Colin Chilvers
Directing · Director · Special Effects · Special Effects Coordinator
London, United Kingdom
Active 1971–2024 · Awards: Special Achievement Academy Award
Colin Chilvers (1945 – 19 November 2024) was a British visual effects pioneer who earned a Special Achievement Academy Award in 1979 for making Superman fly. He also directed the "Smooth Criminal" segment in Michael Jackson's Moonwalker.
Filmography
Shoot 'Em Up (2007) - Special Effects CoordinatorSuperman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006) - Special Effects SupervisorThe Pacifier (2005) - Special Effects CoordinatorHome Beyond the Sun (2004) - Director · ProducerX-Men (2000) - Special Effects CoordinatorHIStory on Film, Volume II (1997) - DirectorHIStory on Film, Volume II (1997) - DirectorMoonwalker (1988) - DirectorWar of the Worlds (1988) - DirectorSuperboy (1988) - DirectorKingdom Chums - Little David's Adventure (1986) - DirectorCurtains (1983) - Special EffectsCondorman (1981) - Special Effects SupervisorSuperman II (1980) - Special Effects SupervisorSaturn 3 (1980) - Special EffectsSuperman (1978) - Special Effects SupervisorThe Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) - Special EffectsLisztomania (1975) - Special EffectsMurphy's War (1971) - Special Effects