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John Lai(I)

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  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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John Lai is known for Total Recall (2012), John Carter (2012) and Les Misérables (2012).
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    Known for

    Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, and Colin Farrell in Total Recall (2012)
    Total Recall
    6.2
    • Visual Effects
    • 2012
    Samantha Morton, Lynn Collins, and Taylor Kitsch in John Carter (2012)
    John Carter
    6.6
    • Visual Effects(Cinesite)
    • 2012
    Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Hugh Jackman, Amanda Seyfried, and Eddie Redmayne in Les Misérables (2012)
    Les Misérables
    7.5
    • Visual Effects(Double Negative)
    • 2012
    Jim Sturgess, David Wenham, Emily Barclay, and Adrienne DeFaria in Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)
    Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
    6.9
    • Visual Effects
    • 2010

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    Visual Effects

    • Aleks Paunovic, Piotr Adamczyk, Tony Dalton, Vera Farmiga, Jeremy Renner, Alaqua Cox, Carlos Navarro, Hailee Steinfeld, Fra Fee, and Florence Pugh in Hawkeye (2021)
      Hawkeye
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • visual effects artist & production: Weta Digital
      • 2021
    • F. Murray Abraham, Justin Theroux, Rose, Monte, Tessa Thompson, and Arturo Castro in Lady and the Tramp (2019)
      Lady and the Tramp
      6.2
      • look development: Weta Digital
      • 2019
    • Neil Patrick Harris, Benjamin Bratt, Terry Crews, Anna Faris, Bill Hader, and Andy Samberg in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)
      Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
      6.3
      • lighting & compositing artist
      • 2013
    • Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Hugh Jackman, Amanda Seyfried, and Eddie Redmayne in Les Misérables (2012)
      Les Misérables
      7.5
      • lighting technical director: Double Negative
      • 2012
    • Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, and Colin Farrell in Total Recall (2012)
      Total Recall
      6.2
      • senior lighting/lookdev td
      • 2012
    • Samantha Morton, Lynn Collins, and Taylor Kitsch in John Carter (2012)
      John Carter
      6.6
      • lighter: Cinesite
      • 2012
    • Jim Sturgess, David Wenham, Emily Barclay, and Adrienne DeFaria in Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)
      Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
      6.9
      • senior lighting technical director
      • 2010
    • Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Ben Stiller, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric The Entertainer, John DiMaggio, Tom McGrath, Christopher Knights, and Chris Miller in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
      Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
      6.6
      • lighting artist: PDI/DreamWorks
      • 2008
    • Antonio Banderas, Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Conrad Vernon, and Miles Bakshi in Shrek the Halls (2007)
      Shrek the Halls
      6.4
      TV Short
      • lighting artist: PDI/DreamWorks
      • 2007
    • Antonio Banderas, Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Conrad Vernon in Shrek the Third (2007)
      Shrek the Third
      6.1
      • lighting artist
      • 2007
    • Bill Murray in Garfield: The Movie (2004)
      Garfield: The Movie
      5.1
      • lighter: Rhythm & Hues
      • 2004
    • Matthew Lillard, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Linda Cardellini, Freddie Prinze Jr., Dee Bradley Baker, Scott McNeil, Christopher R. Sumpton, and Neil Fanning in Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)
      Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
      5.3
      • lighting artist: Rhythm & Hues
      • 2004

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Shi cha qi xiao shi (2005)
      Shi cha qi xiao shi
      3.0
      • second assistant director
      • 2005

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