Christian Rivers, the Glossary
Christian Rivers is a New Zealand storyboard artist, visual effects supervisor, special effects technician, and director.[1]
Table of Contents
52 relations: Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, Avro Lancaster, Box-office bomb, Braindead (film), Contact (1997 American film), David Frost, Deborah Forte, Diagnosis: Death, Film director, Fran Walsh, Heavenly Creatures, Hercules and the Lost Kingdom, King Kong (2005 film), Les Munro, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, Mel Gibson, Mortal Engines, Mortal Engines (film), Nigger (dog), Paul Brickhill, Pete's Dragon (2016 film), Peter Bromhead, Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens, Previsualization, Special effects supervisor, Stephen Fry, Storyboard artist, StudioCanal, Stuff (website), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Dam Busters (film), The Frighteners, The Hobbit (film series), The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Independent, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lovely Bones (film), The Post (New Zealand newspaper), The Warrior's Way, The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep, Universal Pictures, Visual effects supervisor, War Office, Wētā Workshop, Wellington, ... Expand index (2 more) »
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Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
The Academy Award for Best Visual Effects is presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for the best achievement in visual effects.
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Avro Lancaster
The Avro Lancaster is a British Second World War heavy bomber.
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Box-office bomb
A box-office bomb, box-office flop, box-office failure, or box-office disaster is a film that is unprofitable or considered highly unsuccessful during its theatrical run.
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Braindead (film)
Braindead (also known as Dead Alive in North America) is a 1992 New Zealand zombie comedy splatter film directed by Peter Jackson, produced by Jim Booth, and written by Stephen Sinclair, Fran Walsh, and Jackson based on an original story idea by Sinclair.
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Contact is a 1997 American science fiction drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis, based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Carl Sagan.
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David Frost
Sir David Paradine Frost (7 April 1939 – 31 August 2013) was a British television host, journalist, comedian and writer.
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Deborah Forte
Deborah Forte is an American producer of family television series and movies, websites and digital media including Clifford the Big Red Dog, Clifford's Puppy Days, Maya & Miguel, WordGirl, The Magic School Bus, the series Goosebumps, Sony's films Goosebumps and Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, Horrible Histories, Dragon, I Spy, The Baby-Sitters Club, The Golden Compass, and Astroblast.
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Diagnosis: Death
Diagnosis: Death is a 2009 horror comedy film made in New Zealand, directed by Jason Stutter, co-written by Stutter and Raybon Kan, and features three members of the TV-series Flight of the Conchords, Bret McKenzie in a substantial role and cameos by Jemaine Clement and Rhys Darby.
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Film director
A film director is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision.
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Fran Walsh
Dame Frances Rosemary Walsh (born 10 January 1959) is a New Zealand screenwriter and film producer.
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Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures is a 1994 New Zealand biographical film directed by Peter Jackson, from a screenplay he co-wrote with his partner, Fran Walsh.
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Hercules and the Lost Kingdom
Hercules and the Lost Kingdom is the second television movie in the syndicated fantasy series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.
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King Kong (2005 film)
King Kong is a 2005 epic adventure monster film co-written, produced, and directed by Peter Jackson.
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Les Munro
Squadron Leader John Leslie Munro, (5 April 1919 – 4 August 2015) was a Royal New Zealand Air Force pilot during World War II and the last surviving pilot of the Dambusters Raid of May 1943.
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Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre
The Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre is an aviation museum in East Kirkby, Lincolnshire, England.
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Mel Gibson
Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an American actor and film director.
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Mortal Engines
Mortal Engines is a young-adult science fiction novel by Philip Reeve, published by Scholastic UK in 2001.
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Mortal Engines (film)
Mortal Engines is a 2018 post-apocalyptic steampunk film directed by Christian Rivers from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson, based on the 2001 novel of the same name by Philip Reeve.
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Nigger (dog)
Nigger was a male black labrador retriever belonging to Wing Commander Guy Gibson of the Royal Air Force, and the mascot of No. 617 Squadron.
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Paul Brickhill
Paul Chester Jerome Brickhill (20 December 191623 April 1991) was an Australian fighter pilot, prisoner of war, and author who wrote The Great Escape, The Dam Busters, and Reach for the Sky.
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Pete's Dragon (2016 film)
Pete's Dragon is a 2016 American fantasy adventure film directed by David Lowery, written by Lowery and Toby Halbrooks, and produced by James Whitaker.
