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John Richardson
Visual Effects
Born June 10, 1946 in Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK
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. In 2019, he published the book "Making Movie Magic" which detailed his career in film.
Filmography
Harry Potter: The Official Film Podcast
Self - Special Effects Supervisor
When Harry Left Hogwarts
Self
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Building a Scene
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
Self
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
The Omen Legacy
Self
Inside 'The Living Daylights'
Self
Inside 'Licence to Kill'
Self
Inside 'Moonraker'
Self
Inside 'Octopussy'
Self
Inside Q's Lab
Self
Deep Blue Sea
Highly Classified: The World of 007
Self
Starship Troopers
Cliffhanger
Licence to Kill
Ladyhawke
The Watcher in the Woods
North Sea Hijack
Escape to Athena
Superman
Warlords of Atlantis
The People That Time Forgot
A Bridge Too Far
The Omen
Hennessy
Rosebud
Juggernaut
Phase IV
The Day of the Jackal
Scorpio
Young Winston
Straw Dogs
The Devils
Battle of Britain
Play Dirty
Duffy
Dark of the Sun