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and “In Good Company.” She has also created the look and style for such television series as
“Spin City” and “Jack and Bobby.” Her upcoming work can be seen in “Flicka,” a Twentieth
Century Fox production, and “American Dreamz” for Universal.
JOHN BAKER (Special Effects Supervisor) attended the University of Delaware and got
his start on the East Coast working on such films as “Dead Poets Society,” “Avalon” and “The
Silence of the Lambs” before heading west to further his career. His many credits include
“Flightplan,” “Meet the Fockers,” “Matrix Reloaded,” “Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star,”
“Big Fat Liar,” “Imposter,” “Bubble Boy,” “Lost Souls,” “The Cell,” “Blue Streak,” “The
Thirteenth Floor,” “Playing by Heart,” “Soldier,” “Godzilla” and “Volcano.”
STEPHEN ROSENBAUM (Visual Effects Supervisor) has been creating visual effects
for twenty years. He was one of the original members of the Computer Graphics Department
at Industrial Light & Magic where he worked on five Oscar ® -winning films.
Rosenbaum won an Academy Award ® and a BAFTA Award for his work on “Forrest
Gump.” He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and a founding
member of the Visual Effects Society, where he is currently a member of the Board of
Directors and Chair of the Standards and Practices Committee. Among Rosenbaum’s more
recent credits are: “I, Robot,” “X-Men 2: Men United,” “K-19: The Widowmaker,” “Big
Trouble,” “The Perfect Storm,” “Snow Falling on Cedars” and “Contact.”
MARK FORBES (Head Animal Trainer) grew up in Southern Oregon and moved to Los
Angeles in 1984 to attend the Exotic Animal Training and Management Program at Moorpark
College. After graduating, he worked in the Dolphin & Sea Lion show at Knott’s Berry Farm
for a year and a half. In 1987, Forbes started working for Birds & Animals Unlimited as an
animal trainer in the Universal Studios “Animal Actors Show,” which he later managed for
four years. He is currently the General Manager of Birds & Animals Unlimited.
Forbes quickly began television and film work. He trained Dreyfuss, the long-running
character in the television show “Empty Nest.” His first major character in a feature film was
Pongo in “101 Dalmatians.” Forbes has displayed his skills as head trainer on films such as
“Garfield,” “102 Dalmatians,” “Homeward Bound II” and “Wonder Boys.” He has also been
the Animal Coordinator, overseeing all of the animal work on “Dr. Dolittle,” “Dolittle II,”
“Hidalgo,” “Because of Winn Dixie” and “Garfield II.”
Information contained within as of February 22, 2006.
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