Helman also served as visual effects supervisor on Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on July 5th, 1959. He received a Masters of Arts in Education from Cal Poly Pomona, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Composition from UCLA. Helman joined Industrial Light & Magic in 1996 as a Sabre Department Supervisor. He won an Academy Award in Best Visual Effects for his work in War of The Worlds.
Pablo-Jill's name is in tribute to Helman's. According to Helman on the Attack of The Clones DVD commentary, the bronzium busts in the Jedi Archives include himself, George Lucas, Rob Coleman, and John Knoll.