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 20012011 A Bridge Too Far 1977 and Aliens 1986 For the latter he won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the 1987 ceremony1 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