Chris Evans

Christopher Leith Evans,^[1] occasionally credited as Chris Evans,^[2] is an American artist who worked on creating matte paintings for several films,^[1] including Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi^[2] and Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure.^[3]

Biography

Chris Evans was born in 1954 in Bremerton, Washington. After moving to Santa Monica, California, he would study at the University of California for several years under artists such as William Brice, James Valerio, and James Doolin, graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1980. He would later find a job as a matte painter for Industrial Light & Magic,^[1] where he would work on Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi^[2] and Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure,^[3] for which he received an Emmy Awards in 1985 under the category "Outstanding Special Visual Effects".^[4]

Works

Filmography

Year	Title	Contribution
1983^[5]	Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi	Matte painting artist^[2]
1984^[5]	Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure	Matte painting supervisor^[3]

Awards

Ceremony	Institution	Award	Film	Role	Result	Notes
37th Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Special Visual Effects for 1985	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences	Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure	Matte painting supervisor	Winner	Co-awarded to Jon Berg, John Ellis, Harvey Jessup, Dennis Muren, Michael Pangrazio, and Phil Tippett^[4]