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Bill Pearson(I)

  • Visual Effects
  • Property Department
  • Art Department
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Bill Pearson is known for Alien vs. Predator (2004), Casino Royale (2006) and Outland (1981). He died in March 2020 in the UK.
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Known for

Alien vs. Predator (2004)
Alien vs. Predator
5.7
  • Visual Effects(as William Pearson)
  • 2004
Daniel Craig and Eva Green in Casino Royale (2006)
Casino Royale
8.0
  • Visual Effects
  • 2006
Sean Connery in Outland (1981)
Outland
6.6
  • Visual Effects
  • 1981
Battlefield Earth (2000)
Battlefield Earth
2.5
  • Visual Effects
  • 2000

Credits

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Visual Effects

  • Violent Starr
    • modelmaker
    • Post-production
  • Sam Rockwell in Moon (2009)
    Moon
    7.8
    • miniature effects supervisor (uncredited)
    • 2009
  • Daniel Craig and Eva Green in Casino Royale (2006)
    Casino Royale
    8.0
    • visual effects model shop supervisor
    • 2006
  • Alien vs. Predator (2004)
    Alien vs. Predator
    5.7
    • miniatures supervisor: miniatures unit, UK (as William Pearson)
    • 2004
  • Battlefield Earth (2000)
    Battlefield Earth
    2.5
    • miniatures and special props supervisor
    • 2000
  • Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Ray Fearon, Danny John-Jules, Robert Llewellyn, and Norman Lovett in Red Dwarf (1988)
    Red Dwarf
    8.4
    TV Series
    • visual effects designer
    • 1999
  • Patrick Stewart and Vincent Kartheiser in Masterminds (1997)
    Masterminds
    5.3
    • model effects coordinator
    • 1997
  • Frank Zagarino in Shadowchaser (1992)
    Shadowchaser
    4.5
    Video
    • matte miniatures: Magic Camera Co.
    • 1992
  • Lars Ranthe, Jeannie Mortensen, and Jakob Christensen in Crash: The Menace from the Black Hole (1984)
    Crash: The Menace from the Black Hole
    7.6
    TV Series
    • model production & design
    • 1984
  • Captain Zep - Space Detective (1983)
    Captain Zep - Space Detective
    6.2
    TV Series
    • visual effects
    • 1983
  • Top of the Pops (1964)
    Top of the Pops
    6.9
    TV Series
    • visual effects
    • 1982
  • Sean Connery in Outland (1981)
    Outland
    6.6
    • supervising model maker
    • 1981
  • Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow, and Sam J. Jones in Flash Gordon (1980)
    Flash Gordon
    6.5
    • model maker
    • 1980
  • Alien (1979)
    Alien
    8.4
    • supervising model maker: miniature effects
    • 1979
  • Richard Burton in The Medusa Touch (1978)
    The Medusa Touch
    6.9
    • model maker (uncredited)
    • 1978

Property Department

  • Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Ray Fearon, Danny John-Jules, Robert Llewellyn, and Norman Lovett in Red Dwarf (1988)
    Red Dwarf
    8.4
    TV Series
    • model maker (as William Pearson)
    • 2012
  • Matthew Lillard, Saffron Burrows, and Freddie Prinze Jr. in Wing Commander (1999)
    Wing Commander
    4.4
    • senior model maker
    • 1999
  • The Secret Laughter of Women (1998)
    The Secret Laughter of Women
    6.0
    • special props (uncredited)
    • 1998
  • Frank Zagarino in Shadowchaser (1992)
    Shadowchaser
    4.5
    Video
    • special props (uncredited)
    • 1992
  • The Pope Must Diet (1991)
    The Pope Must Diet
    5.1
    • special props (uncredited)
    • 1991
  • Mel Gibson, Helena Bonham Carter, Glenn Close, Ian Holm, Alan Bates, and Paul Scofield in Hamlet (1990)
    Hamlet
    6.7
    • props (uncredited)
    • 1990

Art Department

  • Gravity (2013)
    Gravity
    7.7
    • prop modeller (as William Pearson)
    • 2013
  • Demons (2009)
    Demons
    6.0
    TV Mini Series
    • supervising propmaker
    • 2009
  • Sam Rockwell in Moon (2009)
    Moon
    7.8
    • supervising propmaker (uncredited)
    • 2009
  • Pierce Brosnan and Halle Berry in Die Another Day (2002)
    Die Another Day
    6.1
    • prop making senior modeller (as William Pearson)
    • 2002
  • Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant in Notting Hill (1999)
    Notting Hill
    7.2
    • set dresser (uncredited)
    • 1999
  • Matthew Lillard, Saffron Burrows, and Freddie Prinze Jr. in Wing Commander (1999)
    Wing Commander
    4.4
    • senior props / modeller
    • 1999
  • Space Precinct (1994)
    Space Precinct
    6.4
    TV Series
    • model designer
    • 1994–1995

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • William Pearson
  • Died
    • March 2020
    • UK(undisclosed)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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