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'''Simon Wicker''' is a [[digital matte painter]] who was credited on several episodes in [[series 3 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 3]] and [[series 4 (Doctor Who 2005)|4]] of the [[BBC Wales]] version of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. He shared a prestigious [[Visual Effects Society]] award with [[Charlie Bennett]], [[Tim Barter]] and [[Arianna Lago]] for their [[matte painting]]s on ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]''. Their win was the first for the ''Doctor Who'' visual effects team, after several failed nominations.


'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a [[digital matte painter]] who was credited on several episodes in [[series 3 (Doctor Who)|series 3]] and [[series 4 (Doctor Who)|4]] of the [[BBC Wales]] version of ''[[Doctor Who]]''.  He shared a prestigious [[Visual Effects Society]] award with [[Charlie Bennett]], [[Tim Barter]] and [[Arianna Lago]] for their [[matte painting]]s on ''[[Silence in the Library]]''. Their win was the first for the ''Doctor Who'' visual effects team, after several failed nominations.   
He was featured on ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' in the episode that accompanied ''[[Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)|Daleks in Manhattan]]''.


He was featured on ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' in the episode that accompanied ''[[Daleks in Manhattan]]''.
By 2014, Simon Wicker worked for [[Milk VFX]]. [[Murray Barber]] identified him as their "main matte painter",<ref name="cinefex">{{cite web|url=http://cinefex.com/blog/doctor-who/|title=Doctor Who – Timely Effects|author=Edwards, Graham|date of source=14 October 2014|website name=Cinefex Blog|accessdate=16 October 2018}}</ref> and he became the head of their digital matte painting department.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milk-vfx.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Regenerating-Doctor-Whos-Visual-Effects.pdf|title=Regenerating Doctor Who's Visual Effects|date of source=November 2015|website name=Milk VFX|accessdate=16 October 2018}}</ref>


Wicker's career extends back to the late [[1990s]], and has included work on ''[[wikipedia:Star Wars: Episode II|Star Wars: Episode II]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Band of Brothers (TV miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Tomb Raider: Cradle of Life|Tomb Raider: Cradle of Life]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest|Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest]]''.  
In 2017, Wicker created the environment for [[Villengard]], in ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'', with his team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milk-vfx.com/project/doctor-who-christmas-special/|title=Doctor Who Christmas Special 2017|website=Milk VFX|accessdate=16 October 2018}}</ref>
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Simon Wicker is a digital matte painter who was credited on several episodes in series 3 and 4 of the BBC Wales version of Doctor Who. He shared a prestigious Visual Effects Society award with Charlie Bennett, Tim Barter and Arianna Lago for their matte paintings on Silence in the Library. Their win was the first for the Doctor Who visual effects team, after several failed nominations.

He was featured on Doctor Who Confidential in the episode that accompanied Daleks in Manhattan.

By 2014, Simon Wicker worked for Milk VFX. Murray Barber identified him as their "main matte painter",[1] and he became the head of their digital matte painting department.[2]

In 2017, Wicker created the environment for Villengard, in Twice Upon a Time, with his team.[3]

Wicker's career extends back to the late 1990s, and has included work on Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, Band of Brothers, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Tomb Raider: Cradle of Life and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.

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  1. Edwards, Graham (14 October 2014). Doctor Who – Timely Effects. Cinefex Blog. Retrieved on 16 October 2018.
  2. Regenerating Doctor Who's Visual Effects. Milk VFX (November 2015). Retrieved on 16 October 2018.
  3. Doctor Who Christmas Special 2017. Retrieved on 16 October 2018.