From left to right: Ben Grossmann, Mark Wiegert, Todd Sheridan Perry, Volker Engel, Paul Graff, Sam Khorshid, Robin Graham
From left to right: Ben Grossmann, Mark Wiegert, Todd Sheridan Perry, Volker Engel, Paul Graff, Sam Khorshid, Robin Graham
MARC WEIGERT AND VOLKER ENGEL WIN EMMY AWARD® FOR OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS FOR SCI FI CHANNEL’S “THE TRIANGLE”
Six of the Emmy- winning VFX team are represented by Digital Artists Agency (DAA)
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (August 27, 2006) – Visual effects supervisors Marc Weigert and Volker Engel were honored with a Creative Arts Emmy Award® for outstanding visual effects for their work on Sci Fi Channel’s “The Triangle.” Six of the Emmy-winning VFX team, including Weigert and Engel who are also producers of the miniseries, are represented by Digital Artists Agency (DAA). Those artists are Robin Graham, Visual Effects Compositing Technical Director; Todd Sheridan Perry, Senior CG Technical Director; Paul Graff, Visual Effects Compositor; and Ben Grossmann, Visual Effects Compositor.
Engel, who won an Academy Award® for outstanding visual effects on “Independence Day,” and Weigert previously collaborated on the visual effects for the miniseries “Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King” and the feature film “Coronado,” which they also produced.
Robert Coleman, president of DAA, noted “Both Marc and Volker have a special place in the genesis of our agency. They have been with us since the beginning and have provided many of our other clients with career opportunities, as well as creative mentoring. You could say it all came together in this fantastic project, ‘The Triangle.’”
About Digital Artists Agency (DAA)
Digital Artists Agency (DAA) represents the interests of top visual effects artists, visual effects supervisors, visual effects producers, compositors, 3D artists, technical directors, matte painters, and visual effects designers for freelance and staff positions. DAA represents its clients in all aspects of their employment and connects them with the industry's best companies. In addition to negotiating contracts and compensation, DAA works with its clients to evaluate their skills and ambitions and provide ongoing career guidance.
Founded in 1998 by Robert P. Coleman, a veteran visual effects and digital post production executive, DAA represents an international and award-winning portfolio of artists for work in feature films, television, commercials, computer games and related fields.
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