Syd Dutton: Syd Dutton. Visual Effects: Van Helsing. With an art background, Syd Dutton worked for almost a decade in the matte department at Universal Studios from the late seventies where he learned the technique of motion picture matte painting from resident matte artist Albert Whitlock. Following the retirement of Whitlock in the mid eighties, Dutton and visual effects cinematographer Bill Taylor set up the independent effects studio Illusion Arts.
Known For: Van Helsing (Visual Effects), Blade Runner (Visual Effects(2007 Final Cut version, Illusion Arts)), Star Trek: First Contact (Visual Effects(Illusion Art)), The Running Man (Visual Effects)