Dane Allan Smith

Dane Allan Smith is a Canadian visual effects producer. He is known for his work on Deadpool (film) (2016), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013). His production company DANEIAM Inc, is based in Los Angeles and focuses on Post-production vendor management and client facing communication.^[2]

Smith attended York University in Toronto. He graduated with a Communications major in 1984.

In 1999, Smith founded Menithings Productions which contributed visual effects for Hellboy (film). Menithings also produced The Freak and Battle for Terra, two short CGI animated films that earned a variety of awards at multiple film festivals. Smith helped with the original feature films for the company and in 2008 Battle for Terra was released. For his work on Battle of Terra, he won the Grand Prize for Best Animated Feature at the 2008 Ottawa International Animation Festival.

Smith's work on stereoscopic conversion included being a stereo producer on director James Cameron’s Deepsea Challenge 3D production. He managed over 1,400 shots that featured modeling, lighting, particle animation, compositing and stereoscopic conversion. In addition Dane helped design the proprietary pipeline deployed to convert BATTLE FOR TERRA to stereoscopic 3D for theatrical release along with Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 1, Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2, RIPD, and Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters.

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