Hoyt Yeatman has over 25 years of experience in creating visual technology and producing stunning digital effects. Having worked on hundreds of feature films for Hollywood’s most prestigious studios and high profile producers, Yeatman’s visual genius has been used to create blockbusters such as Crimson Tide, The Rock, Armageddon and The Abyss, which he won an Oscar® for Best Achievement in Visual Effects. Yeatman developed the live action/animation hybrid feature G-Force, which he went on to direct for Jerry Bruckheimer and The Walt Disney Company. The film debuted number one at the box office its opening weekend. As a businessman, Yeatman co-founded Dream Quest Images, a prominent visual effects company. Dream Quest’s groundbreaking visual effects work was included in The Abyss and Total Recall, both of which earned the Company Academy Awards. Yeatman and team grew Dream Quest Images to over 300 employees and sold to the Walt Disney Company in 1996. Yeatman last worked as the senior visual effects supervisor on the Bryan Singer film, Jack the Giant Killer where he utilized the most advanced technology in digital and stereo 3D effects, much of which was used for the first time on the production. Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) Directed by Bryan Singer October 12 - Saturday - 7:00 p.m. An ancient war is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between his world and October 11 a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the earth Friday for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to 3:00 p.m. reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack, into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face-to-face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend— and gets the chance to become a legend himself. (2K DCP. 114 min. Rated PG-13.) Special Effects Supervisor Hoyt Yeatman is scheduled to introduce. Jorgensen Lecture with Hoyt Yeatman E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Directed by Steven Speilberg October 12 - Saturday - 3:00 p.m. A being from outer space is accidentally stranded on Earth. In his search for refuge, E.T. wanders into a backyard where he is discovered by ten-year-old Elliott. Elliott assumes responsibility for E.T.’s safety while searching, in a race against time, for a way to reunite E.T. with his own kind. This heartwarming story of friendship and discovery won 3 Academy Awards® and is often listed as one of the best family films of all time. (2K DCP. 115 min. Rated PG.) Special Effects Supervisor Hoyt Yeatman is scheduled to introduce. 55 cinema.indiana.edu Other Films with 855-1103 55 Tickets: (812) Guests