Brian Smithies

Special Effects
Visual Effects
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Brian Smithies was born on 5 December 1941 in the Dominican Republic. He is an assistant director, known for GoldenEye (1995), The Dark Crystal (1982) and Aliens (1986). He was previously married to Gillian A. Pettifer and Diane J. Grist.

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Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
- 3 nominations total

Known for

GoldenEye

7.2

Visual Effects

1995

The Dark Crystal

7.1

Visual Effects

1982

Aliens

8.4

Visual Effects

1986

Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)

Superman

7.4

Visual Effects

1978

Credits

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Special Effects

U.F.O.
5.1
- special effects crew
- 1993
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
6.6
- special effects
- 1993
The Deceivers
5.9
- special effects
- 1988
The Living Daylights
6.7
- special effects
- 1987
Lorca and the Outlaws
3.3
- miniature effects supervisor
- 1984
Amadeus
8.4
- special effects
- 1984
The Great Muppet Caper
7.1
- special effects supervisor
- 1981
Clash of the Titans
6.9
- floor & physical effects
- 1981
Wombling Free
4.9
- special effects
- 1977
Aces High
6.6
- special effects technician (uncredited)
- 1976
Shout at the Devil
6.2
- special effects technician (uncredited)
- 1976
The Great McGonagall
4.7
- senior special effects technician (uncredited)
- 1975
The Man with the Golden Gun
6.7
- special effects technician (uncredited)
- 1974
The Land That Time Forgot
5.7
- special effects technician (uncredited)
- 1974
Phase IV
6.4
- special effects technician (uncredited)
- 1974

Visual Effects

Die Another Day
6.1
- senior modeler: model unit
- 2002
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
7.7
- senior modeller: motion control & model unit
- 2001
The World Is Not Enough
6.4
- senior visual effects technician: model unit
- 1999
Tomorrow Never Dies
6.5
- workshop supervisor: model unit
- 1997
GoldenEye
7.2
- modeller head of department
- 1995
The NeverEnding Story III
3.2
- visual effects art director
- 1994
Shadowchaser
4.5
Video
- model and effects supervisor
- 1992
The BFG
6.7
- title pyrotechnic special effects
- 1989
Sky Bandits
4.7
- model effects supervisor
- 1986
Aliens
8.4
- miniature floor effects supervisor: visual effects
- 1986
Sweet Dreams
7.0
- visual effects
- 1985
Dune
6.2
- model unit supervisor
- 1984
Octopussy
6.5
- model effects supervisor
- 1983
The Dark Crystal
7.1
- director: miniature effects unit
- special visual effects
- 1982
Dracula
6.5
- models
- 1979