Sheldon Stopsack Biography, Movies & Filmography

Visual Effects

Biography

Sheldon Stopsack is a VFX Supervisor at Wētā FX. He served as VFX Supervisor on Chris McKay’s science-fiction action film The Tomorrow War. He was co-VFX Supervisor on Gemini Man (2019), where he led Wētā’s development of cutting-edge facial technology. His work on Gemini Man helped establish a new industry benchmark for creating fully digital human characters, including the entirely CG young version of Will Smith. Before this, Sheldon brought his expertise in digital doubles to Terminator Genisys (2015), where he supervised the creation of a photo-real younger Arnold Schwarzenegger—an achievement that pushed the boundaries of visual effects at the time. Sheldon was also the VFX Supervisor on Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma (2018), contributing to the film’s Academy Award-...