Neil Joseph Krepela (born April 1947 in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American special effects artist and cinematographer.
He was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Special Effects.
Life Neil Krepela was born in 1947 as son of Carl Charles Krepela (1905–1964) and Ruth Clarissa Krepela (Goodall, 1911–1983).Krepela Family – Fifteenth Generation. In: krepela.us, access date 15 January 2021.Krepela Family – Sixteenth Generation. In: krepela.us, access date 15 January 2021.
Krepelas father, who was an amateur photographer, sparked his interest in photography. When Krepela served in the US Navy, he started to photograph the places, he visited. He studied at the University of Nebraska and the Laney College. He later moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and started to shoot his own 16 mm films.ASC Close-Up: Neil Krepela. In: ascmag.com, 27 February 2018.
Krepela began his career in the movie industry in the 1970s. Richard Edlund engaged him as matte painting photographer for The Empire Strikes Back. Krepela worked at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) on films such as Raiders of the Lost Ark, Dragonslayer, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Poltergeist, The Dark Crystal und Return of the Jedi. He later worked for Edlund's Boss Film Studios.
Krepela is married to Cristine Ackel and has two children from this marriage (born 2001, 2007). He has another daughter (born 1982) from his previous marriage.
Selected filmography 1980: The Empire Strikes Back 1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981: Dragonslayer 1982: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 1982: Poltergeist 1982: The Dark Crystal 1983: Return of the Jedi 1983: The American Snitch 1984: Ghostbusters 1984: 2010: The Year We Make Contact 1985: Fright Night 1986: Desert Bloom 1986: Poltergeist II: The Other Side 1986: Legal Eagles 1986: Big Trouble in Little China 1986: The Boy Who Could Fly 1986: Solarbabies 1987: Masters of the Universe 1987: The Monster Squad 1987: Date with an Angel 1988: Big Top Pee-wee 1988: Vibes 1989: Fletch Lives 1989–1995: Tales from the Crypt (TV series, 5 episodes) 1990: Solar Crisis 1992: Batman Returns 1993: Cliffhanger 1993: Last Action Hero 1994: True Lies 1994: The Scout 1994: The Specialist 1995: Outbreak 1995: Heat 1996: Multiplicity 2000: Dinosaur 2000: The Fantasticks 2002: Scooby-Doo 2003: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines 2007: Meet the Robinsons 2008: City of Ember
Award nominations 1985: nominated for an Academy Award for Best Special Effects, together with Richard Edlund, George Jenson and Mark Stetson for 2010: The Year We Make ContactThe 57th Academy Awards 1985. In: oscars.org, access date 15 January 2021. 1994: nominated for an Academy Award for Best Special Effects, together with John Richardson, John Bruno und Pamela Easley for CliffhangerThe 66th Academy Awards 1994. In: oscars.org, access date 15 January 2021.
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