Kerry Conran

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Kerry Conran

Kerry Scott Conran (born November 6, 1964 in Flint, Michigan

Flint, Michigan

Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River , 66 miles northwest of Detroit, Michigan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city had a population of 124,943, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan....
) is an American

United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
filmmaker, educated at the California Institute of Arts.

Conran's first film, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow is a 2004 in film Cinema of the United States pulp adventure, science fiction film written and directed by Kerry Conran in his directorial debut....
, was filmed entirely against bluescreen using a technique Conran invented. Conran also wrote the screenplay, while his brother, Kevin Conran, served as the production designer

Production designer

Production designer is a term used in the movie industry and television industries to refer to the person responsible for the overall look of a filmed event such as films, TV programs, music videos or adverts....
and costume designer

Costume Designer

File:Robert Edmond Jones.jpgA costume designer is a person whose responsibility is to design costumes for a film or Stage production. He or she is considered part of the "production team", alongside the Theatre director, scenic design and lighting designers as well as the sound designer....
. The film grew out of a six-minute demonstration reel Conran created on his computer

Computer

A computer is a machine that manipulates Data according to a list of Code .The first devices that resemble modern computers date to the mid-20th century , although the computer concept and various machines similar to computers existed earlier....
, which caught the attention of Hollywood film producer

Film producer

A film producer is someone who creates the conditions for making film. The producer initiates, co-ordinates, supervises and controls matters such as fund-raising, hiring key personnel and arranging for distributors....
Jon Avnet

Jon Avnet

Jonathan Michael Avnet is an American director/writer/producer....
, who would produce Sky Captain for Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production company and distribution company, located on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California....
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Afterwards, Kerry was slated to direct an adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Edgar Rice Burroughs was an United States author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic Mars adventurer John Carter , although he produced works in many genres....
novel, John Carter of Mars
John Carter of Mars (film)

John Carter of Mars is a planned film about John Carter , the lead character in much of Edgar Rice Burroughs's 11-volume Barsoom series....
, but was replaced by Andrew Stanton

Andrew Stanton

Andrew Christopher Stanton Jr. is an American film director, screenwriter, Film Producer, and occasional voice actor based at Pixar. His most notable film work includes writing and directing Finding Nemo and WALL-E, both of which earned him Academy Awards....
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