Visual Effects
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.
Titles
Harry Potter: The Official Film Podcast
2026
When Harry Left Hogwarts
2011
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
2002
Inside 'The Living Daylights'
2000
Highly Classified: The World of 007
1998
The Omen Legacy
2001
Inside 'Licence to Kill'
2000
Inside 'Moonraker'
2000
Inside Q's Lab
2000
Inside 'Octopussy'
2000
Building a Scene
2003