John Richardson
- Known for
- Visual Effects
- Born
- June 10, 1946, Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK
- Movies
- 10
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.
Best-Known Movies
When Harry Left Hogwarts
2011
Inside Q's Lab
2000
Inside 'Moonraker'
2000
Inside 'Octopussy'
2000
Inside 'The Living Daylights'
2000
Inside 'Licence to Kill'
2000
The Omen Legacy
2001
Highly Classified: The World of 007
1998
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
2002
Building a Scene
2003
Filmography
| 2011 | When Harry Left Hogwarts | Self |
| 2003 | Building a Scene | |
| 2002 | Die Another Day: From Script to Screen | Self |
| 2001 | The Omen Legacy | Self |
| 2000 | Inside 'The Living Daylights' | Self |
| 2000 | Inside 'Licence to Kill' | Self |
| 2000 | Inside 'Moonraker' | Self |
| 2000 | Inside 'Octopussy' | Self |
| 2000 | Inside Q's Lab | Self |
| 1998 | Highly Classified: The World of 007 | Self |
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