Brian Johnson
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- 29 juin 1939 · Surrey, England, UK
- 15 juin 2026
Biographie
Brian Johncock (born 29 June 1939) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects. He changed his surname to Johnson during the 1960s. Joining the team of special effects artist Les Bowie, Johnson started his career behind the scenes for Bowie Films on productions such as On the Buses, and for Hammer Films. He is known for his special effects work on TV series including Thunderbirds (1965–66) and films including Alien (1979), for which he received the 1980 Academy Award for Best Visual Effects (shared with H. R. Giger, Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Ayling and Nick Allder). Previously, he had built miniature spacecraft models for Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Johnson's work on Space: 1999 influenced the effects of the Star Wars films of the 1970s and 1980s. Impressed by his work, George Lucas visited Johnson during the production of the TV series to offer him the role of effects supervisor for the 1977 film. Having already been commissioned for the second series of Space: 1999, Johnson was unable to accept at the time. He worked on the sequel, The Empire Strikes Back (1980), whose special effects were recognised in the form of a 1981 Special Achievement Academy Award (which Johnson shared with Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren and Bruce Nicholson).
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Filmographie
- Space: 1999 4K Double Bill - Breakaway and The Metamorph · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City · Special Effects Assistant
- Prisoners in Space · Special Effects
- The Eagle Obsession · En personne
- Century 21 Revisited · En personne
- 2001: Creating Kubrick’s Space Odyssey · En personne
- Family Vanished · Det. Flynn
- Century 21 Slough · En personne
- This Is Supermarionation · Special Effects
- Filmed in Supermarionation · En personne
- The Beast Within: Making Alien · En personne
- 2001: The Making of a Myth · En personne
- Les Experts · Brad Malone
- The Alien Legacy · En personne
- Space Truckers · Special Effects, Visual Effects Supervisor
- Highlander 3 · Visual Effects Supervisor
- Their Finest Hour · Scénario
- Caged Fury · Stunts
- Slipstream · Special Effects, Visual Effects Supervisor
- Aliens, le retour · Special Effects
- Drôles d'espions · Special Effects
- L'Histoire sans fin · Special Effects
- Krull · Special Effects
- The Pirates of Penzance · Special Effects Supervisor
- Soleil noir · Special Effects
- Countdown to Disaster · Special Effects
- Le Dragon du lac de feu · Special Effects
- SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back · En personne
- Alien Attack · Special Effects
- L'Empire contre-attaque · Special Effects
- Alien, le huitième passager · Special Effects, Special Effects Supervisor
- La Grande Menace · Special Effects Supervisor
- La Malédiction de la Panthère rose · Special Effects
- The Glitterball · Special Effects
- The Day After Tomorrow: Into Infinity · Special Effects
- Cosmos 1999 · Visual Effects Director
- Quand les dinosaures dominaient le monde · Special Effects
- Une messe pour Dracula · Special Effects
- Alerte satellite 02 · Special Effects
- 2001 : L'Odyssée de l'espace · Special Effects
- Les monstres de l'espace · Special Effects Assistant
- Thunderbirds: Security Hazard · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: The Cham-Cham · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: Martian Invasion · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: Attack of the Alligators! · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: Brink of Disaster · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: The Duchess Assignment · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: Move - And You're Dead · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: Danger at Ocean Deep · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: Cry Wolf · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: The Man from MI.5 · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: The Imposters · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: City of Fire · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: The Mighty Atom · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: Vault of Death · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: Operation Crash-Dive · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: Sun Probe · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: The Uninvited · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: End of The Road · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: Desperate Intruder · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: 30 Minutes After Noon · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: Day of Disaster · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: Edge of Impact · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: Terror In New York City · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: The Perils of Penelope · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: Pit of Peril · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds, les sentinelles de l'air · Special Effects
- Les premiers hommes dans la lune · Special Effects Assistant
- Le Baiser du vampire · Special Effects Assistant
- Le Fantôme de l'Opéra · Special Effects
- Le Fascinant Capitaine Clegg · Special Effects Assistant
- Le jour où la Terre prit feu · Special Effects Assistant
- Terreur sur le Trollenberg · Special Effects Assistant
- La Marque · Special Effects Assistant