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Visual Effects

Dave Brain

Career

Active from 1982 to 2003, with a break from 1983 to 1996, with up to 1 main title a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 5.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dave Brain Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    0.7, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    1.6, average 5.3
  • Tension
    2.3, average 6.0
  • Psychological
    2.0, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

      Movies and TV shows

      21
      Type
      Role
      Score
      Decade
      Genre
      Group by

      2020s

      5 titles
      Doppelgänger
      Doppelgänger (2026)

      Visual Effects

      Worry Time
      Worry Time (2026)

      Visual Effects

      Goodbye Forever Maybe?
      Goodbye Forever Maybe? (2024)

      VFX Artist

      Saving Elodie
      Saving Elodie (2022)

      VFX Artist

      Iris
      Iris (2021)

      Visual Effects

      2000s

      2 titles · average score 65
      I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown
      I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (2003)
      GoodWatch score 68

      Animation

      Tom Sawyer
      Tom Sawyer (2000)
      GoodWatch score 63

      Animation Director

      1980s

      7 titles · average score 70
      Snoopy: The Musical
      Snoopy: The Musical (1988)
      GoodWatch score 70

      Animation

      Cathy
      Cathy (1987)

      Animation

      Fitness and Me: Why Exercise?
      Fitness and Me: Why Exercise? (1984)

      Animation

      A Family Circus Easter
      A Family Circus Easter (1982)

      Director

      Stanley, the Ugly Duckling
      Stanley, the Ugly Duckling (1982)

      Animation

      Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody
      Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody (1982)

      Animation

      A Chipmunk Christmas
      A Chipmunk Christmas (1981)
      GoodWatch score 70

      Animation

      1970s

      6 titles · average score 68
      Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies
      Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies (1979)

      Animation

      The Little Rascals' Christmas Special
      The Little Rascals' Christmas Special (1979)

      Animation

      The Mouse and His Child
      The Mouse and His Child (1977)
      GoodWatch score 63

      Animation

      Free to Be… You and Me
      Free to Be… You and Me (1974)
      GoodWatch score 79

      Animation

      The Mad Magazine TV Special
      The Mad Magazine TV Special (1974)

      Animation

      Is It Always Right to Be Right?
      Is It Always Right to Be Right? (1970)
      GoodWatch score 62

      Animation

      1960s

      1 title
      Vicious Cycles
      Vicious Cycles (1967)

      Cinematography