Christian Rivers
Christian Rivers is a New Zealand film technician and director specializing in visual effects . Rivers, who works for Weta Digital and Weta Workshop , was awarded an Oscar in 2006 for his work on King Kong .
Life
Since the film Braindead , Rivers has worked as a visual effects supervisor on every film that director Peter Jackson first met when he was 17. In 2005 he received the Oscar for Best Visual Effects for his work on Jackson's King Kong with Joe Letteri , Brian Van't Hul and Richard Taylor . In the film, Rivers also made a brief cameo as a soldier.
Since 2015 he has also appeared as a director. Rivers made his directorial debut in the film implementation of the novel Mortal Engines . Peter Jackson was also involved in the project as a writer and producer.
Filmography (selection)
Visual effects
- 1997: Contact
- 2001: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)
- 2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)
- 2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
- 2005: King Kong
- 2007: My friend, the water dragon (The Water Horse)
- 2009: In my Heaven (The Lovely Bones)
- 2010: Diagnosis: Death
- 2010: The Warrior's Way
- 2012: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Special effects
- 1992: Braindead
- 1994: Hercules and the Lost Kingdom ( Hercules and the Lost Kingdom , TV film)
- 2005: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)
- 2010: Diagnosis: Death
Director
- 2015: Feeder (short film)
- 2018: Mortal Engines: War of the Cities (Mortal Engines)
Awards
- 2006: BAFTA Award : Best Visual Effects Award for King Kong
- 2006: Oscar : Award for Best Visual Effects for King Kong
Web links
- Christian Rivers in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Christian River at nzonscreen.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Extended Version (DVD) - Documentary
- ↑ 2005 - 78th Acadamy Awards . In: awardsdatabase.oscars.org, accessed June 12, 2005.
- ↑ Mike Fleming Jr: Peter Jackson & Fran Walsh Rev 'Mortal Engines'; Directing Debut For 'Hobbit' VFX Protege Christian Rivers . In: Deadline.com of October 24, 2016
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Rivers, Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand film technician and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |