John Richardson | |
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| Born | 1946 (age 77–78) |
| Occupation | Special effects supervisor |
| Awards | |
John Richardson (born 1946 in England) is a British special effects supervisor. He is best known for his work on the James Bond film series (at least Casino Royale, Moonraker, Octopussy, A View to a Kill and Die Another Day), all the Harry Potter film series (2001-2011), A Bridge Too Far (1977) and Aliens (1986). For the latter, he won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the 1987 ceremony.[1] He won the BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects for his work on the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011), for which he was also nominated for an Academy Award at the 2012 ceremony.[2][3]
In 2019, he published the book "Making Movie Magic" which detailed his career in film.
Filmography
- 1967: Casino Royale (special effects - uncredited)
- 1968: Duffy (special effects)
- 1969: Battle of Britain (special effects assistant - uncredited)
- 1970: Leo the Last (special effects supervisor)
- 1970: The Railway Children (special effects)
- 1971: The Devils (special effects)
- 1971: Straw Dogs (special effects)
- 1972: Young Winston (special effects)
- 1973: The Day of the Jackal (special effects: England)
- 1974: Mahler (special effects)
- 1974: Callan (special effects)
- 1974: Phase IV (special effects)
- 1974: Juggernaut (special effects)
- 1974: The Little Prince (special effects)
- 1975: Rosebud (special effects)
- 1975: Rollerball (special effects)
- 1975: Hennessy (special effects)
- 1975: Royal Flash (special effects)
- 1975: Lucky Lady (special effects)
- 1976: The Omen (special effects)
- 1977: A Bridge Too Far (special effects supervisor)
- 1977: The People That Time Forgot (special effects supervisor: Spain)
- 1978: Warlords of Atlantis (special effects supervisor)
- 1978: Superman (special effects: Canada and New York)
- 1979: North Sea Hijack (supervisor of special effects and special sequences)
- 1979: Escape to Athena (special effects)
- 1979: Moonraker (special effects)
- 1980: The Watcher in the Woods (special effects)
- 1980: Raise the Titanic (special effects - uncredited)
- 1982: Five Days One Summer (special effects supervisor)
- 1983: Octopussy (special effects supervisor)
- 1983: Slayground (special effects)
- 1985: Ladyhawke (special effects supervisor)
- 1985: A View to a Kill (special effects supervisor)
- 1986: Aliens (special effects supervisor)
- 1987: The Living Daylights (special visual effects)
- 1988: Willow (special effects supervisor)
- 1989: Licence to Kill (special visual effects)
- 1990: Treasure Island (special effects supervisor)
- 1991: Highlander II: The Quickening (special effects designer)
- 1992: Far and Away (special effects supervisor: Ireland)
- 1992: Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (special effects supervisor)
- 1993: Cliffhanger (special effects coordinator)
- 1993: Ghost in the Machine (special effects consultant)
- 1994: Love Affair (special effects supervisor)
- 1995: Bushwhacked (special effects supervisor)
- 1997: Starship Troopers (special effects supervisor)
- 1999: Deep Blue Sea (special effects supervisor)
- 2000: The Family Man (special effects coordinator - uncredited)
- 2001: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (special effects supervisor)
- 2002: Men in Black II (creature coordinator)
- 2002: Enough (special effects coordinator)
- 2002: Die Another Day (model effects supervisor)
- 2002: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (special effects supervisor)
- 2004: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (special effects supervisor)
- 2005: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (special effects supervisor)
- 2007: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (special effects supervisor)
- 2009: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (special effects supervisor)
- 2010: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (special effects supervisor)
- 2011: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (special effects supervisor)
References
- ↑ "The 59th Academy Awards (1987) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
- ↑ "The 84th Academy Awards (2012) Nominees". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ↑ Academy Awards 2012 | Road to the Oscars - IMDb
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