John Richardson
Known for: Visual Effects
Born: June 9, 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.
Known for
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When Harry Left Hogwarts
Self
Inside Q's Lab
Self
Inside 'Moonraker'
Self
Inside 'Octopussy'
Self
Inside 'The Living Daylights'
Self
Inside 'Licence to Kill'
Self
Highly Classified: The World of 007
Self
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
Self
The Omen Legacy
Self
Building a Scene
Cliffhanger
Special Effects Coordinator
Hennessy
Special Effects
Licence to Kill
Visual Effects
Straw Dogs
Special Effects
Escape to Athena
Special Effects
The People That Time Forgot
Special Effects Supervisor
The Omen
Special Effects
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Special Effects Supervisor
Young Winston
Special Effects
The Day of the Jackal
Special Effects
Rosebud
Special Effects
Deep Blue Sea
Special Effects Supervisor
Warlords of Atlantis
Visual Effects Supervisor
A Bridge Too Far
Special Effects Supervisor