Larry Detwiler | |
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Occupation(s) | Television director, miniature effects artist, and visual effects producer |
Known for | Visual 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.
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]
Year | Program | Role |
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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 |
Year | Film | Role |
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1998 | Jane Austen's Mafia! | Miniature supervisor |
2001 | Tomcats | Visual effects supervisor |
Year | Award | Work | Category | Result |
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1997 | Emmy Award | Asteroid | Outstanding Special Visual Effects | Won [5] |
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