Neil Corbould (; born 24 December 1962) is a British special effects supervisor best known for his work on major blockbuster films such as ''

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'', '' Saving Private Ryan'', '' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'' and '' Black Hawk Down''. He is the brother of fellow special effects supervisors

Chris Corbould Christopher Charles Corbould, (; born 1958) is a British special effects coordinator best known for his work on major blockbuster films and the action scenes on 15 ''James Bond'' films since The Spy Who Loved Me. He has also worked extensivel ...

Paul Corbould Paul Corbould () is a British special effects supervisor best known for his work on major blockbuster films such as '' Children of Men'' (2006), '' Captain America: The First Avenger'' (2011), '' Thor: The Dark World'' (2013), and most recently ...

and

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Life and career

Corbould was born in London. He started his career in special effects in 1978 on '' Superman: The Movie''. This was followed by work on '' Saturn 3'', ''

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'', '' An American Werewolf in London'', '' Victor/Victoria'', ''

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''. In 1985, he started work on his first of three Bond films, as a technician on '' A View to a Kill'' and ''

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''. He was then given the opportunity of Supervising the floor effects on ''

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''. From 1990 to 1996 he worked on many films that included '' Highlander II: The Quickening'', '' City of Joy'', '' Cliffhanger'', ''

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'' and '' Muppet Treasure Island''. In 1995, he started on '' The Fifth Element'' which was his first film in the role of special effects supervisor for which he received a BAFTA. He went on to supervise the science fiction thriller '' Event Horizon'' which was followed by

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's ''Saving Private Ryan'', for which he received a second BAFTA. This was followed by ''

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epic ''Gladiator'' for which he won an

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. He also received double BAFTA nominations for ''Gladiator'' and for ''

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'' in the same year. This was followed by work on '' The Mummy Returns'' and then a second collaboration with

on ''Black Hawk Down'', which was filmed in Morocco. In 2002, he worked on Roland Emmerich's '' The Day After Tomorrow'' in Montreal, which earned him his third BAFTA. ''

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'' followed and, in 2005, he travelled to Australia to start work on '' Superman Returns''. For their work on ''Superman Returns'' the Special Effects team received both Oscar and BAFTA Nominations for their work. He also collaborated with

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on ''

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'' and ''

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''. In May 2007, he made his directorial debut filming the pop promo "The Price Ya Gotta Pay" for band Saints of Eden. In 2012, Corbould supervised the special effects on '' Red 2'', directed by

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and starting Bruce Willis,

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, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker,

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. Corbould has just produced his first movie, ''The Coward'', directed by David Roddham. Coward is a drama that takes us from the idyllic pastures of Ireland to the brutal and senseless trenches of the First World War. In 2013, Corbould was nominated for an

for the third time for the special visual effects for '' Snow White and the Huntsman''. Also in 2013, Corbould supervised the special effects on '' Hercules: The Thracian Wars'', directed by

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followed by ''

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'', which reunited him for the fourth time with director

. ''

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'', directed by

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was released in 2013. Corbould was part of the visual effects team that supervised the practical effects element of the movie and was instrumental in the process of getting ''

'' from script to screen. He worked closely with Tim Webber, the visual effects supervisor, in creating the visual effects for the movie. Due to the success of ''

'', Corbould received his fourth BAFTA award (8th BAFTA nomination) and his second Academy Award (4th

nomination). In 2016 he worked on '' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'' as Head of Special Effects.

Selected filmography

Special effects supervisor

* '' The Fifth Element'' (1997) * '' Saving Private Ryan'' (1998) * ''

'' (2000) * '' The Mummy Returns'' (2001) * '' Black Hawk Down'' (2001) * ''

'' (2005) * '' Superman Returns'' (2006) * ''

'' (2006) * '' Clash of the Titans'' (2010) * ''

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'' (2011) * '' Snow White and the Huntsman'' (2012) * '' World War Z'' (2013) * ''

'' (2013) * '' Exodus: Gods and Kings'' (2014) * '' The Martian'' (2015) * '' Alice Through the Looking Glass'' (2016) * '' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'' (2016) * '' Ready Player One'' (2018) * '' Mission: Impossible - Fallout'' (2018) * ''

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'' (2021) * '' Eternals'' (2021) * '' Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One'' (2023)

References

External links

* * http://oscar.go.com/nominees/visual-effects/snow-white-and-the-huntsman

* http://www.blogtalkradio.com/123-film/2013/03/20/proflieneil-corbouldsfx-superoscar-wingladiator {{DEFAULTSORT:Corbould, Neil Living people 1962 births Special effects coordinators Best Visual Effects Academy Award winners Best Visual Effects BAFTA Award winners Film people from London