Michael Dawson (special effects artist)
Michael Dawson (born September 15, 1958 in London ) is a British special effects artist .
Life
Dawson has been a special effects artist since 1978. Some of the most famous films in which Dawson has worked include Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), its successors Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), Green Zone (2010) and Snow White and the Huntsman from 2012. For the latter, he was nominated for an Oscar in 2013 for Best Visual Effects .
Filmography (selection)
- 1978: Superman
- 1979: Dracula
- 1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark (Raiders of the Lost Ark)
- 1983: Return of the Jedi (Return of the Jedi)
- 1983: Never Say Never (Never Say Never Again)
- 1984: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- 1984: Electric Dreams
- 1985: James Bond 007 - A View to a Kill
- 1985: Oz - A Fantastic World (Return to Oz)
- 1986: Link - The Butler (Link)
- 1988: Wrong Game with Roger Rabbit (Who Framed Roger Rabbit)
- 1989: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- 1990: Air America
- 1992: Year of the Comet
- 1992: Alien 3 (Alien³)
- 1992: The Patriot Games
- 1993: Son of the Pink Panther (Son of the Pink Panther)
- 1993: In the Name of the Father
- 1994: Black Beauty
- 1995: Judge Dredd
- 1995: Mortal Kombat
- 1996: White Squall (White Squall)
- 1996: Hamlet
- 1997: The Butcher Boy
- 1998: With umbrella, charm and bowler hat (The Avengers)
- 1999: Sleepy Hollow
- 2002: The Thief of Monte Carlo (The Good Thief)
- 2004: Troy (Troy)
- 2005: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- 2005: A Sound of Thunder
- 2005: Munich (Munich)
- 2006: Flight 93 (United 93)
- 2006: Miss Potter
- 2007: The Bourne Ultimatum (The Bourne Ultimatum)
- 2007: Deadly Promises - Eastern Promises (Eastern Promises)
- 2007: Elizabeth : The Golden Age
- 2007: Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
- 2008: John Rambo (Rambo)
- 2008: Hellboy II: The Golden Army
- 2010: Green Zone
- 2010: Alice in Wonderland (Alice in Wonderland)
- 2010: Clash of the Titans (Clash of the Titans)
- 2010: The Pacific (miniseries)
- 2011: The Devil's Double
- 2011: Companions (War Horse)
- 2012: Wrath of the Titans (Wrath of the Titans)
- 2012: Snow White and the Huntsman
- 2014: Maleficent - The Dark Fairy (Maleficent)
- 2015: Pan
- 2015: In the Heart of the Sea
Web links
- Michael Dawson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dawson, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British special effects artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 15, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England |