Rob Coleman

Visual Effects

Rob Coleman

Born 1964-04-27 · Toronto, Canada

Rob Coleman is a two-time Oscar nominee for his animation work on Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999) and Stars Wars: Attack of the Clones (2002). He has also been nominated for two BAFTA Awards for his work on Men In Black (1997) and The Phantom Menace (1999). He spent 14 years at Industrial Light & Magic and Lucasfilm Animation working closely with George Lucas. He has built and supervised animation teams in Canada, the United States, Singapore and Australia. He was the Head of Animation on The LEGO Movie (2014) & Peter Rabbit 2 (2021), the Animation Supervisor on The LEGO Batman Movie (2017) and the Animation Director on Peter Rabbit (2018).

Acting credits

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith poster
7.5

When the sinister Sith unveil a thousand-year-old plot to rule the galaxy, the Republic crumbles and from its ashes rises the evil Galactic Empire. Jedi hero Anakin Skywalker must choose a side.

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

2005

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace poster
6.6

Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for revenge against the Jedi.

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

1999

Within a Minute: The Making of Star Wars Episode III poster
7.2

This documentary offers a glimpse into all the people, departments, and work that went into creating the film, specifically, the fight between Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Featured on the 2-Disc DVD for Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.

Within a Minute: The Making of Star Wars Episode III

2005

One Brick at a Time: Making the LEGO Batman Movie poster
7.5

Documentary on the Lego Batman Movie.

One Brick at a Time: Making the LEGO Batman Movie

2017

Star Wars Tech poster
7.8

Exploring the technical aspects of Star Wars vehicles, weapons and gadgetry, Star Wars Tech consults leading scientists in the fields of physics, prosthetics, lasers, engineering and astronomy to examine the plausibility of Star Wars technology based on science as we know it today.

Star Wars Tech

2007

From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II poster
6.8

For Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002), there were to be many more visual effects than in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). This documentary shows many VFX meetings between George Lucas and ILM. Many of these meetings focus around the creation of a completely digital Yoda, used for the first time in the Star Wars films.

From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II

2002

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic poster
7.8

The incredible evolution of George Lucas' special effects dream factory, including an inside look at "Star Wars: Episode One - The Phantom Menace."

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic

1999

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 poster
6.0

This documentary about "2001: A Space Odyssey" looks at some of the things that seemed fanciful in 1968, which don't seem quite as much anymore.

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

2007

Creatures from Star Wars poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Creatures from Star Wars

2006

State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II' poster
6.0

Documentary breaking down the planning of the film's set pieces particularly the aerial car chase, conveyor-belt fight and climactic Clone War battle.

State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II'

2002