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Colin Chilvers

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Colin Chilvers
Born1945 (1945)
Died (aged 79)
Occupation(s)Television and music video director, special effects coordinator

Colin Chilvers (1945 – 19 November 2024) was an English television and music video director and special effects coordinator. He is known for his work on The Rocky Horror Picture Show[1] (1975), Superman (1978), Condorman (1981), and X-Men[2] (2000).

Chilvers directed the "Smooth Criminal" segment from Michael Jackson's Moonwalker.[3] When working with Michael Jackson, Chilvers told Rolling Stone, "I showed Michael a movie that I felt would fit the theme of the piece, The Third Man. He loved the look of it, that sort of film-noir look, so we used that to get the camera man to light it in a similar way."[4]

Chilvers won a Special Achievement Academy Award in 1979 for Superman.[5]

Chilvers died at his home on 19 November 2024, at the age of 79.[6]

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References

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  1. ^ "America's Film Legacy". google.com.
  2. ^ "Special effects magician Colin Chilvers". CHCH - Your Superstation.
  3. ^ Variety Staff. "Moonwalker". Variety.
  4. ^ "5. "Smooth Criminal" (1988)". Rolling Stone.
  5. ^ "Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, Derek Meddings, Zoran Perisic Academy Awards Acceptance Speech". oscars.org. Margaret Herrick Library - Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.
  6. ^ Culic, James (19 November 2024). "Fort Erie loses a legend, Colin Chilvers dies at 79". Fort Erie Radio. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  7. ^ "1979 Film Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema - BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Colin Chilvers". GRAMMY.com. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
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