Adam J. Ely

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49 titles

Projects in Development (1 title)	Budget
Me and My Shadow Lead Matte Painter (Dreamworks Animation) Lead Matte Painter (Dreamworks Animation) See fewer

Past Film & Video (37 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Ultraman: Rising (2024) Visual Development Artist Visual Development Artist See fewer
Back to the Outback (2021) Vis Dev Artist (Netflix Animation) Vis Dev Artist (Netflix Animation) See fewer
No Time to Die (2021) Senior Visual Effects Concept Artist (ILM) (uncredited) Senior Visual Effects Concept Artist (ILM) (uncredited) See fewer	$250MM	$55MM	$161MM	$774MM
Chaos Walking (2021) Senior Concept Artist (ILM) Senior Concept Artist (ILM) See fewer	$125MM	$3.8MM	$13MM	$27MM
Godmothered (2020) Generalist/matte-painter (ILM) Generalist/matte-painter (ILM) See fewer
Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Senior Visual Effects Concept Artist (ILM) Senior Visual Effects Concept Artist (ILM) See fewer	$275MM	$177MM	$515MM	$1.08B
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) Visual Effects And Animation By (ILM) (uncredited) Visual Effects And Animation By (ILM) (uncredited) See fewer	$185MM	$29MM	$62MM	$261MM
Jason Goes Home (2019) (Short) - Customer 1 Customer 1 See fewer	$2K
Ad Astra (2019) Senior Concept Artist (Industrial Light & Magic) Senior Concept Artist (Industrial Light & Magic) See fewer	$90MM	$19MM	$50MM	$127MM
Bumblebee (2018) Generalist/matte-painter (Industrial Light & Magic) Generalist/matte-painter (Industrial Light & Magic) See fewer	$135MM	$22MM	$127MM	$468MM
A Wrinkle in Time (2018) Generalist/matte-painter (Industrial Light & Magic) Generalist/matte-painter (Industrial Light & Magic) See fewer	$100MM	$33MM	$100MM	$133MM
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) Generalist/digital Matte Painter (ILM) Generalist/digital Matte Painter (ILM) See fewer	$317MM	$220MM	$620MM	$1.33B
Downsizing (2017) Generalist Artist/digital Matte Painter (ILM) (uncredited) Generalist Artist/digital Matte Painter (ILM) (uncredited) See fewer	$68MM	$5MM	$24MM	$55MM
Kong: Skull Island (2017) Generalist/matte-painter (Industrial Light & Magic) Generalist/matte-painter (Industrial Light & Magic) See fewer	$185MM	$61MM	$168MM	$569MM
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016) Generalist/matte Painter (Industrial Light & Magic) Generalist/matte Painter (Industrial Light & Magic) See fewer	$135MM	$35MM	$82MM	$246MM
Race Through New York with Jimmy Fallon (2016) (Short) - Generalist/matte Painter (Industrial Light & Magic) Generalist/matte Painter (Industrial Light & Magic) See fewer
Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) Matte Painting Supervisor (Dreamworks Animation) Matte Painting Supervisor (Dreamworks Animation) See fewer	$145MM	$41MM	$144MM	$521MM
Penguins of Madagascar (2014) Matte Painting Lead (Dreamworks Animation) Matte Painting Lead (Dreamworks Animation) See fewer	$132MM	$25MM	$84MM	$374MM
Best Kept Secret (2013) Associate Producer Associate Producer See fewer
Possum (2012) (Short) - Digital Effects Digital Effects See fewer
Rise of the Guardians (2012) Matte Painter (Dreamworks Animation) Matte Painter (Dreamworks Animation) See fewer	$145MM	$24MM	$103MM	$307MM
Puss in Boots (2011) Matte Painter (Dreamworks Animation) Matte Painter (Dreamworks Animation) See fewer	$130MM	$34MM	$149MM	$555MM
The Adventures of Tintin (2011) Concept Artist (Weta Digital) Concept Artist (Weta Digital) See fewer	$135MM	$9.7MM	$78MM	$374MM
Gulliver's Travels (2010) Matte Painter (Weta Digital Ltd.) Matte Painter (Weta Digital Ltd.) See fewer	$112MM	$6.3MM	$43MM	$237MM
King Kong 360 3-D (2010) (Video) - Generalist/matte Painter (Weta Digital) Generalist/matte Painter (Weta Digital) See fewer
Avatar (2009) Matte Painter (Weta Digital) Matte Painter (Weta Digital) See fewer	$237MM	$77MM	$785MM	$2.92B
The Lovely Bones (2009) Conceptual Artist (Weta Digital) Conceptual Artist (Weta Digital) See fewer	$65MM	$117K	$44MM	$94MM
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) Digital Modeler (Weta Digital Ltd.) Digital Modeler (Weta Digital Ltd.) See fewer	$80MM	$30MM	$79MM	$233MM
Kung Fu Panda (2008) Digital Matte Painter (PDI/Dreamworks) Digital Matte Painter (PDI/Dreamworks) See fewer	$130MM	$60MM	$216MM	$632MM
Bee Movie (2007) Additional Matte Painter Additional Matte Painter See fewer	$150MM	$38MM	$127MM	$294MM
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) Digital Artist (Giant Killer Robots) (uncredited) Digital Artist (Giant Killer Robots) (uncredited) See fewer	$130MM	$58MM	$132MM	$302MM
Spider-Man 3 (2007) Digital Artist (Giant Killer Robots) (uncredited) Digital Artist (Giant Killer Robots) (uncredited) See fewer	$258MM	$151MM	$337MM	$895MM
The Last Mimzy (2007) Digital Artist (Giant Killer Robots) Digital Artist (Giant Killer Robots) See fewer		$10MM	$21MM	$27MM
Happy Feet (2006) Digital Matte Painter (Giant Killer Robots) Digital Matte Painter (Giant Killer Robots) See fewer	$100MM	$42MM	$198MM	$384MM
World Trade Center (2006) Digital Artist (Giant Killer Robots) Digital Artist (Giant Killer Robots) See fewer	$65MM	$19MM	$70MM	$163MM
Mission: Space (2003) (Video) - 2017 Generalist/matte Painter (Industrial Light & Magic) 2017 Generalist/matte Painter (Industrial Light & Magic) See fewer
Bottle Rocket Wars (2001) (Short) - Concept Artist, Pyrotechnician Concept Artist, Pyrotechnician See fewer

