Alex Funke

American photographer

Alex Funke (born October 12, 1944 in Santa Barbara, California) is a special effects photographer.

Career

He worked with Charles and Ray Eames for eleven years, a period he deemed important to his career success. His first Oscar was a shared one for Total Recall.[1] Funke became noted as an expert on miniatures[2] and was brought to New Zealand for work on The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.[3] At the 75th and 76th Academy Awards, he won Best Visual Effects for his work on The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, respectively. He shared both wins with Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri and Randall William Cook.

Selected filmography

  • 1977 – Powers of Ten
  • 1978 – Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)
  • 1979 – Buck Rogers
  • 1981 – Heavy Metal
  • 1988 – The Blob
  • 1989 – The Abyss
  • 1990 – Total Recall - Shared an Academy Special Achievement Award for this.
  • 1991 – Grand Canyon
  • 1992 – Freejack
  • 1992 – The Lawnmower Man
  • 1995 – The Indian in the Cupboard
  • 1995 – Waterworld
  • 1996 – Executive Decision
  • 1996 – The Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
  • 1997 – Starship Troopers
  • 1998 – Snake Eyes
  • 1998 – Mighty Joe Young
  • 1999 – Mystery Men
  • 2001 – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  • 2002 – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  • 2003 – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • 2005 – King Kong
  • 2008 – The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
  • 2015 – Fast & Furious 7
  • 2017 – Blade Runner 2049

References

  1. ^ Charles and Ray Eames: designers of the twentieth century by Pat Kirkham,pg 90
  2. ^ Peter Jackson: from Prince of splatter to Lord of the rings by Ian Pryor, pg 290
  3. ^ The Frodo Franchise: The Lord of the Rings and Modern Hollywood by Kristin Thompson, pg 306

External links

  • Alex Funke at IMDb
Awards for Alex Funke
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