J. Kevin Pike (born 9 May 1951) is an American filmspecial effects supervisor, former below-the-line talent agent, and screenwriting consultant. Pike is best known for supervising the Special Effects of the 1985 film Back to the Future. He and his company Filmtrix, Inc. were responsible for the construction of the film's iconic DeLorean Time Machine.
Pike was born in Hartford Connecticut to John Thomas Pike and Barbara Ann Clapp. He showed interest in the arts at an early age by making his own 8mm films. While attending Granby Memorial High School he served as President of the Drama Club for all four years during which he won Best Actor in 1967 for his role in The Apollo of Bellac. Pike graduated high school in 1969 and later studied Business Management at the University of Hartford.
Pike’s film career began in April 1974, while working as a busboy at the Harborside Restaurant in Martha's Vineyard, after a chance encounter with the first film crew of Jaws (1974) to arrive on the island. Pike was hired onto the film as a local doing set construction, painting of the shark, and ended up working with the Special Effects crew. After Jaws, Pike came out to Hollywood and continued his work in Special Effects with the major studios for film, television, and commercials. His work has served on numerous projects for Steven Spielberg and directors such as Robert Zemeckis, John Schlesinger, Taylor Hackford, David Fincher, Tim Burton, Wes Craven, and George Lucas.
Kevin Pike lives north of Los Angeles, California, where he manages his company, Filmtrix, Inc. He is a writer’s consultant and a story developer for studios and production entities, helping writers complete their scripts and advising them on how to pitch their written work to producers and developers. He has three children; Jennifer Pike, Camille Pike, and Jackson Pike.
^De Santis, Solange (August 1985). "Steven Spielberg Builds a Time Machine". Popular Mechanics: 84–87, 132 – via Google Books.
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kevin, pike, born, 1951, american, film, special, effects, supervisor, former, below, line, talent, agent, screenwriting, consultant, pike, best, known, supervising, special, effects, 1985, film, back, future, company, filmtrix, were, responsible, construction. J Kevin Pike born 9 May 1951 is an American film special effects supervisor former below the line talent agent and screenwriting consultant Pike is best known for supervising the Special Effects of the 1985 film Back to the Future He and his company Filmtrix Inc were responsible for the construction of the film s iconic DeLorean Time Machine Kevin PikeBorn 1951 05 09 May 9 1951 age 72 Hartford ConnecticutOccupationSpecial effects supervisor talent agent screenwriting consultant Contents 1 Life and career 2 Awards 3 Films 4 References 5 Sources 6 External linksLife and career EditPike was born in Hartford Connecticut to John Thomas Pike and Barbara Ann Clapp He showed interest in the arts at an early age by making his own 8mm films While attending Granby Memorial High School he served as President of the Drama Club for all four years during which he won Best Actor in 1967 for his role in The Apollo of Bellac Pike graduated high school in 1969 and later studied Business Management at the University of Hartford Pike s film career began in April 1974 while working as a busboy at the Harborside Restaurant in Martha s Vineyard after a chance encounter with the first film crew of Jaws 1974 to arrive on the island Pike was hired onto the film as a local doing set construction painting of the shark and ended up working with the Special Effects crew After Jaws Pike came out to Hollywood and continued his work in Special Effects with the major studios for film television and commercials His work has served on numerous projects for Steven Spielberg and directors such as Robert Zemeckis John Schlesinger Taylor Hackford David Fincher Tim Burton Wes Craven and George Lucas He has also been a Director with the DGA since 1985 after garnering a series of commercials for Mattel and Second Unit directing He is also a member of SAG AFTRA and BAFTA Pike has lectured at USC UCLA and Columbia College Hollywood as well as teaching Special Effects classes at the Academy of Art University Additionally Pike has served as a Governor for the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences 1 and on the Executive Committee for the Visual Effects Branch for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Kevin Pike lives north of Los Angeles California where he manages his company Filmtrix Inc He is a writer s consultant and a story developer for studios and production entities helping writers complete their scripts and advising them on how to pitch their written work to producers and developers He has three children Jennifer Pike Camille Pike and Jackson Pike Awards EditPike has earned nominations and awards including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Special Visual Effects for the Amblin Television Production Earth 2 in 1995 2 a Clio Award for Best Special Effects on a Levi s commercial directed by Michael Bay in 2000 He also received a BAFTA nomination 3 and was considered for Oscar nomination on Back to the Future Films EditThe following is a list of the most notable films with special effects by Kevin Pike 1970s Jaws 1975 Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977 Jaws 2 1978 The Frisco Kid 1979 Star Trek The Motion Picture 1979 1941 1979 1980s Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1984 The Last Starfighter 1984 Back to the Future 1985 Moonwalker 1988 1990s Ed Wood 1994 Fight Club 1999 2000s Jurassic Park III 2001 44 Minutes 2003 Feast 2005 Ask the Dust 2006 References Edit Emmy Board of Governors Earth 2 Emmy Awards and Nominations BAFTA Awards and Nominations 1985Sources EditKevin Pike Biography 1951 1 External links EditKevin Pike at IMDb De Santis Solange August 1985 Steven Spielberg Builds a Time Machine Popular Mechanics 84 87 132 via Google Books Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kevin Pike amp oldid 1146650788, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
