Colin Gibson (production designer)

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Colin Gibson is an Australian production designer. He is known for his collaborations with George Miller, including on Mad Max: Fury Road which resulted in winning the Academy Award for Best Production Design and an AACTA Award. Gibson's other work includes The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert , for which he shared a BAFTA award nomination with Owen Paterson.

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Career

Colin Gibson collaborated with George Miller on films, including Babe , Babe 2: Pig in the City , Happy Feet , Happy Feet Two ,[ citation needed ] and Mad Max: Fury Road. [1] [2] [3] [4] He also worked on The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert with Owen Paterson. [5]

Gibson designed the bus for the film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert [6] and all the vehicles in Mad Max: Fury Road. [7] He joined the production of the latter film in 2000, and first began building cars in 2003. The film soon entered development hell and did not resume production until 2011. [8] Director George Miller insisted that all the vehicles and props be fully functional, including a flame-throwing guitar that was played live. [9]

Awards

YearAwardResultTitleRef
1995 BAFTA Award for Best Production Design Nominated The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert [5]
2015Hollywood Production Design AwardWon Mad Max: Fury Road [1]
AACTA Award for Best Production Design Won [2]
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Production Design Won [3]
2016 Academy Award for Best Production Design Won [4]
2020 AACTA Award for Best Production Design in TelevisionNominated Operation Buffalo [ citation needed ]

References

  1. 1 2 Feinberg, Scott (5 October 2015). "Hollywood Film Awards: Honors Going to 'Furious 7,' 'Amy,' More (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 Maddox, Gary (30 November 2015). "AACTA Awards 2015: first round goes to Mad Max: Fury Road". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Colin Gibson". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Oscars: Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson Win Best Production Design for 'Mad Max: Fury Road'". The Hollywood Reporter. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Film in 1995". British Academy of Film and Television Arts . Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  6. ↑ Buckmaster, Luke (17 June 2015). "The Adventures of Priscilla – five things you didn't know about the Aussie hit". The Guardian . Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  7. ↑ Buckmaster, Luke (3 June 2015). "Mad Max: Fury Road: meet the Aussies behind the wheel of Furiosa's War Rig". The Guardian . Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  8. ↑ Guerrasio, Jason (13 May 2015). "Here's how the insane vehicles were created in 'Mad Max: Fury Road'". Business Insider . Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  9. ↑ Zalben, Alex (15 May 2015). "That Insane 'Mad Max' Flame-Throwing Guitar Is No CGI Trick — Here's How They Actually Made It". MTV . Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
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