Alec Gillis: Alec Gillis. Special Effects: Starship Troopers. Alec Gillis began his professional career in 1980 at Roger Corman's New World Pictures. While working with future luminaries such as James Cameron and Gale Ann Hurd, Alec also attended UCLA Film School. By 1985 he began working for Creature FX legend Stan Winston ("Aliens", "Predator", "Pumpkinhead"). There he met Tom Woodruff, Jr with whom he co-founded the Creature FX studio Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc....
Known For: Starship Troopers (Special Effects(full scale, Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc.)), Prey (Makeup Department(uncredited)), The 6th Day (Makeup Department), Death Becomes Her (Special Effects)