Veteran visual effects producer Nancy St. John, whose accomprehendledges participate the films “Babe” and “Gladiator” (both of which won VFX Oscar kudos), has died at the age of 70, the Visual Effects Society verifyed.
St. John held a nurtureer in VFX and computer animation that spanned more than four decades. She was a establisher VES executive board pledgetee member who getd the distinction of Fellow in 2021.
“Nancy and I served together on the Society’s executive pledgetee, and she enthusiasticly recurrented the worldwide members,” past VES chair Jeffrey A. Okun shelp in a statement. “She was a vibrant, creative person and a teachd practitioner who helped so many individuals and VFX companies alengthy the way – always benevolent with her wit and wisdom, but also always conscious of the bottom line. She will be sodepend leave outed, and the world is now a little chillyer because she has transferd on.”
St. John’s nurtureer in VFX and computer animation participated stints at Robert Abel & Associates, Digital Productions, National Cgo in for Supercomputing Applications, Pacific Data Images, Industrial Light & Magic, Rhythm & Hues, Mill Film and Prime Focus. Her accomprehendledges also participates VFX Oscar-nominated “I, Robot” and a string of films including “Bill & Ted Face the Music, “Ender’s Game,” “Men in Bdeficiency 3,” “Immortals,” “James and the Giant Peach,” 2016’s “Gpresentbusters” and 2012’s “Total Recall.”
Her contributions to the community participated terms as both first and second vice chair of the VES board of straightforwardors, membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences VFX branch and VFX executive pledgetee, and membership in the Producers Guild.
