Paul Campion (film director)

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Paul Campion

Paul Campion is an English/New Zealand film director, and screenwriter.

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Life and career

Born in England, Campion studied technical illustration at Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design. He began his career as a freelance illustrator and was represented by Folio Artists Agents in London. He created book cover illustrations for authors such as Wilbur Smith and Ben Elton.

In 1999 he completed a Master's degree in Computer Animation at Bournemouth University, [1] and then moved to New Zealand where he worked on Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, as a texture painter, creating digital textures for the Balrog, Mûmakil, Fellbeast, and Shelob.

He then worked as a matte painter on Sin City , Constantine , as a texture painter on The Waterhorse and the remake of The Dambusters , and as a concept artist on X-Men: The Last Stand , Dorian Gray , Clash of the Titans , and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader .

Short films

In 2006 Campion directed his first short film, the black comedy horror Night of the Hell Hamsters . In 2008 he followed this up with the short science fiction horror film Eel Girl , featuring special makeup effects by Weta Workshop. In 2016 Campion directed his third short film The Naughty List , based on a short story by author Brian Keene.

Feature films

In 2010 he wrote and directed his first feature film The Devil's Rock , co-written with Paul Finch and Brett Ihaka. Set in the Channel Islands during WW2, it tells the story of two New Zealand commandos who uncover a Nazi plot to summon up a demon, using a book of black magic.

Planned feature films

Filmography

YearFilmTypeCreditNotes
2005 Night of the Hell Hamsters ShortDirector, writerCo-wrote with Mike Roseingrave and Hadyn Green
2008 Eel Girl ShortDirector, writerProduced by Elisabeth Pinto and Jennifer Scheer
2011 The Devil's Rock FeatureDirector, writerCo-wrote with Paul Finch and Brett Ihaka
2016 The Naughty List ShortDirector, writer, producerBased on a short story by Brian Keene
2019 Back in Business ShortDirector, ProducerWritten by Barri Costello

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ↑ "3DA.com – Web Interview" Archived 20 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Goatman Terrorizes Dark Hollow". Dread Central. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "My Name is Brian Keene". Brian Keene. 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  4. ↑ "The Devil's Rock". Nexus. 16 October 2011. Archived from the original on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE DEAD HARVEY INTERVIEW with PAUL CAMPION". Dead Harvey. 28 July 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2008.
  6. ↑ "Award of Excellence – "The Naughty List" (UK)". One-Reeler Short Film Competition. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
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