Colin Chilvers Explained

Colin Chilvers
Birth Place:	London, England
Death Place:	Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada
Occupation:	Television and music video director, special effects coordinator

Colin Chilvers (1945 – 19 November 2024) was an English television and music video director and special effects coordinator. He is known for his work on The Rocky Horror Picture Show^[1] (1975), Superman (1978), Condorman (1981), and X-Men^[2] (2000).

Chilvers directed the "Smooth Criminal" segment from Michael Jackson's Moonwalker.^[3] When working with Michael Jackson, Chilvers told Rolling Stone, "I showed Michael a movie that I felt would fit the theme of the piece, The Third Man. He loved the look of it, that sort of film-noir look, so we used that to get the camera man to light it in a similar way."^[4]

Chilvers won a Special Achievement Academy Award in 1979 for Superman.^[5]

Chilvers died at his home in Fort Erie, Ontario, on 19 November 2024, at the age of 79.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Awards

• Winner of Special Achievement Academy Award 1979 for Superman
• Winner of BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award 1979 for Superman ^[9]
• Nominated for Grammy Award 1989 for "Moonwalker" ^[10]

External links

• • • Colin Chilvers technician videography - Music Video DataBase

Notes and References

1. Web site: America's Film Legacy. google.com.
2. Web site: Special effects magician Colin Chilvers. CHCH - Your Superstation.
3. Web site: Moonwalker. Variety Staff. Variety.
4. Web site: 5. "Smooth Criminal" (1988). Rolling Stone.
5. Web site: Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, Derek Meddings, Zoran Perisic Academy Awards Acceptance Speech . Margaret Herrick Library - Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. oscars.org.
6. Web site: Culic . James . 19 November 2024 . Fort Erie loses a legend, Colin Chilvers dies at 79 . 21 November 2024 . Fort Erie Radio . en-CA.
7. Web site: Colin Chilvers, Visual Effects Veteran and Oscar Winner for ‘Superman,’ Dies at 79. Etan. Vlessing. The Hollywood Reporter. November 22, 2024. November 22, 2024.
8. Web site: Evans . Greg . 2024-11-22 . Colin Chilvers Dies: Oscar-Winning VFX Director Who Helped Christopher Reeve Fly and Michael Jackson Lean Into ‘Smooth Criminal’ Was 79 . 2024-11-25 . . en-US.
9. Web site: 1979 Film Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema - BAFTA Awards. awards.bafta.org. 22 December 2018.
10. Web site: Colin Chilvers. 17 March 2014. GRAMMY.com. 22 December 2018.