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Peter Bromhead
Peter Bromhead (born 31 May 1933) is a New Zealand commercial interior designer, cartoonist and illustrator.
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Peter Jackson
Sir Peter Robert Jackson (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter and producer. Christian Rivers and Peter Jackson are new Zealand film directors.
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Philippa Boyens
Philippa Jane Boyens (born 1963) is a New Zealand screenwriter who co-wrote the screenplay for ''The Lord of the Rings'' series, King Kong, The Lovely Bones, and the three-part film series The Hobbit.
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Previsualization
Previsualization (also known as previsualisation, previs, previz, pre-rendering, preview or wireframe windows) is the visualizing of scenes or sequences in a movie before filming.
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Special effects supervisor
A special effects supervisor, also referred to as a special effects director, special effects coordinator or SFX supervisor, is an individual who works on a commercial, theater, television or film set creating special effects.
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Stephen Fry
Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director, narrator, and writer.
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Storyboard artist
A storyboard artist (sometimes called a story artist or visualizer) creates storyboards for advertising agencies and film productions.
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StudioCanal
StudioCanal S.A.S. (formerly known as Le Studio Canal+, Canal Plus, Canal+ Distribution, Canal+ D.A., and Canal+ Production, and also known as StudioCanal International) is a French film production and distribution company.
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Stuff (website)
Stuff is a New Zealand news media website owned by newspaper conglomerate Stuff Ltd (formerly called Fairfax).
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a 2005 high fantasy film directed by Andrew Adamson, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ann Peacock and the writing team of Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, based on the 1950 novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the first published and second chronological novel in the children's book series The Chronicles of Narnia by C.
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The Dam Busters (film)
The Dam Busters is a 1955 British epic docudrama war film starring Richard Todd and Michael Redgrave, that was directed by Michael Anderson.
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The Frighteners
The Frighteners is a 1996 supernatural comedy horror film directed by Peter Jackson and co-written with Fran Walsh.
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The Hobbit (film series)
The Hobbit is a series of three fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson.
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a 2012 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Jackson, and Guillermo del Toro.
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is a 2014 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Jackson, and Guillermo del Toro.
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a 2013 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Jackson, and Guillermo del Toro, based on the 1937 novel The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien.
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The Independent
The Independent is a British online newspaper.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Jackson, based on 1954's The Fellowship of the Ring, the first volume of the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Jackson.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is a 2002 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair, and Jackson, based on 1954's The Two Towers, the second volume of the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien.
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The Lovely Bones (film)
The Lovely Bones is a 2009 supernatural drama film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay he co-wrote with Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens.
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The Post (New Zealand newspaper)
The Post (formerly and still commonly referred to as The Dominion Post) is a metropolitan daily newspaper published in Wellington, New Zealand.
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The Warrior's Way
The Warrior's Way is a 2010 New Zealand-South Korean fantasy action film written and directed by Sngmoo Lee and starring Jang Dong-gun, Kate Bosworth, Geoffrey Rush, Danny Huston and Tony Cox.
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The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (stylised on-screen as simply The Water Horse) is a 2007 fantasy drama film directed by Jay Russell and written by Robert Nelson Jacobs, based on Dick King-Smith's children's novel The Water Horse.
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Universal Pictures
Universal City Studios LLC, doing business as Universal Pictures (informally as Universal Studios or also known simply as Universal) is an American film production and distribution company that is a division of Universal Studios, which is owned by NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast.
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Visual effects supervisor
In the context of film and television production, a visual effects supervisor is responsible for achieving the creative aims of the director or producers through the use of visual effects.
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War Office
The War Office has referred to several British government organisations in history, all relating to the army.
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Wētā Workshop
Wētā Workshop is a special effects and prop company as well as video game developer based in Miramar, Wellington, in New Zealand, that produces effects for television and film.
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Wellington
Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand.
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WingNut Films
WingNut Films Productions Ltd is a New Zealand production company based in Wellington, with other offices in Hollywood, United States, London, United Kingdom, and Melbourne, Australia; notably for producing and collaborating predominantly with filmmaker Peter Jackson, especially on The Lord of the Rings.
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Zane Weiner
Zane David Weiner is a film producer most known for his work with director Peter Jackson, serving as production manager for ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy, and as producer for the three-part ''The Hobbit'' film series.
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See also
New Zealand storyboard artists
- Christian Rivers
- Jared Lane