Jon Farhat is a motion picture visual effects supervisor and second unit director who was nominated at the 67th Academy Awards for the film '' The Mask '' , in the category of Best Visual Effects . His nomination was shared with Tom Bertino , Scott Squires and Steve ' Spaz ' Williams . He was nominated for two BAFTA awards for Visual Effects for '' The Mask '' and '' The Nutty Professor '' Prior production roles included art director , matte painting , conceptual illustrator and storyboard artist dating back to 1992 . Between 2012-2014 , he served briefly as executive vice president of Red Digital Cinema Camera Company . A commercial helicopter pilot , Farhat pioneered research and developed systems and flight planning interfaces for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles , specializing in fully autonomous flight systems
67th Academy Awards
67th Academy Awards
Jon Farhat