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.
When Harry Left Hogwarts
(Self)
Inside Q's Lab
(Self)
Inside 'Moonraker'
(Self)
Inside 'Octopussy'
(Self)
Inside 'The Living Daylights'
(Self)
Inside 'Licence to Kill'
(Self)
Highly Classified: The World of 007
(Self)
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
(Self)
The Omen Legacy
(Self)
Building a Scene
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)