One of the genuine visionaries of Digital Computer Graphics and Visual Effects. From the early 1970s through the mid-80s, the Hollywood-based studio Robert Abel & Associates (RA&A) pushed the leading -- sometimes bleeding -- edge of visual effects. Working primarily in television advertising, (the only consistent market for such work at the time) ...
September 23, 2001, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Profession
Director, Writer, Producer
Education
University of California, Los Angeles
Movies
Elvis on Tour, Let the Good Times Roll, The Making of the President
Star Sign
Pisces
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The film craftsmen and storytellers who will be successful in the future are also those who recognize that the methodology by which we tell stories -- and deliver them to people -- has changed. We've never before had the power to tell our stories at such an affordable price, on robust computers that cost just $10,000-to-$12,000. But the ultimate question is: 'What story are we going to tell with it?'
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He won 33 Clio awards, the advertising industry's version of the Oscar. One of his most notable spots featured a man in jeans walking the Levi's label portrayed as a dog.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Let the Good Times Roll
1973
Documentary
Elvis on Tour
1972
Documentary
Making of the President 1968
1969
TV Movie documentary co-director
Sophia: A Self-Portrait
1968
TV Movie documentary
A Nation of Immigrants
1967
TV Movie documentary
By the Sea
1963
Short
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Quincy Jones on Jazz
1994
Video documentary short
Elvis on Tour
1972
Documentary
Making of the President 1968
1969
TV Movie documentary
Sophia: A Self-Portrait
1968
TV Movie documentary
A Nation of Immigrants
1967
TV Movie documentary
The Prime Time
1960
writer
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Quincy Jones on Jazz
1994
Video documentary short executive producer
High Fidelity
1982
Short producer
Elvis on Tour
1972
Documentary producer
Mad Dogs & Englishmen
1971
Documentary producer
Sophia: A Self-Portrait
1968
TV Movie documentary producer
A Nation of Immigrants
1967
TV Movie documentary producer
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Mind's Eye
1990
Video short computer artist
TRON
1982
systems supervisor: Robert Abel and Associates
Special Effects
Title
Year
Status
Character
UFOs: It Has Begun
1979
Documentary special effects
Visual Effects
Title
Year
Status
Character
Cube Quest
1983
Video Game graphic artist
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Making of 'Thriller'
1983
Video documentary as Bob Abel, "Can You Feel It"
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Elvis: The Great Performances - Center Stage, Volume One
1990
Video thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Story of Computer Graphics
1999
Documentary
Interviewee
Movie Magic
1994-1996
TV Series documentary
Himself
Film Reality and Film Fantasy
1975
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2005
Georges Méliès Award
Visual Effects Society Awards
For his contributions to the visual effects industry (posthumously).
$11 Million
