John Richardson

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.

Cast

When Harry Left Hogwarts

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Inside Q's Lab

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Inside 'Moonraker'

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Inside 'Octopussy'

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Inside 'The Living Daylights'

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Inside 'Licence to Kill'

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Highly Classified: The World of 007

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Die Another Day: From Script to Screen

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The Omen Legacy

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Building a Scene

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Crew

Cliffhanger

Special Effects Coordinator

Hennessy

Special Effects

Licence to Kill

Visual Effects

Straw Dogs

Special Effects

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Special Effects Supervisor

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

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Special Effects Supervisor

Young Winston

Special Effects

Rosebud

Special Effects

The Day of the Jackal

Special Effects

Deep Blue Sea

Special Effects Supervisor

Warlords of Atlantis

Visual Effects Supervisor

A Bridge Too Far

Special Effects Supervisor

Ladyhawke

Special Effects Supervisor

Juggernaut

Special Effects

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Special Effects Supervisor

North Sea Hijack

Special Effects Supervisor

Phase IV

Special Effects

Superman

Special Effects

Starship Troopers

Special Effects Supervisor

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Special Effects Supervisor

The Devils

Special Effects

The Watcher in the Woods

Special Effects

Duffy

Special Effects

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Special Effects Supervisor

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Special Effects Supervisor

Scorpio

Special Effects

Battle of Britain

Special Effects Assistant

Play Dirty

Special Effects

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Special Effects Supervisor