John Richardson
- Known for
- Visual Effects
- Born
- June 10, 1946
- Place of birth
- Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK
Biography
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.
Movies with John Richardson
- When Harry Left Hogwarts 2011 · ★ 7.2
- Inside Q's Lab 2000 · ★ 5.3
- Inside 'Moonraker' 2000 · ★ 6.8
- Inside 'Octopussy' 2000 · ★ 6.2
- Inside 'The Living Daylights' 2000 · ★ 6.7
- Inside 'Licence to Kill' 2000 · ★ 7.4
- The Omen Legacy 2001 · ★ 7.0
- Highly Classified: The World of 007 1998 · ★ 7.0
- Die Another Day: From Script to Screen 2002 · ★ 6.5
- Building a Scene 2003 · ★ 5.0