Trent Claus

Originally from Nebraska, he started his first job in a comic book store at the age of 13.{{Cite web|last=Edwards|first=Graham|date=October 23, 2019|title=VIEW Conference Q&A with Trent Claus|url=https://cinefex.com/blog/view-conference-qa-with-trent-claus/|access-date=December 12, 2020|website=Cinefex Blog|language=en-US}} In college, he obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln,{{Cite web|title=Alumni Success Story: Trent Claus, '06|url=https://www.huskeralum.org/s/1620/social.aspx?sid=1620&gid=1&pgid=682|access-date=December 12, 2020|website=www.huskeralum.org|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=writer|first=Micah Mertes World-Herald staff|title=3 former Nebraskans are working on Marvel movies this summer. One of them is also an 'American Ninja Warrior'|url=https://omaha.com/entertainment/3-former-nebraskans-are-working-on-marvel-movies-this-summer-one-of-them-is-also/article_5c7ce08c-d21d-58d7-9318-78881775598c.html|access-date=December 13, 2020|website=Omaha.com|language=en}} and then entered the film industry as a matte painter.

Claus started his career as a matte painter, with work on such films as Iron Man, The Love Guru, and Jumper.

He then transitioned into compositing, working on such films as Blade Runner (The Final Cut), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Iron Man 2, and The Social Network. For his work on Captain America: The First Avenger, he was awarded the Visual Effects Society award for Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture.{{Cite web|title='Rango' reigns at Visual Effects Awards|url=https://ew.com/article/2012/02/08/rango-reigns-at-visual-effects-awards/|access-date=December 12, 2020|website=EW.com|language=EN}} In 2020 he was nominated for Outstanding Compositing once again for the film Captain Marvel.{{Cite web|title='The Lion King' Wins Top Honor at Visual Effects Society Awards|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2020-visual-effects-society-awards-winners-full-list-1270527|access-date=December 13, 2020|work=The Hollywood Reporter}}

As a visual effects supervisor, he has been responsible for most of the "aging" and "de-ageing" effects of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In Avengers: Endgame, he supervised an estimated 200 age-manipulation shots, including characters played by Stan Lee and Michael Douglas, as well as Chris Evans's Captain America character's transformation into an old man.{{Cite web|title=How Did Marvel De-Age Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr.? Lola VFX Supervisor Spills the Secrets|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/how-did-marvel-de-age-samuel-l-jackson-robert-downey-jr-lola-vfx-supervisor-spills-secrets-1249544|access-date=December 13, 2020|work=The Hollywood Reporter}} For the film Captain Marvel, he de-aged Samuel L. Jackson's character 25 years for the entire length of the film.{{Cite web|last1=Desowitz|first1=Bill|date=March 19, 2019|title='Captain Marvel': Samuel L. Jackson's Digital De-Aging Is Just the Start of New VFX Advancements|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/03/captain-marvel-samuel-l-jackson-de-aging-1202052006/|access-date=December 13, 2020|website=IndieWire}} He de-aged Michael Douglas's character Hank Pym in multiple films, including Ant-Man{{Cite web|title=How Exactly Did Ant-Man Make Michael Douglas Look So Young?|url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/07/how-did-ant-man-make-young-michael-douglas.html|access-date=December 13, 2020|website=Vulture}} and Ant-Man and the Wasp (along with Laurence Fishburne and Michelle Pfeiffer).{{Cite web|date=July 16, 2018|title=A Bug's Wife: Ant-Man and the Wasp|url=https://www.fxguide.com/fxfeatured/a-bugs-wife-ant-man-and-the-wasp/|access-date=December 13, 2020|website=fxguide}}

For the film Avengers: Age of Ultron, Claus developed the look and design of the character Vision (played by Paul Bettany), from the plates and layers that make up Vision's face, to the mechanical diaphragms in his eyes.{{Cite web|title=Lola VFX Brings New Vision to 'Avengers: Age of Ultron'|url=https://www.awn.com/vfxworld/lola-vfx-brings-new-vision-avengers-age-ultron|access-date=December 13, 2020|website=Animation World Network|language=en}} He revisited the character again in the film Captain America: Civil War, delivering over 200 shots, 80 of which were Vision.{{Cite web|title=Lola VFX Brings New Vision to 'Avengers: Age of Ultron'|url=https://www.awn.com/vfxworld/lola-vfx-brings-new-vision-avengers-age-ultron|access-date=December 13, 2020|website=Animation World Network|language=en}}

In 2019, he became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

• The Mandalorian (2020)
• Avengers: Endgame (2019)
• Captain Marvel (2019)
• Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
• Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
• Captain America: Civil War (2016)
• Ant-Man (2015)
• Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
• Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
• Life of Pi (2012)
• Prometheus (2012)
• The Avengers (2012)
• Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
• The Social Network (2010)
• Star Trek (2009)
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
• Speed Racer (2008)
• Iron Man (2008)
• Blade Runner - The Final Cut (2007)

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• [https://cinefex.com/blog/view-conference-qa-with-trent-claus/ Cinefex interview with Trent Claus] (2019)

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