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