Paul Franklin

Paul J. Franklin (* 1966 in Cheshire , England ) is a British film technician who specializes in visual effects .

Life

Franklin began his career in the film business in the mid-1990s. He's worked with director Christopher Nolan since Batman Begins in 2005 . For their joint films Inception and Interstellar , he was awarded an Oscar in the category Best Visual Effects in 2011 and 2015 respectively . He is one of the best visual effects supervisors in the world.

Filmography (selection)

• 1995: Hackers - On the FBI's network (Hackers)
• 1996: The English Patient (The English Patient)
• 1997: A Case for the Borrowers
• 1998: Invasion: Earth (TV series)
• 1999: Simon Magus
• 2000: Pitch Black - Planet of Darkness (Pitch Black)
• 2000: The Tenth Kingdom (The 10th Kingdom)
• 2000: The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz (The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz)
• 2000: Randall & Hopkirk - Detective Agency with a Ghost (Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased), TV series)
• 2000: The man of the 1000 Miracle (The Miracle Maker)
• 2000: The Klumps Family and the Mad Professor (Nutty Professor II: The Klumps)
• 2001: Duell - Enemy at the Gates (Enemy at the Gates)
• 2001: The Tailor of Panama (The Tailor of Panama)
• 2001: Corelli's mandolin
• 2001: Revelation (Revelation)
• 2002: Under the sign of the dragonfly (Dragonfly)
• 2002: Below
• 2002: James Bond 007 - Die Another Day
• 2003: Johnny English - The Spy Who Broken It (Johnny English)
• 2003: To Kill a King
• 2003: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen)
• 2004: Resident Evil: Apocalypse
• 2005: Sahara - Adventure in the desert (Sahara)
• 2005: Batman Begins
• 2006: The Da Vinci Code (The Da Vinci Code)
• 2007: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• 2008: The Dark Knight
• 2009: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• 2010: Inception
• 2012: The Dark Knight Rises
• 2014: Interstellar

Awards

• 2006: BAFTA Award : Nomination for Best Visual Effects for Batman Begins
• 2008: Satellite Awards : Nomination for Best Visual Effects for The Dark Knight
• 2009: BAFTA Award : Nomination in the category Best Visual Effects for The Dark Knight
• 2009: Oscar : Nomination for Best Visual Effects for The Dark Knight
• 2010: Satellite Awards : Inception was nominated for Best Visual Effects
• 2010: Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards : Best Visual Effects Award for Inception
• 2011: Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards : Best Visual Effects Award for Inception
• 2011: BAFTA Award : Award in the Best Visual Effects category for Inception
• 2011: Oscar : Best visual effects award for Inception
• 2015: Oscar : Best Visual Effects Award for Interstellar

Web links

• Paul J. Franklin in the Internet Movie Database (English)