Richard Taylor
- Costume & make-up
- February 8, 1965 · Cheadle, Cheshire, England, UK
Biography
Richard Taylor is a New Zealand filmmaker born on February 8, 1965 in England. He is the founder, creative director and head of New Zealand film prop and special effects company Wētā Workshop.
Known for
Filmography
- TAISU PROJECT · Director
- No Way to Make a Living: A Look Back at 'The Frighteners' · Self
- Dune · Special Effects
- Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex · Self
- Reggie & Thunderbirds: No Strings Attached
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies · Costume Design
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug · Costume Design
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey · Creature Design, Costume Designer
- Daybreakers · Makeup Effects
- Avatar · Conceptual Design
- District 9 · Effects Supervisor
- Bitch Slap · Other
- The WotWots · Creator
- RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” · Self, Art Direction
- Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' · Self
- The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' · Self
- The Making of 'The Return of the King' · Self
- King Kong · Creature Technical Director, Makeup Supervisor
- A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' · Self
- The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision · Self
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King · Corsair of Umbar (uncredited), Costume Design
- Perfect Strangers · Makeup Effects Designer
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers · Costume Design, Makeup Supervisor
- The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script · Self
- The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design · Self
- The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth · Self
- The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale · Self
- The Fellowship of the Ring: Big-atures · Self
- The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On.. · Self
- Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring · Self
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring · Costume Design, Makeup Supervisor
- Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' · Self, director of WETA Workshop
- Quest for the Ring · Self
- The Making of 'The Frighteners' · Self
- Saving Grace · Special Effects
- Forgotten Silver · First Aviator (uncredited)
- The Ugly · Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Hercules: The Legendary Journeys · Special Effects Key Makeup Artist
- Sex, Drugs and Soft Toys - The Making of Meet the Feebles · Self
- Hard-Wired Humanity · Effects Supervisor