Steve Beck

Born and raised in southern California, Steve Beck now makes his home in San Francisco.

Having attended the Arts College of Design in Pasadena with the intention of becoming an illustrator, Beck later served as visual effects art director for the Oscar winning features Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Hunt For Red October and The Abyss.

He directed his first full-length feature film in 2001 with Thir13en Ghosts, a modern day re-telling of a classic William Castle horror film about a family that inherits a spectacular old house from an eccentric uncle.

Beck followed this admirable debut a year later with Ghost Ship, another scare-fest starring Gabriel Byrne.

In 1983 he joined Robert Abel & Associates, then the world leader in visual effects for production of advertisements.

After winning several awards there, he was offered the chance to re-establish Industrial Light & Magic's art department in 1988.

Beck went on to become one of the most acclaimed advertisement directors and is consistently ranked among the best in the ad world each year. His work has garnered more than 50 awards at present.