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