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.
Larry Detwiler | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | Television director, miniature effects artist, and visual effects producer |
| Known for | Visual effects: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and CSI: Miami |
Career
editDetwiler 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
editTelevision
edit| 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
edit| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Jane Austen's Mafia! | Miniature supervisor |
| 2001 | Tomcats | Visual effects supervisor |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Emmy Award | Asteroid | Outstanding Special Visual Effects | Won[5] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Biography for Larry Detwiler". Turner Classic Movies. www.tcmbd.com. 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-14.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "'CSI' crime lab is the envy of real-life investigators". The Intelligencer. April 13, 2003. p. 10D.
- ^ a b Idelson, Karen (October 2, 2006). "Working-class neighborhood". Daily Variety. Reed Elsevier Inc. p. A4.
- ^ 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.
- ^ EOFFTV (2010). "Asteroid (1997)". The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film and Television. www.eofftv.com. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
Further reading
edit- Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (2002). Emmy. National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences: 101.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - Shostak, G. S. (1975). "Making Visible 'The Invisible Universe'". American Cinematographer. 88 (1–5). ASC Holding Corp.: 686. Bibcode:1975AmCin..56..686S.
- Flaherty, Mike; Corinne Marrinan (2004). CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Companion. Gallery. pp. 112, 303. ISBN 0-7434-6741-8.
- Stevens, Tracy (2001). International Television and Video Almanac. Quigley Pub Co Inc.
External links
edit- Larry Detwiler at IMDb
- Larry Detwiler at the TCM Movie Database