John Allison (special effects designer)

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John Allison is an American special effects designer. He has worked on educational projects for PBS as well as science fiction and action series such as Sliders and V.I.P.

Awards[edit]

Nominated[edit]

• 1989: Nominated to the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Special Visual Effects for the episode "The Geometry of Life" in the documentary TV series The Infinite Voyage

Won[edit]

• 1981: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Creative Technical Crafts for premiere episode "The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean" in the documentary TV series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage. Shared with:
  • Adolf Schaller (astronomical artist)
  • Don Davis (astronomical artist)
  • Rick Sternbach (astronomical artist)
  • Jon Lomberg (astronomical artist)
  • Anne Norcia (astronomical artist)
  • Ernie Norcia (astronomical artist)
• 1985: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects (as director/designer/supervisor of visual effects) for the effects on the documentary TV series The Brain (aired 1983–1985).

External links[edit]

• John Allison at IMDb
• Official website^{[dead link]}

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