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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content mw-content-ltr" lang="de" dir="ltr"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="de" dir="ltr"><p><b>David „Dave“ Shirk</b> ist ein <a href="VFX_Supervisor" class="mw-redirect" title="VFX Supervisor">VFX Supervisor</a>, der 2014 mit <i><a href="Gravity_(Film)" title="Gravity (Film)">Gravity</a></i> den <a href="Oscar" title="Oscar">Oscar</a> in der Kategorie <i>Beste visuelle Effekte</i> erhielt.
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<p>Er wuchs mit drei Geschwistern Douglas, Dennis and Kimberly<sup id="cite_ref-lancaster_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lancaster-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in <a href="New_Holland_(Pennsylvania)" title="New Holland (Pennsylvania)">New Holland</a> in <a href="Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> auf und mache seinen Abschluss an der <i>Garden Spot High School</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-lancaster_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lancaster-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Anschließend studierte er am <a href="Pratt_Institute" title="Pratt Institute">Pratt Institute</a> im Hauptfach Film, in den Nebenfächern bildende Kunst und Illustration.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Seinen Abschluss als <a href="Bachelor_of_Fine_Arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Bachelor of Fine Arts">Bachelor of Fine Arts</a> erhielt er 1989.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nach dem Studium arbeitete er für die französische Firma <i>Soft Image</i>, die später von <i><a href="Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a></i> gekauft wurde.<sup id="cite_ref-lancaster_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lancaster-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>2004 zog er nach Kalifornien und arbeitete seither bei <a href="Industrial_Light_%26_Magic" title="Industrial Light & Magic">Industrial Light & Magic</a>. Er war an Filmen wie <i><a href="Die_Insel_(2005)" title="Die Insel (2005)">Die Insel</a></i>, <i><a href="Star_Wars%3A_Episode_III_%E2%80%93_Die_Rache_der_Sith" title="Star Wars: Episode III – Die Rache der Sith">Star Wars: Episode III – Die Rache der Sith</a></i> und <i><a href="Elysium_(2013)" title="Elysium (2013)">Elysium</a></i> beteiligt. 2014 erhielt er für den Film <i><a href="Gravity_(Film)" title="Gravity (Film)">Gravity</a></i> zusammen mit <a href="Tim_Webber" title="Tim Webber">Tim Webber</a>, Chris Lawrence und <a href="Neil_Corbould" title="Neil Corbould">Neil Corbould</a> den <a href="Oscar" title="Oscar">Oscar</a> in der Kategorie <i>Beste visuelle Effekte</i>.
</p><p>Er lebt mit seiner Frau Cathy in <a href="San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>, die als Buchhalterin für <a href="George_Lucas" title="George Lucas">George Lucas</a> arbeitet. Sein Bruder Dennis Shirk arbeitete als Spieledesigner für <a href="Firaxis_Games" title="Firaxis Games">Firaxis Games</a> unter anderem an dem Videospiel <a href="Civilization%3A_Beyond_Earth" title="Civilization: Beyond Earth">Civilization: Beyond Earth</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-lancaster_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lancaster-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmografie_(Auswahl)"><span id="Filmografie_.28Auswahl.29"></span>Filmografie (Auswahl)</h2></div>
<ul><li>2005: <a href="Die_Chroniken_von_Narnia%3A_Der_K%C3%B6nig_von_Narnia_(2005)" title="Die Chroniken von Narnia: Der König von Narnia (2005)">Die Chroniken von Narnia: Der König von Narnia</a> <i>(The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)</i></li>
<li>2005: <a href="Die_Insel_(2005)" title="Die Insel (2005)">Die Insel</a> <i>(The Island)</i></li>
<li>2005: <a href="Die_Maske_2%3A_Die_n%C3%A4chste_Generation" title="Die Maske 2: Die nächste Generation">Die Maske 2: Die nächste Generation</a> <i>(Son of the Mask)</i></li>
<li>2005: <a href="Krieg_der_Welten_(2005)" title="Krieg der Welten (2005)">Krieg der Welten</a> <i>(War of the Worlds)</i></li>
<li>2005: <a href="Star_Wars%3A_Episode_III_%E2%80%93_Die_Rache_der_Sith" title="Star Wars: Episode III – Die Rache der Sith">Star Wars: Episode III – Die Rache der Sith</a> <i>(Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith)</i></li>
<li>2006: <a href="Antarctica_%E2%80%93_Gefangen_im_Eis" title="Antarctica – Gefangen im Eis">Antarctica – Gefangen im Eis</a> <i>(Eight Below)</i></li>
<li>2006: <a href="Mission%3A_Impossible_III" title="Mission: Impossible III">Mission: Impossible III</a></li>
<li>2006: <a href="Pirates_of_the_Caribbean_%E2%80%93_Fluch_der_Karibik_2" title="Pirates of the Caribbean – Fluch der Karibik 2">Pirates of the Caribbean – Fluch der Karibik 2</a> <i>(Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest)</i></li>
<li>2007: <a href="Transformers_(Film)" title="Transformers (Film)">Transformers</a></li>
<li>2009: <a href="Disneys_Eine_Weihnachtsgeschichte" title="Disneys Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte">Disneys Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte</a> <i>(A Christmas Carol)</i></li>
<li>2011: <a href="Milo_und_Mars" title="Milo und Mars">Milo und Mars</a> <i>(Mars Needs Moms)</i></li>
<li>2013: <a href="Elysium_(2013)" title="Elysium (2013)">Elysium</a></li>
<li>2013: <a href="Gravity_(Film)" title="Gravity (Film)">Gravity</a></li>
<li>2024: <a href="Wicked_(Film)" title="Wicked (Film)">Wicked</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1874068/">Dave Shirk</a> bei <a href="IMDb" title="IMDb">IMDb</a></li></ul>
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<li id="cite_note-lancaster-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-lancaster_1-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-lancaster_1-1">b</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-lancaster_1-2">c</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-lancaster_1-3">d</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">Jane Holahan: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://lancasteronline.com/elanco/entertainment_and_lifestyle/new-holland-native-up-for-oscar/article_e7589c4c-9b42-11e3-a2be-0017a43b2370.html"><i>New Holland native up for Oscar.</i></a> Lancaster Online. 21. Februar 2014,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 6. Januar 2015</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ADave+Shirk&rft.title=New+Holland+native+up+for+Oscar&rft.description=New+Holland+native+up+for+Oscar&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Flancasteronline.com%2Felanco%2Fentertainment_and_lifestyle%2Fnew-holland-native-up-for-oscar%2Farticle_e7589c4c-9b42-11e3-a2be-0017a43b2370.html&rft.creator=Jane+Holahan&rft.date=2014-02-21&rft.language=englisch"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110850/http://www.schurch.us/resources/ReducedApril2014.pdf"><i>David Shirk over the moon about his Oscar for 'Gravity'.</i></a> (PDF; 2,6 MB) 8. März 2014, archiviert vom <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r250917974">
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