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Brett Dowler

  • Visual Effects
  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Brett Dowler
Brett Dowler is known for Stranger Things (2016), Black Panther (2018) and Okja (2017).
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    • Known for

    Winona Ryder, Tom Wlaschiha, David Harbour, Brett Gelman, Maya Hawke, Jamie Campbell Bower, Natalia Dyer, Joseph Quinn, Caleb McLaughlin, Sadie Sink, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, Priah Ferguson, and Eduardo Franco in Stranger Things (2016)
    Stranger Things
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Visual Effects
    Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Martin Freeman, Michael B. Jordan, Andy Serkis, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Daniel Kaluuya, and Letitia Wright in Black Panther (2018)
    Black Panther
    7.3
    • Visual Effects(Method Studios)
    • 2018
    Okja (2017)
    Okja
    7.3
    • Visual Effects(Method Studios)
    • 2017
    Dwayne Johnson in San Andreas (2015)
    San Andreas
    6.1
    • Visual Effects(Method Studios Vancouver)
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • Jennifer Lopez, Mark Strong, Sterling K. Brown, Gregory James Cohan, and Simu Liu in Atlas (2024)
      Atlas
      5.6
      • additional visual effects producer: Scanline VFX
      • 2024
    • Winona Ryder, Tom Wlaschiha, David Harbour, Brett Gelman, Maya Hawke, Jamie Campbell Bower, Natalia Dyer, Joseph Quinn, Caleb McLaughlin, Sadie Sink, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, Priah Ferguson, and Eduardo Franco in Stranger Things (2016)
      Stranger Things
      8.7
      TV Series
      • visual effects producer: scanline vfx
      • visual effects producer: Scanline VFX
      • 2022
    • Tim Roth, Michelle Yeoh, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Benedict Wong, Meng'er Zhang, Simu Liu, Awkwafina, and Florian Munteanu in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
      Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
      7.4
      • additional visual effects producer: Scanline VFX
      • 2021
    • Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, James Corden, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Rebel Wilson, Taylor Swift, Jason Derulo, and Francesca Hayward in Cats (2019)
      Cats
      2.8
      • additional visual effects producer
      • 2019
    • Ewan McGregor and Roger Dale Floyd in Doctor Sleep (2019)
      Doctor Sleep
      7.3
      • visual effects producer: method studios
      • 2019
    • Antonio Banderas, Gary Oldman, Meryl Streep, David Schwimmer, and Jeffrey Wright in The Laundromat (2019)
      The Laundromat
      6.3
      • visual effects producer: method studios
      • 2019
    • Kurt Russell in The Christmas Chronicles (2018)
      The Christmas Chronicles
      7.0
      • visual effects producer: Method Studios
      • 2018
    • Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Martin Freeman, Michael B. Jordan, Andy Serkis, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Daniel Kaluuya, and Letitia Wright in Black Panther (2018)
      Black Panther
      7.3
      • visual effects producer: Method Studios
      • 2018
    • Okja (2017)
      Okja
      7.3
      • visual effects producer: Method Studios
      • 2017
    • Voyage of Time (2016)
      Voyage of Time
      7.0
      • visual effects producer: method studios
      • 2016
    • Voyage of Time: Life's Journey (2016)
      Voyage of Time: Life's Journey
      6.5
      • visual effects producer: Method Studios
      • 2016
    • Kevin Spacey, Christopher Walken, Jennifer Garner, Mark Consuelos, Cheryl Hines, Robbie Amell, and Malina Pauli Weissman in Nine Lives (2016)
      Nine Lives
      5.3
      • vfx producer: Method Studios
      • 2016
    • David Kaye, James Arnold Taylor, Jim Ward, Vincent Tong, and Bella Thorne in Ratchet & Clank (2016)
      Ratchet & Clank
      5.5
      • visual effects producer: Method Studios
      • 2016
    • Christina Applegate, Ed Helms, Skyler Gisondo, and Steele Stebbins in Vacation (2015)
      Vacation
      6.2
      • visual effects producer
      • 2015
    • Dwayne Johnson in San Andreas (2015)
      San Andreas
      6.1
      • visual effects producer: Method Studios Vancouver
      • 2015

    Director

    • Luke Perry and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in Jeremiah (2002)
      Jeremiah
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2002
    • Kristin Lehman, Tim Guinee, Sandra Quarterman, and Vivian Wu in Strange World (1999)
      Strange World
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Ted Atherton, Yannick Bisson, and Sarah Chalke in Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998)
      Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Jayne Heitmeyer, Anita La Selva, Robert Leeshock, and Leni Parker in Earth: Final Conflict (1997)
      Earth: Final Conflict
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1998
    • Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X-Files (1993)
      The X-Files
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1997
    • Martin Cummins and Justine Priestley in Cyberteens in Love (1994)
      Cyberteens in Love
      4.2
      • Director
      • 1994

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Matt Bomer and Logan Marshall-Green in Traveler (2007)
      Traveler
      8.1
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2007
    • Tru Calling (2003)
      Tru Calling
      7.4
      TV Series
      • second unit director (uncredited)
      • 2004–2005
    • The Mountain (2004)
      The Mountain
      6.3
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2004–2005
    • A Wrinkle in Time (2003)
      A Wrinkle in Time
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • second unit director (uncredited)
      • 2003
    • Dina Meyer, Craig Sheffer, and Michele Hicks in Deadly Little Secrets (2002)
      Deadly Little Secrets
      4.0
      • second unit director
      • 2002
    • William McNamara in Trapped (2001)
      Trapped
      4.6
      TV Movie
      • second unit director
      • 2001
    • Kristin Lehman, Tim Guinee, Sandra Quarterman, and Vivian Wu in Strange World (1999)
      Strange World
      6.5
      TV Series
      • second unit director
      • 1999
    • Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X-Files (1993)
      The X-Files
      8.6
      TV Series
      • second unit director (uncredited)
      • 1995–1998
    • Knocking on Heaven's Door (1997)
      Knocking on Heaven's Door
      8.3
      Video
      • first assistant director
      • 1997
    • Sabrina Lloyd, Jerry O'Connell, Cleavant Derricks, and John Rhys-Davies in Sliders (1995)
      Sliders
      7.4
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 1995
    • Carl Lumbly in M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994)
      M.A.N.T.I.S.
      6.1
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 1994
    • Nastassja Kinski and Thomas Ian Griffith in Crackerjack (1994)
      Crackerjack
      4.6
      • first assistant director
      • 1994
    • Rutger Hauer, John 'Bear' Curtis, and Johnny Cuthbert in Arctic Blue (1993)
      Arctic Blue
      5.1
      • first assistant director: second unit
      • 1993
    • Don Michael Paul, Nestor Serrano, James Tolkan, and Billy Warlock in The Hat Squad (1992)
      The Hat Squad
      7.3
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 1992–1993
    • City Boy (1992)
      City Boy
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • second assistant director
      • 1992

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