Hoyt Yeatman

Born: 1955-01-23 in San Francisco, California, USA

Known For: Visual Effects

Biography

Hoyt Yeatman (born January 23, 1955 in San Francisco, California, USA) is a visual effects artist and supervisor. He has worked with Jerry Bruckheimer on a number of films, including Armageddon, Con Air, and The Rock. He made his directorial debut with the film G-Force. Yeatman is an alumnus of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. In 1979 Yeatman, Scott Squires, Rocco Gioffre, Fred Iguchi, Tom Hollister and Bob Hollister co-founded Dream Quest Images, a groundbreaking visual effects house, winning the Academy Award for Visual Effects in 1989 for the motion control and underwater effects in The Abyss. In 1996 Dream Quest was purchased by The Walt Disney Company, which became Disney's "The Secret Lab" in 1999. The Secret Lab closed its doors in 2003.

Filmography

2021

Schmigadoon! ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)

2017

It's Getting Weirder! The Making of "House II" as Self

2009

G-Force ... (Story)

2007

Underdog ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)

2006

Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder' as Self

2005

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection as Self
Fear of the Flesh: The Making of The Fly as Self

1998

Armageddon ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)
Mighty Joe Young ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)

1996

The Rock ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)

1995

Crimson Tide ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)
The Making of 'Crimson Tide' as Self

1994

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects as Self

1989

The Abyss ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation ... (Visual Effects)

1988

The Blob ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)

1986

The Fly ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)

1982

One from the Heart ... (Additional Photography)

1977

Canned Performance ... (Director)