Robert Short

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ROBERT SHORT BIO Robert Short's three decades of outstanding technical, creative and artistic achievement in the field of entertainment have brought to life many of the screens most indelible character icons. Academy Award winner, Robert Short has fostered a unique blend of styles and techniques in the design and creation of his characters. From the outrageous "Beetlejuice" afterlife inhabitants to the enchanting mermaid from "Splash" to the man eating sharks of "Lethal Weapon 4", to the inspirational heart light of “E.T. ” and development of the terrifying design of "The Predator". His latest projects include visual effect supervision for the Lionsgate feature film “Punisher; War Zone ”, digital artistry for the horror film “Parasomnia ”, the on set visual effects supervision of NBC ’s Emmy nominated series “Surface ”, directing and visual effect supervision of the “Shine On Me ” music video named by New Yorker magazine as the “best music video of 2008 and supervising Herbie the Love Bug ’s on set performance in Disney ’s “Herbie Fully Loaded ”. Short won his best make-up Oscar for the high-spirited innovative creature effects in"Beetlejuice" which redefined the boundaries of horror and humor. He was also nominated for two BAFTA Awards in best achievement in make-up and best achievement in special effects for "Beetlejuice". In 1983 he created Robert Short Productions Incorporated after independently supervising creature effects for a host films and TV projects including Alligator, Piranha, Close Encounters of the Third Kind Special Edition and The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.. Through Robert Short Productions design, fabrication and supervision services Short has realized the visions of filmmakers like Ron Howard, James Cameron, Tim Burton, David Lynch, Steven Spielberg, Joel Silver, Tom Shadyak, John Mctiernen, John Davis, Richard Donner and Zach Snyder. Some of Short's previous credits include Cocoon, Kindergarten Cop, Ace Ventura, Pet Detective, Cocoon the Return, Little Monsters, Masters of the Universe and The Flash TV series. He also helped I.L.M. reinvent E.T. ’s heart light for the enhanced 20th anniversary release of E.T. the Extraterrestrial. His storyboard and visual effects consultant contributions include the the Fox Network series “Vanished ”, “Justice ” and the Raw Feed/Warner Bros. feature film “Sublime ”. Short has also been active in the gaming industry. The arrival of Sega's Dreamcast System and it's survival/horror "Blue Stinger" game introduced a dozen of Short's highly acclaimed deranged creature designs to the high tech world of computer games where he also contributed to the story concepts behind the horror game “ILLBLEED ”. Short has also pioneered interactive location based entertainment with the creation of the Halloween seasonal live event shows such as Montreal's "Chateau Greystoke" and PHA's "Terrordome". Recently he served as a creative director for Montreal ’s “Hollywood Halloween ” haunted attraction and is currently developing a series of haunted attractions for one of the legends of rock and roll.

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