Phillip Leonhardt
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Phillip Leonhardt
Biography
Phil Leonhardt joined Wētā FX in 2005 as a Senior Compositor on Peter Jackson’s King Kong. His expertise quickly became evident, leading to his involvement in many high-profile projects, including X-Men: The Last Stand, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, The Water Horse, The Day the Earth Stood Still, and The Lovely Bones. He also contributed as a Lighting TD on James Cameron’s groundbreaking Avatar. Phil’s transition into supervisory roles began with Ridley Scott’s Prometheus, where he oversaw CG and VFX teams. He led major sequences for Man of Steel, The Wolverine, and Furious 7. He supervised the VES Award-nominated Prison Camp se...
Production
2014
as CG Supervisor
2008
as Compositing Supervisor
2019
as Visual Effects Supervisor
2005
as Compositing Lead
2024
as Visual Effects Supervisor
2019
as Visual Effects Supervisor
2018
as Visual Effects Supervisor
2017
as Sequence Supervisor
2016
as CG Supervisor
2015
as CG Supervisor
2015
as CG Supervisor
2015
as CG Supervisor
2013
as CG Supervisor
2012
as CG Supervisor
2009
as Compositing Lead
2008
as Compositing Artist
2007
as Compositing Artist
2007
as Compositing Artist
2006
as Compositing Artist
2006
as Digital Compositor
2006
as Compositing Artist
2005
as Digital Compositor
2004
as Digital Compositor
2004
as Digital Compositor
2004
as Digital Compositor
2003
as Digital Compositor
2003
as Digital Compositor
2003
as Compositing Artist
2003
as Compositing Artist
2002
as Digital Compositor
2002
as Rotoscoping Artist
2001
as Rotoscoping Artist
2001
as Rotoscoping Artist
2025
as Visual Effects Supervisor
2012
as VFX Artist
2020
as Visual Effects Supervisor
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