Making Movie Magic

A Lifetime Creating Special Effects for James Bond, Harry Po

John Richardson, Richard Donner

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The History Press Ltd
01 December 2019

Film movie production: technical skills; Autobiography: arts & entertainment

John Richardson is an Oscar-winning special effects supervisor and designer, who has been involved in over 60 movies, including nine James Bond adventures, all seven Harry Potter films, Aliens, Superman, A Bridge Too Far, Straw Dogs, The Omen, Cliffhanger, Far and Away, Willow ... and many, many others. In creating the magic that flows through these films, be it by means of creating huge explosions, beheading a man, producing futuristic gadgets, making a man fly or breathing life into creatures that both amaze and haunt us, Richardson holds a unique place in cinema history. The son of pioneering F/X technician Cliff Richardson, he learned his trade at the feet of a master of the craft, and by building on his father's early work and pushing boundaries further, Richardson not only delivered the end result but also ensured that none of his stars were ever injured. With over five decades of adventures under his belt, and a vast photographic collection of unseen pictures, Richardson now lifts the lid on his exciting and fascinating career of creating movie magic. AUTHOR: John Richardson has enjoyed a 50-year career in the film business as an acclaimed special effects technician and supervisor. He has been Oscar-nominated five times and won for Aliens in 1986. Of the sixty-plus films he has worked on, nine were James Bond adventures; he designed the effects on all seven Harry Potter films and then there was Superman, A Bridge Too Far, Willow, The Omen and Straw Dogs to name but a few... 100 colour and 100 b/w images

By: John Richardson
Foreword by: Richard Donner
Imprint: The History Press Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 245mm, Width: 190mm,
ISBN: 9780750991230
ISBN 10: 0750991232
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 December 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Other merchandise
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

John Richardson has enjoyed a fifty-seven-year career in the film business as an acclaimed special effects technician and supervisor, working on well over 100 films and several of cinema's biggest franchises. He has been Oscar-nominated six times and won for Aliens in 1986.