John Frazier
John R. Frazier (born September 23, 1944 in Richmond , California , USA ) is an American special effects artist who has participated in numerous film and television productions. In 2005 he won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects for Spider-Man 2 .
Life
John Frazier grew up in Los Angeles and attended Canoga Park High School there . He then studied civil engineering at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College.
Frazier first came into contact with special effects when he was working in the props department while working at the Haunted House nightclub . The owner of the club then referred him to NBC in 1963 . From 1970 Frazier was involved in over seventy film productions in the special effects , later also in a leading position. He now lives in Los Angeles and is actively involved in several ongoing productions (as of 2009).
Awards
John Frazier was nominated nine times for an Oscar, but it wasn't until 2005 that he received the award in the category of Best Visual Effects for Spider-Man 2 . A total of around 25 nominations were made for important film prizes such as the Oscar , Saturn Award , BAFTA Award , VES Award or the Golden Satellite Award .
- 1997: BAFTA Award in the Best Visual Effects category for Twister
- 2001: BAFTA Award in the Best Visual Effects category for The Storm
- 2005: Oscar for Best Visual Effects for Spider-Man 2
- 2005: Saturn Award in the Best Special Effects category for Spider-Man 2
- 2008: Saturn Award in the category Best Special Effects for Transformers
Filmography (selection)
- 1977: Hill of Bloody Eyes
- 1980: The unbelievable journey in a crazy plane
- 1983: Dr. Detroit
- 1985: The hit
- 1986: Pretty in Pink
- 1986: Ferris turns blue
- 1986: The Incredible Kidnapping of Mad Mrs. Stone
- 1987: The stone garden
- 1987: Baby Boom - A nice present
- 1988: Great Outdoors - Holidays for three
- 1989: Pink Cadillac
- 1990: Rookie - The Beginner
- 1992: Basic Instinct
- 1992: Merciless
- 1994: speed
- 1995: Outbreak - silent killers
- 1995: Waterworld
- 1996: Twister
- 1998: Armageddon - The Last Judgment
- 1999: The ghost castle
- 2000: the storm
- 2000: Almost Famous
- 2000: Cast Away
- 2001: Pearl Harbor
- 2002: Spider-Man
- 2002: xXx - Triple X
- 2003: Bad Boys II
- 2004: Spider-Man 2
- 2005: xXx 2 - The Next Level
- 2005: Stealth - Under the Radar
- 2006: Poseidon
- 2006: Déjà Vu - a race against time
- 2007: Spider-Man 3
- 2007: Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End
- 2007: Transformers
- 2007: Operation: Kingdom
- 2008: Hancock
Web links
- John Frazier in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- John Frazier, Spider-Man 3 SFX Supervisor - Video dated May 2, 2007, John Frazier explains one of the special effects from Spider-Man 3
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Frazier, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Frazier, John R. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American special effects artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 23, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Richmond , California , USA |