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John Aardal

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Visual Effects
  • Additional Crew
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John Aardal is known for Tron (1982), Hercules (1997) and Lilo & Stitch (2002).
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    Known for

    Tron (1982)
    Tron
    6.7
    Movie
    • Visual Effects
    • 1982
    James Woods, Danny DeVito, Matt Frewer, Bobcat Goldthwait, Amanda Plummer, Rip Torn, Samantha Eggar, Tate Donovan, Josh Keaton, Roger Bart, Jim Cummings, Paddi Edwards, Susan Egan, Cheryl Freeman, LaChanze, Roz Ryan, Paul Shaffer, Carole Shelley, Vanéese Y. Thomas, and Lillias White in Hercules (1997)
    Hercules
    7.3
    Movie
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1997
    Chris Sanders in Lilo & Stitch (2002)
    Lilo & Stitch
    7.3
    Movie
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2002
    Michael J. Fox, Leonard Nimoy, James Garner, John Mahoney, David Ogden Stiers, Jim Varney, Jacqueline Obradors, Steven Barr, Corey Burton, Claudia Christian, Jim Cummings, Phil Morris, Don Novello, Patrick Pinney, Florence Stanley, Cree Summer, and Natalie Strom in Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
    Atlantis: The Lost Empire
    6.9
    Movie
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as John D. Aardal)
    • 2001

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection (2015)
      Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection
      7.6
      Video
      • camera/film recorder operator (segment "The Little Matchgirl", as John D. Aardal)
      • 2015
    • Spookier Collection (2011)
      Spookier Collection
      Video
      • camera (segment "Fat Albert - Halloween Special")
      • 2011
    • The Little Matchgirl (2006)
      The Little Matchgirl
      7.8
      Short
      • camera/film recorder operator (as John D. Aardal)
      • 2006
    • Timeless Tales (2005)
      Timeless Tales
      8.5
      Video
      • animation camera (segment "The Prince and The Pauper")
      • 2005
    • Jennifer Tilly, Cuba Gooding Jr., Judi Dench, Roseanne Barr, G.W. Bailey, Joe Flaherty, Charles Haid, Estelle Harris, Ross Simanteris, Bobby Block, and Keaton Savage in Home on the Range (2004)
      Home on the Range
      5.4
      • camera/film recorder operator (as John D. Aardal)
      • 2004
    • Treasure Planet (2002)
      Treasure Planet
      7.2
      • camera/film recorder operator (as John D. Aardal)
      • 2002
    • Chris Sanders in Lilo & Stitch (2002)
      Lilo & Stitch
      7.3
      • digital film recorder operator
      • 2002
    • Michael J. Fox, Leonard Nimoy, James Garner, John Mahoney, David Ogden Stiers, Jim Varney, Jacqueline Obradors, Steven Barr, Corey Burton, Claudia Christian, Jim Cummings, Phil Morris, Don Novello, Patrick Pinney, Florence Stanley, Cree Summer, and Natalie Strom in Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
      Atlantis: The Lost Empire
      6.9
      • camera/film recorder operator (as John D. Aardal)
      • 2001
    • David Spade in The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
      The Emperor's New Groove
      7.4
      • camera/film recorder operator (as John D. Aardal)
      • 2000
    • D.B. Sweeney in Dinosaur (2000)
      Dinosaur
      6.4
      • camera operator
      • 2000
    • Fantasia 2000 (1999)
      Fantasia 2000
      7.1
      • camera operator (as Johnny D. Aardal)
      • 1999
    • Minnie Driver, Tony Goldwyn, Wayne Knight, and Rosie O'Donnell in Tarzan (1999)
      Tarzan
      7.3
      • camera/film recorder operator (as John D. Aardal)
      • 1999
    • Ming-Na Wen, Lea Salonga, and Frank Welker in Mulan (1998)
      Mulan
      7.7
      • camera/film recorder operator
      • 1998
    • James Woods, Danny DeVito, Matt Frewer, Bobcat Goldthwait, Amanda Plummer, Rip Torn, Samantha Eggar, Tate Donovan, Josh Keaton, Roger Bart, Jim Cummings, Paddi Edwards, Susan Egan, Cheryl Freeman, LaChanze, Roz Ryan, Paul Shaffer, Carole Shelley, Vanéese Y. Thomas, and Lillias White in Hercules (1997)
      Hercules
      7.3
      • camera/film recorder operator
      • 1997
    • Kevin Kline, Demi Moore, Tom Hulce, Jason Alexander, Tony Jay, Paul Kandel, Charles Kimbrough, Frank Welker, and Mary Wickes in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
      The Hunchback of Notre Dame
      7.0
      • camera/film recorder operator
      • 1996

    Visual Effects

    • Fisher Stevens, John Stockwell, Raphael Sbarge, and Danielle von Zerneck in My Science Project (1985)
      My Science Project
      5.9
      • photographic effects
      • 1985
    • Tron (1982)
      Tron
      6.7
      • animation compositing camera
      • 1982

    Additional Crew

    • Joaquin Phoenix and Jeremy Suarez in Brother Bear (2003)
      Brother Bear
      6.9
      • digital film recorder operator
      • 2003

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