Colin Chilvers (1945 – 19 November 2024) was an English television and music video director and special effects coordinator. He is known for his work on The Rocky Horror Picture Show[1] (1975), Superman (1978), Condorman (1981), and X-Men[2] (2000).
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| Born | 1945 London, England |
| Died | (aged 79) Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Television and music video director, special effects coordinator |
Chilvers directed the "Smooth Criminal" segment from Michael Jackson's Moonwalker.[3] When working with Michael Jackson, Chilvers told Rolling Stone, "I showed Michael a movie that I felt would fit the theme of the piece, The Third Man. He loved the look of it, that sort of film-noir look, so we used that to get the camera man to light it in a similar way."[4]
Chilvers won a Special Achievement Academy Award in 1979 for Superman.[5]
Chilvers died at his home in Fort Erie, Ontario, on 19 November 2024, at the age of 79.[6][7][8]
Awards
edit- Winner of Special Achievement Academy Award 1979 for Superman
- Winner of BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award 1979 for Superman [9]
- Nominated for Grammy Award 1989 for "Moonwalker" [10]
References
edit- ^ "America's Film Legacy". google.com.
- ^ "Special effects magician Colin Chilvers". CHCH - Your Superstation.
- ^ Variety Staff. "Moonwalker". Variety.
- ^ "5. "Smooth Criminal" (1988)". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, Derek Meddings, Zoran Perisic Academy Awards Acceptance Speech". oscars.org. Margaret Herrick Library - Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.
- ^ Culic, James (19 November 2024). "Fort Erie loses a legend, Colin Chilvers dies at 79". Fort Erie Radio. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (22 November 2024). "Colin Chilvers, Visual Effects Veteran and Oscar Winner for 'Superman,' Dies at 79". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ Evans, Greg (22 November 2024). "Colin Chilvers Dies: Oscar-Winning VFX Director Who Helped Christopher Reeve Fly and Michael Jackson Lean Into 'Smooth Criminal' Was 79". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "1979 Film Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema - BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ "Colin Chilvers". GRAMMY.com. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
External links
edit- Official website
- Colin Chilvers at IMDb
- Colin Chilvers technician videography - Music Video DataBase
- Colin Chilvers discography at Discogs
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