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Brian Van Dorn

  • Special Effects
  • Make-Up Department
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
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Brian Van Dorn is known for Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and Star Trek: First Contact (1996).
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    Known for

    Charlize Theron, Kristen Stewart, and Chris Hemsworth in Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
    Snow White and the Huntsman
    6.1
    • Special Effects(Ironhead Studios)
    • 2012
    Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
    Mad Max: Fury Road
    8.1
    • Makeup Department(ODD Studios)
    • 2015
    Alice Krige, Brent Spiner, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
    Star Trek: First Contact
    7.6
    • Special Effects
    • 1996
    Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Sharon Stone in Sphere (1998)
    Sphere
    6.1
    • Makeup Department(XFX)
    • 1998

    Credits

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    Special Effects

    • Wendy (2020)
      Wendy
      5.7
      • special effects supervisor: Hamer FX
      • 2020
    • Ming-Na Wen, Clark Gregg, Iain De Caestecker, Nick Blood, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, and Elizabeth Henstridge in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)
      Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
      7.5
      TV Series
      • special effects crew: Alchemy Studios
      • 2019
    • Miles Robbins and Patrick Schwarzenegger in Daniel Isn't Real (2019)
      Daniel Isn't Real
      6.1
      • mold shop technician: Illusion Industries Inc.
      • 2019
    • Wilson Cruz, Robinne Fanfair, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Blu del Barrio, Sonequa Martin-Green, David Ajala, and Mary Wiseman in Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
      Star Trek: Discovery
      7.0
      TV Series
      • special effects makeup: Alchemy Studios
      • 2017–2018
    • Anson Mount, Serinda Swan, and Iwan Rheon in Inhumans (2017)
      Inhumans
      4.9
      TV Series
      • special effects makeup: Alchemy Studios
      • 2017
    • Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
      The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
      6.6
      • mold department: Ironhead Studios
      • 2015
    • Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, and Odeya Rush in Goosebumps (2015)
      Goosebumps
      6.3
      • mold department: Ironhead Studios
      • 2015
    • Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum in Jupiter Ascending (2015)
      Jupiter Ascending
      5.3
      • mold department: Ironhead Studio
      • 2015
    • Emma Roberts in American Horror Story (2011)
      American Horror Story
      8.0
      TV Series
      • mold shop supervisor: Tinsley Studio
      • 2011–2013
    • Charlize Theron, Kristen Stewart, and Chris Hemsworth in Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
      Snow White and the Huntsman
      6.1
      • mold department: Ironhead Studios
      • 2012
    • Battleship (2012)
      Battleship
      5.8
      • special effects modelmaker: Ironhead Studio
      • 2012
    • Alice in Wonderland (2010)
      Alice in Wonderland
      6.4
      • mold department: Ironhead Studios
      • 2010
    • Chow Yun-Fat, Emmy Rossum, Justin Chatwin, Eriko Tamura, and Jamie Chung in Dragonball Evolution (2009)
      Dragonball Evolution
      2.5
      • mold department: Ironhead Studios
      • 2009
    • Jay Mohr, Lindsay Price, and Katt Williams in Lonely Street (2008)
      Lonely Street
      5.1
      • mold shop: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc
      • 2008
    • Tom Woodruff Jr. and Ian Whyte in Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)
      Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
      4.6
      • creature effects: Amalgamated Dynamics
      • 2007

    Makeup Department

    • Memory Box (2023)
      Memory Box
      Short
      • Mold Maker: Vincent Van Dyke Effects inc.
      • 2023
    • Javier Botet in The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)
      The Last Voyage of the Demeter
      6.1
      • mold shop supervisor: Goran Lundstrom
      • 2023
    • James Earl Jones, Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, Arsenio Hall, John Amos, Paul Bates, Shari Headley, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, Clint Smith, Akiley Love, Bella Murphy, Jermaine Fowler, Teyana Taylor, Rotimi, Nomzamo Mbatha, and KiKi Layne in Coming 2 America (2021)
      Coming 2 America
      5.3
      • Mold Maker: Prosthetic Renaissance
      • 2021
    • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
      How to Get Away with Murder
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Mold Department VVDFX
      • 2020
    • Dennis Quaid and Josh Gad in A Dog's Journey (2019)
      A Dog's Journey
      7.4
      • mold shop supervisor: Illusion Industries Inc. (uncredited)
      • 2019
    • Crispin Glover, Demore Barnes, Emily Browning, Ian McShane, Ricky Whittle, Yetide Badaki, Omid Abtahi, and Bruce Langley in American Gods (2017)
      American Gods
      7.6
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist: Tinsley Studios (uncredited)
      • 2017
    • Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant in Santa Clarita Diet (2017)
      Santa Clarita Diet
      7.8
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist: Tinsley Studios
      • 2017
    • Westworld (2016)
      Westworld
      8.5
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist: Tinsley Studios (uncredited)
      • 2016
    • Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
      Mad Max: Fury Road
      8.1
      • Life Casting: ODD Studios
      • 2015
    • Lost River (2014)
      Lost River
      5.7
      • mold department: prosthetic renaissance
      • special makeup effects artist: Prosthetic Renaissance FX
      • 2014
    • Aaron Eckhart in I, Frankenstein (2014)
      I, Frankenstein
      5.1
      • fabrication/mould-making
      • 2014
    • Ben Stiller in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
      The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
      7.3
      • mold department: prosthetic renaissance
      • 2013
    • The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
      The Cabin in the Woods
      7.0
      • Life Casting: AFX
      • 2011
    • Jun Ji-hyun in Blood: The Last Vampire (2009)
      Blood: The Last Vampire
      5.3
      • mold department
      • 2009
    • Lindsay Lohan in I Know Who Killed Me (2007)
      I Know Who Killed Me
      3.6
      • special makeup effects artist: JML Film Corp
      • 2007

    Costume Department

    • Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Oscar Isaac, Evan Peters, Olivia Munn, Jennifer Lawrence, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, and Ben Hardy in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
      X-Men: Apocalypse
      6.8
      • mold maker: Ironhead Studio
      • 2016
    • Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
      Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
      6.5
      • mold maker: Ironhead Studio
      • 2016
    • Hope Levy, Sam Riegel, and Joe Hernandez-Kolski in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
      The Amazing Spider-Man 2
      5.7
      Video Game
      • mold maker: Ironhead Studio
      • 2014
    • The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
      The Amazing Spider-Man 2
      6.6
      • mold maker: Ironhead Studio (uncredited)
      • 2014
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., Lou Ferrigno, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, and Chris Hemsworth in The Avengers (2012)
      The Avengers
      8.0
      • mold maker: Ironhead Studios
      • 2012
    • Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, Idris Elba, Tom Hiddleston, and Chris Hemsworth in Thor (2011)
      Thor
      7.0
      • specialty costume model shop supervisor: Ironhead Studio
      • 2011
    • Tron Legacy (2011)
      Tron Legacy
      6.3
      Video Game
      • mold shop supervisor: Ironhead Studio
      • 2011
    • Jeff Bridges, Olivia Wilde, and Garrett Hedlund in Tron: Legacy (2010)
      Tron: Legacy
      6.8
      • mold shop supervisor: Ironhead Studio
      • 2010
    • Paul Bettany in Legion (2010)
      Legion
      5.3
      • specialty costume model shop supervisor: Ironhead Studio
      • 2010
    • Patrick Stewart, James Marsden, and Hugh Jackman in X-Men (2000)
      X-Men
      7.3
      • Mold Department: Bob Ringwood
      • 2000

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