Neil Krepela

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).[1][2]

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.[3] 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.[3]

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).[2] He has another daughter (born 1982) from his previous marriage.[2]

Selected filmography

Award nominations

References
  1. Krepela Family – Fifteenth Generation. In: krepela.us, access date 15 January 2021.
  2. Krepela Family – Sixteenth Generation. In: krepela.us, access date 15 January 2021.
  3. ASC Close-Up: Neil Krepela. In: ascmag.com, 27 February 2018.
  4. The 57th Academy Awards 1985. In: oscars.org, access date 15 January 2021.
  5. The 66th Academy Awards 1994. In: oscars.org, access date 15 January 2021.
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