Sense of Scale

Buckaroo Banzai Declassified

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

The Making of '1941'

Interstellar

Avatar

The Space-Watch Murders

Dark Star

Greg Jein (born October 31, 1945, in Los Angeles, US; died May 22, 2022, in Los Angeles) was a Chinese American model designer who created miniatures for use in the special effects portions of many films and television series, beginning in the 1970s. Jein was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for his work on the films Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) and 1941 (1979), and also nominated for an Outstanding Special Visual Effects Emmy for his work on Angels in America.
Jein was a graduate of Dorsey High School in the Crenshaw district of Los Angeles, and of California State University, Los Angeles.



Gregory Jein

Acted in

Sense of Scale

Buckaroo Banzai Declassified

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

The Making of '1941'