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Paul Campion is an English/New Zealand film director, and screenwriter.
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Paul Campion is an English/New Zealand film director, and screenwriter.
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 .
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.
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.
| Year | Film | Type | Credit | Notes |
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| 2005 | Night of the Hell Hamsters | Short | Director, writer | Co-wrote with Mike Roseingrave and Hadyn Green |
| 2008 | Eel Girl | Short | Director, writer | Produced by Elisabeth Pinto and Jennifer Scheer |
| 2011 | The Devil's Rock | Feature | Director, writer | Co-wrote with Paul Finch and Brett Ihaka |
| 2016 | The Naughty List | Short | Director, writer, producer | Based on a short story by Brian Keene |
| 2019 | Back in Business | Short | Director, Producer | Written by Barri Costello |
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