John Richardson
Visual Effects
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.
Known for
2011When Harry Left Hogwarts
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2003Building a Scene
2002Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
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2001The Omen Legacy
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2000Inside Q's Lab
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2000Inside 'Moonraker'
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2000Inside 'Octopussy'
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2000Inside 'The Living Daylights'
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2000Inside 'Licence to Kill'
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1998Highly Classified: The World of 007
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