Richard Taylor

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Richard Taylor is a New Zealand filmmaker born on February 8, 1965 in England. He is the founder, creative director and head of New Zealand film prop and special effects company Wētā Workshop.

Filmography

• TAISU PROJECT (2024)
• No Way to Make a Living: A Look Back at 'The Frighteners' (2022)
• Dune (2021)
• Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex (2015)
• Reggie & Thunderbirds: No Strings Attached (2015)
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
• Daybreakers (2010)
• Avatar (2009)
• District 9 (2009)
• Bitch Slap (2009)
• RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” (2008)
• Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' (2006)
• The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' (2006)
• The Making of 'The Return of the King' (2006)
• King Kong (2005)
• A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' (2004)
• The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision (2003)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
• Perfect Strangers (2003)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
• The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script (2002)
• The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design (2002)
• The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth (2002)
• The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale (2002)
• The Fellowship of the Ring: Big-atures (2002)
• The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On.. (2002)
• Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
• Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' (2001)
• Quest for the Ring (2001)
• The Making of 'The Frighteners' (1998)
• Saving Grace (1998)
• Forgotten Silver (1997)
• The Ugly (1997)
• Sex, Drugs and Soft Toys - The Making of Meet the Feebles (1989)
• Hard-Wired Humanity