Frederick G. Alba, also credited as Eric Alba, is a visual effects artist who worked on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek Generations, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager between 1993 and 1995. He was credited as a visual effects associate on TNG: "All Good Things..." and as a visual effects assistant on VOY: "Caretaker"; his contributions to Deep Space Nine and Generations were not credited.

Alba began his visual effects career as a VTR operator and editor working for National Video Post. In 1993 he joined the Star Trek visual effects staff. During his Star Trek tenure, he received Emmy Award certificates for his contributions to "All Good Things..." and "Caretaker". At this time he used the name Frederick G. Alba; in later work, he used (and continues to use) the name Eric Alba.

In 1995, Alba began working for Northwest Imaging and FX as a visual effects supervisor and producer. While at Northwest, he worked as a visual effects supervisor on the television series Sliders, Strange Luck, American Gothic, Profit, Highlander, Sabrina the Teenage Witch and The Burning Zone, as well as several TV movies (including the 1996 Doctor Who TV movie).

From 1998 to 1999, Alba worked for Digital Anvil as a facility visual effects producer and game art production manager. While with Digital Anvil, he served as facility visual effects producer for the film Wing Commander.

In the late '90s and early '00s, Alba was a facility visual effects supervisor/producer for Paramount Studios Digital Design, Xaos Inc., Silicon Illusions and Charlex. He also worked as the head of 3D production and as a producer for Imagineasia.

From 2003 to 2005, Alba worked as post-production and visual effects supervisor on the PBS/National Geographic documentary series Strange Days on Planet Earth. His work on this series was nominated for an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Graphic & Artistic Design category.

Since 2006, Alba has been a freelance visual effects supervisor and producer, working primarily on short-form projects such as commercials and music videos. Recent long-form projects include episodes of Gossip Girl and The Sopranos, as well as the films Inside Man and Drive Angry.

External links Edit

• 24LiesPerSecond.com - official site
• Eric Alba at the Internet Movie Database
• Eric Alba at LinkedIn.com