
Roger Guyett
Award-Winning VFX Supervisor & Second Unit Director, Star Wars, Ready Player One, Star Trek
Roger Guyett joined ILM in 1994 to work on the groundbreaking computer animation in Casper. He was a principal member of the team that produced over forty minutes of 3D character animation, marking the first time in cinematic history that a leading role was played by an entirely synthetic actor.
In 1995, Guyett led the technical direction of key sequences in Dragonheart, where ILM’s proprietary facial animation software brought Draco the CG dragon to life. As computer graphics supervisor on Twister, he oversaw a team of digital artists that created stunning images of one of nature’s fiercest weather events. Three years later, Guyett was recognized with a BAFTA for his innovative work as co-visual effects supervisor on Saving Private Ryan. For his work on Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Guyett earned both Oscar and BAFTA nominations and won the Visual Effects Society Award for Best Visual Effects.
In 2009, Guyett was named to the PGA ‘Digital 25: Visionaries, Innovators and Producers List’ by the Producers Guild of America which honors those who have made the most vibrant and exciting contributions to the advancement of digital entertainment and storytelling.
Guyett was the Visual Effects Supervisor and Second Unit Director for J.J. Abrams’ blockbuster re-imagining of the legendary Star Trek franchise. For the 2009 film, Guyett again received Oscar and BAFTA nominations as well as a VES nomination for Best Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Feature. For Star Wars: The Force Awakens, also directed by Abrams, Guyett reprised his role as Visual Effects Supervisor and Second Unit Director, won the BAFTA Award for Special Visual Effects, the VES Award for Best Visual Effects and received an Oscar® nomination for Best Visual Effects.
Most recently, Guyett received an Academy Award, BAFTA and VES nomination for his contribution to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
CREDITS
Feature Films:
2019 STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER – Visual Effects Supervisor
- Academy Award Nomination – Best Visual Effects
- British Academy Award Nomination – Special Visual Effects
- Visual Effects Society Award Nomination – Outstanding VFX in a Photoreal Feature
2018 READY PLAYER ONE – Visual Effects Supervisor
- Academy Award Nomination – Best Visual Effects
- British Academy Award Nomination – Special Visual Effects
- Visual Effects Society Award Nomination – Best Visual Effects
2015 STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS – Visual Effects Supervisor/Second Unit Director
- British Academy Award – Special Visual Effects
- Visual Effects Society Award– Best Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature Film
2013 STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS – Visual Effects Supervisor/Second Unit Director
- British Academy Award Nomination – Special Visual Effects
- Visual Effects Society Award Nomination – Best Visual Effects
2011 COWBOYS & ALIENS – Visual Effects Supervisor / Second Unit Director
2009 STAR TREK – Visual Effects Supervisor / Second Unit Director
- Academy Award Nomination – Best Visual Effects
- British Academy Award Nomination – Special Visual Effects
- Visual Effects Society Award Nomination – Best Visual Effects
2007 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END – Visual Effects Supervisor
2006 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST – Visual Effects Supervisor
2006 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III – Visual Effects Supervisor
2006 THE AMITYVILLE HORROR – Visual Effects Supervisor
2005 RENT – Visual Effects Supervisor
2005 STAR WARS: EPISODE III “Revenge of the Sith”– Visual Effects Supervisor
- Visual Effects Society Award Nomination – Best Visual Effects
2004 HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN – Visual Effects Supervisor
- Academy Award Nomination – Best Visual Effects
- British Academy Award Nomination – Special Visual Effects
- Visual Effects Society Award – Best Visual Effects
2003 TIMELINE - Visual Effects Supervisor
2003 TEARS OF THE SUN – Visual Effects Supervisor
- HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE - Visual Effects Supervisor
2000 SWEET NOVEMBER - Visual Effects Supervisor
2000 THE ADVENTURES OF ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE - Visual Effects Supervisor
1998 SMALL SOLDIERS - Plate Photography VFX Supervisor
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN - Co-Visual Effects Supervisor
- British Academy Award– Special Visual Effects
1997 REACH THE ROCK - Visual Effects Supervisor
1997 SPEED 2: CRUISE CONTROL - Associate Visual Effects Supervisor
1996 MARS ATTACKS! - Computer Graphics Supervisor
1996 TWISTER - Computer Graphics Supervisor
1995 DRAGONHEART - Senior Technical Director
1995 CASPER - Senior Technical Director