Christopher Townsend
Christopher Townsend (* in England ) is a British VFX supervisor who was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Visual Effects in 2014 for Iron Man 3 .
Life
He studied graphic design at Coventry University and graduated in 1988. In 1995, he went to Industrial Light & Magic , where he has been involved in films such as Congo , Deep Impact and Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones . In 2006 he left the company to work as a freelance VFX supervisor . In that capacity, he worked on such films as Journey to the Center of the Earth , X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and Captain America: The First Avenger .
2014 he was together with Guy Williams , Erik Nash and Daniel Sudick for Iron Man 3 for the Oscar in the category visual effects best nominated.
Filmography (special effects)
- 1995: Congo
- 1996: Daylight
- 1996: Eraser
- 1996: Mission: Impossible
- 1997: Flubber
- 1997: The Lost World: Jurassic Park (The Lost World: Jurassic Park)
- 1998: Deep Impact
- 1999: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace)
- 2000: Space Cowboys
- 2001: AI - Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- 2002: Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
- 2003: Hulk
- 2004: The Day After Tomorrow
- 2005: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)
- 2005: The Island (The Iceland)
- 2005: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
- 2006: Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man's Chest
- 2008: Journey to the Center of the Earth (Journey to the Center of the Earth)
- 2009: Ninja Assassin
- 2009: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
- 2010: Percy Jackson - Thieves in Olympus (Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief)
- 2010: Super Hybrid
- 2011: Captain America: The First Avenger
- 2013: Iron Man 3
- 2015: Avengers: Age of Ultron
- 2017: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- 2019: Captain Marvel
Web links
- Christopher Townsend in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Image Conscious: A conversation with visual effects supervisor Christopher Townsend. September 7, 2011, accessed January 6, 2015 .
- ^ Cov Uni graduate in the running for an Oscar. (No longer available online.) February 25, 2014, formerly in the original ; accessed on January 6, 2015 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ IRON MAN 3: Christopher Townsend - Production VFX Supervisor. May 6, 2013, accessed January 6, 2015 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Townsend, Christopher |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British film technician for visual effects |
DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
PLACE OF BIRTH | England |