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