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Past Television (6 titles)	Episodes
The Underground Railroad (2021) (TV Mini-series) - Senior Concept Artist (ILM) (1 episode, 2021) Senior Concept Artist (ILM) (1 episode, 2021) See fewer Chapter 10: Mabel (May 14, 2021) Season 1, Episode 10 - Senior Concept Artist (ILM) Senior Concept Artist (ILM) See fewer	1
The Mandalorian (2019–2020) (TV Series) - Visual Effects Generalist/matte Painter (ILM) (4 episodes, 2019), Generalist/matte-painter (ILM) (1 episode, 2020) Visual Effects Generalist/matte Painter (ILM) (4 episodes, 2019), Generalist/matte-painter (ILM) (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Chapter 12: The Siege (Nov 20, 2020) Season 2, Episode 4 - Generalist/matte-painter (ILM) Generalist/matte-painter (ILM) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	5
Brave New World (2020) (TV Series) - Senior Concept Artist (ILM) (1 episode, 2020) Senior Concept Artist (ILM) (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Soma Red (Jul 15, 2020) Season 1, Episode 9 - Senior Concept Artist (ILM) Senior Concept Artist (ILM) See fewer	1
Let's Draw Star Wars (2019– ) (TV Series) - Art Trooper Art Trooper See fewer
Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014) (TV Movie) - Model (mako shark) Model (mako shark) See fewer
P.O.V. (2013) (TV Series) - Associate Producer (1 episode, 2013) Associate Producer (1 episode, 2013) See fewer Best Kept Secret (Sep 23, 2013) Season 26, Episode 11 - Associate Producer Associate Producer See fewer	1

Other (5 titles)
Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge (2020) (Video Game) - Senior Concept Artist (ILM) Senior Concept Artist (ILM) See fewer
Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series - Episode III (2019) (Video Game) - Concept Art (as Adam Ely), Senior Concept Artist (Industrial Light & Magic) (as Adam Ely) Concept Art (as Adam Ely), Senior Concept Artist (Industrial Light & Magic) (as Adam Ely) See fewer
Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series - Episode II (2019) (Video Game) - Concept Art (as Adam Ely), Senior Concept Artist (Industrial Light & Magic) Concept Art (as Adam Ely), Senior Concept Artist (Industrial Light & Magic) See fewer
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run (2019) (Video Game) - Generalist/concept Artist (Industrial Light & Magic) Generalist/concept Artist (Industrial Light & Magic) See fewer
Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series - Episode I (2019) (Video Game) - Senior Concept Artist (Industrial Light & Magic) Senior Concept Artist (Industrial Light & Magic) See fewer

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