi Hendrix, Janet Jackson, Wayne Newton, Bryan Adams, Amy Grant, Dolly Parton, Prince, Michael Jackson, the Neville Brothers and Rod Stewart, in which he created many amazing camera and optical effects.

Okun is known for creating 'organic' and invisible effects, as well as spectacular effects which seamlessly expand both the look and scope of a film, but also enhances the storytelling aspect of the movie. Additionally, Jeff is the creator of the revolutionary visual effects techniques dubbed the "PeriWinkle Effect" & the "Pencil Effect", which have been used in many projects to help achieve more a sense of the fantastic, wonder and more accurate budgets. Okun is the author of breakdown, budgeting and tracking software currently being used by professionals throughout the industry.

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3 wins and 6 nominations

Filmography

Actor

16

Type

Year

Stargate: The Movie that Started a Universe Poster

Stargate: The Movie that Started a Universe Feature Film2026Self - Interviewee

Resurrecting the Dragon: Looking Back at 'Miami Connection' (Again) Poster

Resurrecting the Dragon: Looking Back at 'Miami Connection' (Again) Video2022Self

Alpha: Building the World Documentary2018Self

15th Annual VES Awards Poster

15th Annual VES Awards TV Special2017Self

The Last Starfighter Q&A Video2015Self

10th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards Poster

10th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards TV Special2012Self

9th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards Poster

9th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards TV Special2011Self

Re-Imagining 'the Day' Documentary2009

The Day the Earth Stood Still: Unleashing Gort Documentary2009Self

The Day the Earth Was Green Poster

The Day the Earth Was Green Video2009Self

The Making of 'Stargate' Documentary2003Self

The Sharks of the Deep Blue Sea Documentary1999Self

When Sharks Attack! Documentary1999Self

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Sphere' Poster

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Sphere' Documentary1998Self

Shaping the Sphere: The Art of the Visual Effects Supervisor Poster

Shaping the Sphere: The Art of the Visual Effects Supervisor Documentary1998Self

HBO First Look Poster

HBO First Look TV Series1994Self

Visual Effects

37

Type

Year

Being the Ricardos Poster

Being the Ricardos Feature Film2021

Cosmos: Possible Worlds Poster

Cosmos: Possible Worlds Mini-Series2020

Alpha Feature Film2018

Geostorm Poster

Geostorm Feature Film2017

Hitchcock Poster

Hitchcock Feature Film2012

Red Riding Hood Poster

Red Riding Hood Feature Film2011

Clash of the Titans Poster

Clash of the Titans Feature Film2010

The Day the Earth Stood Still Poster

The Day the Earth Stood Still Feature Film2008

Blood Diamond Poster

Blood Diamond Feature Film2006

The Guardian Poster

The Guardian Feature Film2006

Elizabethtown Poster

Elizabethtown Feature Film2005

Fantastic Four Poster

Fantastic Four Feature Film2005

The Perfect Score Poster

The Perfect Score Feature Film2004

Duplex Feature Film2003

The Last Samurai Poster

The Last Samurai Feature Film2003

Birds of Prey Poster

Birds of Prey TV Series2002

Death to Smoochy Poster

Death to Smoochy Feature Film2002

'Twas the Night Poster

'Twas the Night TV Movie2001

Delivering Milo Poster

Delivering Milo Feature Film2001

Red Planet Poster

Red Planet Feature Film2000

Deep Blue Sea Poster

Deep Blue Sea Feature Film1999

Sphere Feature Film1998

Lolita Feature Film1997

Mistrial Poster

Mistrial TV Movie1996

The Crow: City of Angels Poster

The Crow: City of Angels Feature Film1996

The Long Kiss Goodnight Poster

The Long Kiss Goodnight Feature Film1996

Cutthroat Island Poster

Cutthroat Island Feature Film1995

Last of the Dogmen Poster

Last of the Dogmen Feature Film1995

The Drew Carey Show Poster

The Drew Carey Show TV Series1995

Stargate Poster

Stargate Feature Film1994

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III Poster

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III Feature Film1993

Sleepwalkers Poster

Sleepwalkers Feature Film1992

Suburban Commando Poster

Suburban Commando Feature Film1991

The Dark Backward Poster

The Dark Backward Feature Film1991

Die Hard 2 Poster

Die Hard 2 Feature Film1990

Shocker Feature Film1989

The Last Starfighter Poster

The Last Starfighter Feature Film1984

Other Crew

15

Type

Year

10th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards Poster

10th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards TV Special2012

Legends of the Fall Poster

Legends of the Fall Feature Film1994

The Stöned Age Poster

The Stöned Age Feature Film1994

Jack the Bear Poster

Jack the Bear Feature Film1993

Psycho Cop Returns Poster

Psycho Cop Returns Feature Film1993

Leaving Normal Poster

Leaving Normal Feature Film1992

The Nutt House Poster

The Nutt House Feature Film1992

Suburban Commando Poster

Suburban Commando Feature Film1991

The People Under the Stairs Poster

The People Under the Stairs Feature Film1991

Glory Feature Film1989

Say Anything Poster

Say Anything Feature Film1989

The War of the Roses Poster

The War of the Roses Feature Film1989

Big Feature Film1988

Powwow Highway Poster

Powwow Highway Feature Film1988

Broadcast News Poster

Broadcast News Feature Film1987

Producer

10

Type

Year

The 20th Annual VES Awards TV Special2022

15th Annual VES Awards Poster

15th Annual VES Awards TV Special2017

14th Annual VES Awards Poster

14th Annual VES Awards Video2016

13th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards Poster

13th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards TV Special2015

12th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards Poster

12th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards TV Special2014

11th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards Poster

11th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards TV Special2013

10th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards Poster

10th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards TV Special2012

8th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards Poster

8th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards TV Special2010

7th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards Poster

7th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards TV Special2009

6th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards TV Special2008

Editor

6

Type

Year

Dog/Bone Poster

Dog/Bone Video2002

Flags: A Montage Documentary2002

Flush Video2001

B.B. King: Into the Night Poster

B.B. King: Into the Night Documentary1985

Quest Short Film1984

The Solar Film Poster

The Solar Film Short Film1980

Sound Department

5

Type

Year

The Iron Triangle Poster

The Iron Triangle Feature Film1989

He's My Girl Poster

He's My Girl Feature Film1987

Miami Connection Poster

Miami Connection Feature Film1987

Pals TV Movie1987

Slapstick of Another Kind Poster

Slapstick of Another Kind Feature Film1982

Director

4

Type

Year

Dog/Bone Poster

Dog/Bone Video2002

Flags: A Montage Documentary2002

Flush Video2001

B.B. King: Into the Night Poster

B.B. King: Into the Night Documentary1985

Cinematographer

3

Type

Year

Dog/Bone Poster

Dog/Bone Video2002

Flags: A Montage Documentary2002

Flush Video2001

Production Manager

3

Type

Year

Quest Short Film1984

The Solar Film Poster

The Solar Film Short Film1980

Bass on Titles Poster

Bass on Titles Documentary1977

Editorial Department

2

Type

Year

Suburban Commando Poster

Suburban Commando Feature Film1991

The Making of 'Thriller' Poster

The Making of 'Thriller' Documentary1983

Thanks

2

Type

Year

The Commuter Poster

The Commuter Feature Film2018

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Sphere' Poster

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Sphere' Documentary1998

Special Effects

1

The Last Samurai Poster

The Last Samurai Feature Film2003

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