Joss Williams
Joss Williams (* around 1960 in Taplow , Buckinghamshire , England ; † around 2020 ) was a special effects artist who for Hugo the Oscar was awarded.
Life
At the age of 16 he went to the Netherlands to work as a visual effects assistant for the film The Bridge of Arnhem . From 1984 other films followed such as Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom , Aliens - The Return , Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Alien 3 . In his first films he was assistant, later head of the special effects division .
In 1999 he was nominated for the British Academy Film Award in the category Best Visual Effects for Sleepy Hollow along with Jim Mitchell, Kevin Yagher and Paddy Eason . This was followed by other nominations for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , The Bourne Ultimatum, and in 2011 Hugo Cabret . Together with Robert Legato , Ben Grossman and Alex Henning, he received the Oscar for Hugo Cabret in the category Best Visual Effects .
Filmography
- 1984: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- 1985: James Bond 007 - A View to a Kill
- 1986: Aliens - The Return (Aliens)
- 1987: James Bond 007 - The Living Daylights
- 1988: Willow
- 1989: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- 1990: The Old Man and the Sea (The Old Man and the Sea)
- 1992: Alien 3
- 1992: Year of the Comet
- 1993: In the Name of the Father
- 1993: Son of the Pink Panther (Son of the Pink Panther)
- 1994: Black Beauty
- 1995: Judge Dredd
- 1996: Hamlet
- 1996: White Squall (White Squall)
- 1997: Oscar and Lucinda
- 1997: Mortal Kombat 2 - Annihilation
- 1997: The Butcher Boy
- 1998: With umbrella, charm and bowler hat (The Avengers)
- 1998: Herring on the Pants (The Revengers' Comedies)
- 1999: Sleepy Hollow
- 1999: Plunkett & Macleane - Against Death and the Devil (Plunkett & Macleane)
- 2001: Band of Brothers - We Were Like Brothers (Band of Brothers) (2 episodes)
- 2002: The Thief of Monte Carlo (The Good Thief)
- 2002: Bad Company - The world is in good hands (Bad Company)
- 2004: Troy (Troy)
- 2005: Munich (Munich)
- 2005: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- 2005: A Sound of Thunder
- 2006: Miss Potter
- 2006: Flight 93 (United 93)
- 2007: Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
- 2007: Elizabeth : The Golden Age
- 2007: The Star Wanderer (Stardust)
- 2007: The Bourne Ultimatum (The Bourne Ultimatum)
- 2008: Hellboy II: The Golden Army
- 2008: Bank Job (The Bank Job)
- 2008: John Rambo (Rambo)
- 2010: The Pacific (10 episodes)
- 2010: Green Zone
- 2011: WE
- 2011: Hugo Cabret (Hugo)
- 2012: Dark Shadows
Web links
- Joss Williams in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Brian Selznick , Martin Scorsese , David Serlin, Jaap Buitendijk: The Hugo Movie Companion. A Behind the Scenes Look at How a Beloved Book Became a Major Motion Picture , page 192 Scholastic Press , 2011, ISBN 978-0545331555
- ↑ Oscars In Memoriam 2020
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Williams, Joss |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Special effects artist |
DATE OF BIRTH | around 1960 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Taplow , Buckinghamshire , England |
DATE OF DEATH | around 2020 |