Hoyt Yeatman
- Known for
- Visual Effects
- Born
- January 23, 1955
- Birthplace
- San Francisco, California, USA
Hoyt Yeatman (born January 23, 1955 in San Francisco, California, USA) is a visual effects artist and supervisor. He has worked with Jerry Bruckheimer on a number of films, including Armageddon, Con Air, and The Rock. He made his directorial debut with the film G-Force. Yeatman is an alumnus of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. In 1979 Yeatman, Scott Squires, Rocco Gioffre, Fred Iguchi, Tom Hollister and Bob Hollister co-founded Dream Quest Images, a groundbreaking visual effects house, winning the Academy Award for Visual Effects in 1989 for the motion control and underwater effects in The Abyss. In 1996 Dream Quest was purchased by The Walt Disney Company, which became Disney's "The Secret Lab" in 1999. The Secret Lab closed its doors in 2003.
Filmography
It's Getting Weirder! The Making of "House II" 2017
as Self
G-Force 2009
Director, Original Story
Underdog 2007
Visual Effects Supervisor
- Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder' 2006
as Self
Fear of the Flesh: The Making of The Fly 2005
as Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection 2005
as Self
Mighty Joe Young 1998
Visual Effects Supervisor
Armageddon 1998
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Rock 1996
Visual Effects Supervisor
Crimson Tide 1995
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Making of 'Crimson Tide' 1995
as Self
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects 1994
as Self
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 1989
Visual Effects
The Abyss 1989
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Blob 1988
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Fly 1986
Visual Effects Supervisor
One from the Heart 1982
Additional Photography
Canned Performance 1977
Director
Credits from TMDB.