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James Ojala

  • Make-Up Department
  • Special Effects
  • Producer
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James Ojala was born on 6 May 1977 in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. He is a producer, known for X-Men: Phán Xét Cuối Cùng (2006), 2012: Năm Đại Họa (2009) and Trò Chơi Ảo Giác: Kế Thừa (2010).
BornMay 6, 1977
BornMay 6, 1977
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations

    Known for

    Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Kelsey Grammer, Anna Paquin, Patrick Stewart, Ben Foster, James Marsden, Hugh Jackman, and Elliot Page in X-Men: Phán Xét Cuối Cùng (2006)
    X-Men: Phán Xét Cuối Cùng
    6.6
    • Makeup Department(Spectral Motion, Inc.)
    • 2006
    Osric Chau in 2012: Năm Đại Họa (2009)
    2012: Năm Đại Họa
    5.8
    • Special Effects
    • 2009
    Jeff Bridges, Olivia Wilde, and Garrett Hedlund in Trò Chơi Ảo Giác: Kế Thừa (2010)
    Trò Chơi Ảo Giác: Kế Thừa
    6.8
    • Makeup Department
    • 2010
    Bruce Bohne, Lisa Sheridan, and Jonah Beres in Strange Nature (2018)
    Strange Nature
    4.4
    • Makeup Department
    • 2018

    Credits

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    Makeup Department

    • Melanie
      • special makeup effects artist (as Jim Ojila)
      • Short
    • Conan O'Brien, Martin Herlihy, Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Bowen Yang in Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain (2023)
      Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
      6.0
      • Creature Effects Artist
      • 2023
    • Maggie Q in Fear the Night (2023)
      Fear the Night
      4.8
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2023
    • Anna Diop in Posies (2022)
      Posies
      6.0
      Short
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2022
    • Death Rider in the House of Vampires (2021)
      Death Rider in the House of Vampires
      3.5
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2021
    • The Deep Ones (2020)
      The Deep Ones
      4.1
      • creature effects
      • special makeup effects designer (as Jim Ojala)
      • 2020
    • Robert Belushi, Monique Coleman, Vince Donvito, and Jill-Michele Meleán in Witness Infection (2020)
      Witness Infection
      3.7
      • special makeup effects designer
      • special makeup effects supervisor (as Jim Ojala)
      • 2020
    • Verotika (2019)
      Verotika
      1.9
      • special makeup effects artist: "Drukija - Contessa of Blood" segment
      • 2019
    • Daniella Pineda and Miles Emmons in Mercy Black (2019)
      Mercy Black
      4.9
      • Creature Puppet Effects
      • 2019
    • Bruce Bohne, Lisa Sheridan, and Jonah Beres in Strange Nature (2018)
      Strange Nature
      4.4
      • special makeup effects artist
      • special makeup effects crew supervisor
      • 2018
    • Whitney Wagner in Epoch (2018)
      Epoch
      7.1
      Short
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2018
    • Totem (2017)
      Totem
      4.5
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2017
    • Jackals (2017)
      Jackals
      4.9
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2017
    • Small Shots (2017)
      Small Shots
      8.2
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2017
    • Samantha Lemole, Lesley Wolff, and Maxwell Acee Donovan in Doll (2016)
      Doll
      Short
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2016
    • Hartley Sawyer, Tina Casciani, Arden Cho, Myko Olivier, Anna Akana, and Anna Lore in Miss 2059 (2016)
      Miss 2059
      7.2
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2016

    Special Effects

    • The House in the Middle of Nowhere
      • special effects
      • Pre-production
    • The Waitress
      • special effects makeup
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Horntak
      • special effects supervisor
      • Post-production
    • Bad Face
      • special effects makeup
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Area 5150
      • special effects
      • Post-production
    • Meat Cleaver! (2024)
      Meat Cleaver!
      8.1
      Short
      • special effects
      • 2024
    • Courtney Halverson in Consumed (2024)
      Consumed
      3.7
      • special effects supervisor
      • 2024
    • Zombie Strain (2023)
      Zombie Strain
      7.3
      • special effects
      • 2023
    • Hadley Robinson in Appendage (2023)
      Appendage
      5.3
      • puppeteer
      • 2023
    • Tooth (2023)
      Tooth
      6.4
      Short
      • special effects
      • 2023
    • They Want Me Gone (2022)
      They Want Me Gone
      4.0
      • special effects supervisor
      • 2022
    • Georgina Campbell in Kẻ Man Rợ (2022)
      Kẻ Man Rợ
      7.0
      • lifecasting
      • 2022
    • Seaborne (2022)
      Seaborne
      Short
      • special effects: practical creature design
      • 2022
    • The Lizard Laughed (2022)
      The Lizard Laughed
      8.6
      Short
      • mummified corpse by
      • 2022
    • Sweetest Day - Proof of Concept
      Short
      • special effects makeup
      • 2022
    • Anna Diop in Posies (2022)
      Posies
      6.0
      Short
      • special effects coordinator
      • 2022
    • Death Rider in the House of Vampires (2021)
      Death Rider in the House of Vampires
      3.5
      • special effects supervisor
      • 2021
    • Crabs! (2021)
      Crabs!
      4.6
      • special effects technician
      • 2021
    • Thumb (2021)
      Thumb
      6.0
      Short
      • special effects
      • 2021
    • After That, We Didn't Talk (2020)
      After That, We Didn't Talk
      Short
      • special effects
      • 2020

    Producer

    • Crabs! (2021)
      Crabs!
      4.6
      • co-producer
      • 2021
    • Deathcember (2019)
      Deathcember
      4.6
      • co-producer (segment Operation Dolph)
      • 2019
    • The Radioactive Chicken Heads: Cluck at the Moon
      Music Video
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Bruce Bohne, Lisa Sheridan, and Jonah Beres in Strange Nature (2018)
      Strange Nature
      4.4
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Mickey Keating in The Core (2017)
      The Core
      7.9
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 2017–2018
    • Samantha Lemole, Lesley Wolff, and Maxwell Acee Donovan in Doll (2016)
      Doll
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • The Legion of Supervillains the Official Music Video
      • associate producer
      • 2013
    • The Radioactive Chicken Heads: Deviled Egg
      Music Video
      • producer
      • 2013
    • President Obamney
      Short
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Harvest
      Short
      • producer
      • 2011
    • Marvel Zombies: The Movie (2008)
      Marvel Zombies: The Movie
      5.9
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2008
    • Truthus: A Family Holiday
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2006
    • The Incredible Torture Trio
      7.6
      Short
      • co-producer (uncredited)
      • 2004
    • Danzig: Wicked Pussycat (2002)
      Danzig: Wicked Pussycat
      Music Video
      • producer
      • 2002
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

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    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative names
      • Jim O'Jala
    • Height
      • 1.78 m
    • Born
      • May 6, 1977
      • Duluth, Minnesota, USA
    • Other works
      Produced the Danzig music video, "Wicked Pussycat."

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Started with co-written public access show, "My Three Scums" in Duluth, Minnesota. The controversial horror/comedy show lasted from '96-'99 and gained Jim his first job with Troma.

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