Michael Fink, VES is an esteemed Visual Effects Supervisor who has created groundbreaking effects for over 40 years, with credits on WarGames, Batman Returns, Braveheart, X-Men, X-Men 2, Constantine, Avatar, and Life of Pi. An Academy Award winner, he is now Professor Emeritus at USC's School of Cinematic Arts. Although he has completed his term on the Executive Committee of the Academy's Visual Effects Branch, he remains active on the Branch Executive Committee, contributing ideas for the Academy Museum. A founding member and longtime Board Director of the Visual Effects Society, he has also been honored as a VES Fellow.