Larry Detwiler

Larry Detwiler
Occupation(s)Television director, miniature effects artist, and visual effects producer
Known forVisual effects: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and CSI: Miami

Larry Detwiler is a television director, miniature effects artist, and visual effects producer. After early experience in miniature effects, he took on a supervisory role in later films including Jane Austen's Mafia!, later progressing to the title of visual effects supervisor. He has served in this capacity on the television program CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as well as its spin-off series, CSI: Miami, where he has directed several episodes.

Career

Detwiler worked in miniature effects, on the 1994 television film Island City.[1] He served as miniature effects supervisor on the 1998 film, Jane Austen's Mafia!.[1] For the 2001 film Tomcats, Detwiler was employed as the visual effects supervisor for its production.[1] Later production roles included work on films Control Factor and Trapped.[1]

Detwiler worked as visual effects supervisor for the television program CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.[2] He subsequently transitioned to the same role at CSI: Miami.[3] In an interview with Daily Variety, Detwiler commented on the working environment with the rest of the production team on the show: "What makes us unique is that our visual effects department has gone in-house. On this show we're right down the hall from the director and the writers and can talk to them instantly about anything that's going on. It makes things a lot more collaborative and easier in terms of getting the look that's wanted for the effects."[3] Detwiler utilized latex modeling, computer graphics, and green screen work to manipulate visual effects shots for CSI.[4]

Filmography

Television

Year Program Role
1994 Island City Miniature effects
Tomcat Alley Model maker
1997 The Invader Miniature effects
Asteroid Miniature supervisor
1999 Y2K Visual effects coordinator
2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Visual effects supervisor (2000–2004, 92 episodes)
Quarantine Miniature supervisor
Running Mates Visual effects supervisor
2001 Trapped Visual effects supervisor
Return to Cabin by the Lake Visual effects supervisor
2002 CSI: Miami Visual effects supervisor (2002–2009, 99 episodes)
2003 Control Factor Visual effects producer
Do or Die Visual effects producer
2004 CSI: Miami, video game Director
2009 CSI: Miami, episode: "Presumed Guilty" Director
CSI: Miami, episode: "In Plane Sight" Director
2010 CSI: Miami, episode: "Spring Breakdown" Director

Film

Year Film Role
1998 Jane Austen's Mafia! Miniature supervisor
2001 Tomcats Visual effects supervisor

Awards and nominations

Year Award Work Category Result
1997 Emmy Award Asteroid Outstanding Special Visual Effects Won[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Biography for Larry Detwiler". Turner Classic Movies. www.tcmbd.com. 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-14.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "'CSI' crime lab is the envy of real-life investigators". The Intelligencer. April 13, 2003. p. 10D.
  3. ^ a b Idelson, Karen (October 2, 2006). "Working-class neighborhood". Daily Variety. Reed Elsevier Inc. p. A4.
  4. ^ Kushman, Rick (April 10, 2003). "A 'Scene' to be seen – 'Crime Scene Investigation' is as real as it gets – and here's how they do it". The Sacramento Bee. p. E1.
  5. ^ EOFFTV (2010). "Asteroid (1997)". The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film and Television. www.eofftv.com. Retrieved 2010-12-13.

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