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Making Movie Magic
Making Movie Magic

Making Movie Magic

A Lifetime Creating Special Effects for James Bond, Harry Potter, Superman and More

PERFORMING ARTS

288 Pages, 7.48 x 9.65

Formats: Cloth, EPUB

Cloth, $47.95 (US $47.95) (CA $64.95)

Publication Date: October 2019

ISBN 9780750991230

Rights: US & CA

The History Press (Oct 2019)

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Overview

A personal insight into the career of the special effects supervisor for nine Bond films and all seven Harry Potter movies

JOHN RICHARDSON is an Oscar-winning special effects supervisor and designer, who has been involved in over 100 movies, including nine James Bond adventures, all eight Harry Potter films, Aliens, Superman, A Bridge Too Far, Straw Dogs, The Omen, Cliffhanger, Far and Away, Willow . . . and many, many more. In creating the magic that flows through these films – by creating huge explosions, beheading people, producing futuristic gadgets, making a man fly or breathing life into creatures that amaze and haunt us – Richardson has come to hold a unique place in cinema history.The son of pioneering FX technician Cliff Richardson, he learned his trade at the feet of a master of the craft. 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 making movie magic.

Author Biography

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.