Bill Neil (visual effects artist) explained

Birth Name:	William Herbert Neil
Birth Date:	24 September 1939
Birth Place:	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation:	Visual effects artist

Bill Neil (born William Herbert Neil, September 24, 1939) is an American visual effects artist.^{[1] [2] [3]} He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Visual Effects for the film .^[4] He is the younger brother of documentary filmmaker Eleanor Coppola.^[5]

Selected filmography

• The Rain People (1969; camera operator)
• He Is My Brother (1975; camera operator)
• Apocalypse Now (1979; camera operator)
• The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
• Poltergeist (1982)
• Return of the Jedi (1983)
• The Right Stuff (1983)
• Ghostbusters (1984)
• (1984)
• (1986; Oscar co-nominated with Richard Edlund, John Bruno and Garry Waller)
• Die Hard (1988)
• Dick Tracy (1990)
• Ghost (1990)
• Edward Scissorhands (1990)
• Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
• Judge Dredd (1995)
• Matilda (1996)
• The Fifth Element (1997)
• Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
• I, Robot (2004)
• Superman Returns (2006)

Notes and References

1. Book: Bonnie Rogers, Pauline. The Art of Visual Effects. 264. Focal Press. 1999. 9780240803753. Google Books.
2. Book: Muir, John. The Films of John Carpenter. McFarland. 127. September 15, 2015. 9780786493487. Google Books.
3. Book: Baer, Brian. How He-Man Mastered the Universe: Toy to Television to the Big Screen. 197. McFarland. March 10, 2017. 9781476627069. Google Books.
4. Web site: The 59th Academy Awards (1987) Nominees and Winners. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. May 18, 2022.
5. Web site: Barnes . Mike . Eleanor Coppola, Emmy-Winning Director of ‘Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse,’ Dies at 87 . . 12 April 2024.