Personal Info
Known For
Visual Effects
Born
January 23, 1955 (age 71)
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Also Known As
Hoyt H. Yeatman jr.
Hoyt Yeatman
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.
Known For
Film
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Self
1994
Film
The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
Self
1995
Film
Fear of the Flesh: The Making of The Fly
Self
2005
Film
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Self
2005
Film
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
Self
2006
Film
It's Getting Weirder! The Making of "House II"
Self
2017
Filmography
2017FilmIt's Getting Weirder! The Making of "House II"as Self2006FilmRide with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'as Self2005FilmFear of the Flesh: The Making of The Flyas Self2005FilmRay Harryhausen: The Early Years Collectionas Self1995FilmThe Making of 'Crimson Tide'as Self1994FilmMasters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effectsas Self