John Richardson (special effects designer)

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John Richardson
Born (1946-06-10) June 10, 1946 (age 78)
Occupation Special effects supervisor
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John Richardson (born June 10, 1946 in England) is a British special effects supervisor. He is best known for his work on the James Bond film series ( Casino Royale , Moonraker , Octopussy , A View to a Kill , The Living Daylights , Licence to Kill , Tomorrow Never Dies , The World Is Not Enough 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]

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On 13 August 1976, while working on A Bridge Too Far (released 1977), he was the driver of a car in the Netherlands involved in an accident, resulting in the death of his girlfriend, Liz Moore.

In 2019, he published the book "Making Movie Magic" which detailed his career in film.

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References

  1. "The 59th Academy Awards (1987) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  2. "The 84th Academy Awards (2012) Nominees". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  3. Academy Awards 2012 | Road to the Oscars - IMDb

John Richardson at IMDb