Darius Fisher

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Darius Fisher
Born	London, England
Education	University of Sussex
Occupation(s)	Filmmaker, film producer, visual effects engineer
Employer	Digital Neural Axis
Notable work	Fuel, The Aviator, Bhutto, The Big Fix, Kiss the Ground
Children	2

Darius Fisher is a British film producer, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and visual effects engineer.^[1][2][3] He is most well known for his work on the 2008 Sundance award-winning film Fuel,^[4] and also for The Aviator, Bhutto,^[5] The Big Fix, Kiss the Ground and the trailer that helped secure funding for Avatar.^[6] He is also the founder of Digital Neural Axis, a production company.^[7][8]

Background

Fisher is originally from the United Kingdom where he attended University of Sussex and earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in French and European studies.^[9]

- Birthday: May 30th 1964 - Degree in French and European Studies from the University of Sussex, UK - Born in London and emigrated to US in 1993. Dual British and US Citizenship.

Career

Fisher was living in New York when he started working as an editor, motion graphic designer and visual effects artist having focussed mainly on production in the UK. In 1998 he moved to Venice, California and brought with him the production company Digital Neutral Axis he founded in New York with his previous wife ^[10] and his film partner Johnny O'Hara joined the business. They began working on visual effects for major films including The Last Samurai (2003), The Aviator (2004) and Superman Returns (2006).^[11] Additionally, he has produced or co-produced ten award-winning documentaries including, Fuel (Sundance winner), Bhutto (Emmy nominee, Peabody winner), The Big Fix (Cannes official selection), Kiss the Ground (Official selection Tribeca) and several trailers including the trailer that led to the financing of James Cameron's Avatar.^[12]

Personal life

Fisher lives in Topanga, California.^[4]

Filmography

• The Last Samurai (digital compositor, 2003)
• The Aviator (visual effects supervisor dna, 2004)
• Encounter Point (co-producer, 2006)
• Superman Returns (visual effects supervisor dna, 2006)
• Fuel (Producer, 2008)
• Avatar (virtual production consultant, 2009)
• Budrus (co-producer, 2009)
• Bhutto (co-producer, 2010)^[13]
• Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (visual effects producer, 2010)
• The Big Fix (co-producer, 2012)
• Dear Mom, Love Cher (co-producer, 2013)
• Love Thy Nature (digital effects) / (visual effects supervisor, 2014)
• Pump (co-producer, 2014)^[14][15]
• Kiss the Ground (Producer/Editor/Online Editor, 2020)

References

1. Hope, Michele. "DNAs disk storage ensures quality effects for The Aviator". InfoStor. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
2. "Darius Fisher pours money into Democrat Congressional campaign". Primary Post. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
3. "Movies & TV: About This Person". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
4. "America is addicted to oil – It's time for an intervention". Topanga Messenger. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
5. "Bhutto: Review". Variety. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
6. "Social Media Impact Award Judges". SIMA. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
7. "THE ART OF COMPOSITING". Post Magazine. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
8. "High-End Plug-Ins Hit the Desktop". StudioDaily. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
9. "Darius Fisher – Visual Effects Artist". Love Thy Nature. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
10. "Darius Fisher". Just Vision. Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
11. Rosen, Lisa (February 2009). "Johnny O'Hara Hits a Gusher". Written By Magazine. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
12. "SIMA 2015 Judges". Social Impact Media Awards. 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
13. "Bhutto Film Credits". PBS: KLRU. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
14. Harvey, Dennis (18 September 2014). "Film Review: 'Pump'". Variety. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
15. "Darius Fisher". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2015.