Gino Acevedo Creative Art Director              Full Name: Gino Acevedo Birthplace: United States of America             Trivia: Designed the prosthetics for the Skull Island natives in King Kong (2005) as well as art directing the creatures at Weta Digital Provided the colouring and air brushed details on the collectable model of Gollum released with The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) Extended Edition DVD box set Is the Senior Prosthetics Supervisor and Visual Creature Effects Art Director at Weta His particular skills include air brushing, special make-up and prosthetics Began his career working for a Halloween company Had a cameo in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) as a corsair pirate Has spent most of his working life in Los Angeles although he hails from Arizona During production of The Lord of the Rings, he oversaw paint designs on creatures including Gollum Notable Projects: Prometheus (2012) Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) Avatar (2009) The Lovely Bones (2009) King Kong (2005) The Water Horse (2007) Godzilla (1998) Men In Black (1997) Independence Day (1996) Selected Awards: 2004: Hollywood Make-up Artist & Hair Stylist Guild Award for Best Special Make-up Effect (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) 2003: Hollywood Make-up Artist & Hair Stylist Guild Award for Best Special Make-up Effect (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers) 2003: Visual Effects Society Award for Best Effect Art Direction (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)   < <Back to crew biographies index