William Mesa

Long considered one of the most innovative visual effects directors in the industry, William Mesa made his name as Vice-President of Introvision. While at Introvision, he was the supervisor/director of visual effects for such diverse films as Rob Reiner's Stand By Me, Stallone's Rambo III (1988); Sam Raimi's Darkman (1990) and Army of Darkness (1992); Andy Davis' Under Siege (1992); Bruce Beresford's Driving Miss Daisy (1989), and Peter Weir's Fearless (1993). William directed the effects work on Andy Davis's Mega-hit The Fugitive (1993). He was instrumental in the now-legendary train crash with Harrison Ford. William has been the recipient of many awards over the years. In 1988, William received the Technical Achievement Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. In 1993, he received a British Academy Award Nomination for Best Visual Effects on the Fugitive. He has won three Emmy Awards for his visual effects on the CBS telefilm, Miracle Landing (1990), the Hallmark H