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Biography
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.
Awards & recognition
- Special Achievement Academy Award · 1979
Filmography14 titles

Home Beyond the Sun
2004Director, Producer
2004Director, Producer

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006Special Effects Supervisor
2006Special Effects Supervisor

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975Special Effects
1975Special Effects

Superman
1978Special Effects Supervisor
1978Special Effects Supervisor

Moonwalker
1988Director
1988Director

X-Men
2000Special Effects Coordinator
2000Special Effects Coordinator

Superman II
1980Special Effects Supervisor
1980Special Effects Supervisor

Shoot 'Em Up
2007Special Effects Coordinator
2007Special Effects Coordinator

Superboy
Director
Director

The Pacifier
2005Special Effects Coordinator
2005Special Effects Coordinator

Lisztomania
1975Special Effects
1975Special Effects

Condorman
1981Special Effects Supervisor
1981Special Effects Supervisor

Curtains
1983Special Effects
1983Special Effects

Saturn 3
1980Special Effects
1980Special Effects