Visual Effects

Steve Williams

Born January 10, 1962 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada (age 64)

Steve “Spaz” Williams is a pioneering visual effects artist and animator known for his groundbreaking work in computer-generated imagery (CGI). He played a key role in the development of iconic VFX in films like The Abyss (1989), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), and Jurassic Park (1993), helping to redefine the use of digital animation in modern cinema.

Known For

Terminator 2: Judgment DayTerminator 2: Judgment Day · 1991
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
8.21991
MovieActionThriller
Ten years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect young John Connor from the shape-shifting T-1000. Together with his mother Sarah, he fights to stop Skynet from triggering a nuclear apocalypse.
Star WarsStar Wars · 1977
Star Wars
8.21977
MovieAdventureAction
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.
Jurassic ParkJurassic Park · 1993
Jurassic Park
8.01993
MovieAdventureScience Fiction
A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and help calm anxious investors. However, the park is anything but amusing as the security systems go off-line and the dinosaurs escape.
The Hunt for Red OctoberThe Hunt for Red October · 1990
The Hunt for Red October
7.41990
MovieActionThriller
A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. Lone CIA analyst Jack Ryan has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it - because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find Ramius, too. The hunt is on!
The AbyssThe Abyss · 1989
The Abyss
7.41989
MovieAdventureThriller
A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it.
The WildThe Wild · 2006
The Wild
5.62006
MovieActionAdventure
An adolescent lion is accidentally shipped from the New York Zoo to Africa. Now running free, his zoo pals must put aside their differences to help bring him back.
SpawnSpawn · 1997
Spawn
5.51997
MovieActionAdventure
After being murdered by corrupt colleagues in a covert government agency, Al Simmons makes a pact with the devil to be resurrected to see his beloved wife Wanda. In exchange for his return to Earth, Simmons agrees to lead Hell's Army in the destruction of mankind.
No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital EffectsNo Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects · 2003
No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
7.02003
MovieDocumentary
A look at the digital effects in Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

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