Terry Windell(1956-2018)
- Art Department
- Visual Effects
- Animation Department
With over 25 years of experience, the career of Terry Windell
has run the gamut from live action director to 3D visual effects
animation supervisor. He began his career at Lucasfilm's Industrial
Light and Magic where he honed his skills as a visual effects
designer/animator on the Academy Award® winning films, Star Wars: The
Return of the Jedi, E.T., Poltergeist, and Star Trek II - The Wrath of
Kahn. Windell's work so impressed Oscar® winning Visual Effects
Supervisor Richard Edlund, he asked Windell to leave ILM to join him in
building his new company, Boss Film Studios. While at Boss, Windell
built, staffed, and co-supervised the animation department where his
creative vision helped a number of films earn Academy Award®
nominations, including Ghostbusters, 2010, and Poltergeist II. Also
during his tenure at Boss, Windell launched his directing career,
winning numerous awards for his commercials including: Clios, The
Mobius, an Addie, Caddies, The New York Film Festival, and Billboard
Magazine's prestigious "Spot of the Year." Recruited in 1996 by Quentin
Tarantino's A Band Apart, Windell went on to become one of the
industry's top commercial directors. Windell has directed, designed,
and supervised the visual effects for over 120 commercials for many
Fortune 500 clients including: United Airlines, Budweiser, Miller Lite,
DHL, Chrysler-Jeep, Chevy Trucks, Buick, Toyota Racing, Harley
Davidson, Dodge, Nintendo, Sears, HBO, and Ford. Windell's commercial
work caught the eye of Paramount Pictures executive producers Rick
Berman and Brannon Braga who invited him to direct episodes of the
television series "Star Trek: Voyager." The two-hour movie special
"Dark Frontier" was a highlight of the three seasons that Windell spent
as a director on "Voyager." Other directing credits include "Star Trek:
Enterprise," "Special Unit 2," and "Shipwreckers" for the Discovery
Channel. Windell designed and directed an interactive 3D ride film
installed as the featured attraction at the World of Coke theme park in
Atlanta, as well as a 3D corporate film for Lockheed Martin. His vast
experience in live action, visual effects, and a multitude of film and
digital formats give him the creative and technical prowess needed too
compete in the ever expanding world of 3D film. Windell is also a
sought after lecturer at universities and film schools such as the
American Film Institute, USC School of Cinema, The Art Center College
of Design, Savannah College of Art and Design, He was the keynote
speaker for the 2008 Poppy Jasper Film Festival. In addition, Windell
is a member of the Director's Guild of America, the Motion Picture
Academy of Arts and Sciences, and The Visual Effects Society. When his
schedule permits, he teaches at the Academy of Art University in San
Francisco.