Richard Taylor (movies)

Richard Taylor (movies)

Richard Taylor is the creator and head of New Zealand film prop and special effects company Weta Workshop.

A close friend of Peter Jackson, he and his company created all of the props, costumes, prosthetics, miniatures and weaponry for Jackson's epic "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy. For his work on the three films, he shared in winning four Academy Awards. This included two for ' in Make Up and Visual Effects, and two for ' in Costume Design and Make Up.

Taylor can be seen and heard on all of "The Lord of the Rings" DVDs, in behind-the-scenes documentaries and on the audio commentaries on the extended edition DVDs. He even seems to have directed some of the trilogy's fight scenes.

He had a cameo appearance with Peter Jackson and other crew members in the special extended edition of "The Return of the King" as a Corsair pirate.

Weta Workshop has also worked on "". Richard Taylor and his crew designed and built all the armor, weapons and special props for the film. The company were also heavily involved in the making of Peter Jackson's interpretation of "King Kong" for which he won his fifth Academy Award, in Visual Effects.

Awards and Nominations

Academy Awards
* Nominated: Best Costume Design, "" (2001)
* Won: Best Makeup, ' (2001)"'
* Won: Best Special Visual Effect, ' (2001)"'
* Won: Best Makeup, ' (2003)"'
* Won: Best Costume Design, ' (2003)"'
* Won: Best Special Visual Effect, "King Kong" (2005)

External links

*
* [http://www.wetaworkshop.co.nz/about/crew/profile/richard_taylor Richard's] profile page at [http://www.wetaworkshop.co.nz/ Weta Workshop]


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