DAVID HARRIS***SPECIAL EFFECTS***

# Model Farm, Gorelands Lane, Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks, HP8 4 AB

# Tel: 01494 874343 Fax: 01494 874345 

# Home numbers; 01326 572894 Fax 01325562578 

#  Mobile: 07831 227005 

# E-mail: <davidharrissfx@aol.com>

BECTU Physical and Pyrotechnical Supervisor grades held. (Special
Effects Explosives Safety Course 1998)

Institute of Explosive Engineers Specialist Sp/Fx Supervisors Exam
passed 2001

LPG Gas Safety Handling Course, and Abrasive Wheels Safety handing
Course both 1998

Visual Effects Society Member.

# FEATURES AS SPECIAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR

Currently working on

**"KICK ASS"**

Director ; Matthew Vaughn Staring Nicolas Cage, Mark Strong

**"THE SHOOTING OF TOM HURNDALL"** locations in Jordan

Director; Rowan Joffe Mathew McNulty, Stephen Dillane

# **"FRANKLYN"**

Director ; Gerald McMorrow Eva Green, Ryan Phillipe, Bernard Hill,

Susannah York, Art Malik

**"ROCKNROLLA"**

Director; Guy Ritchie Stars; Tom Wilkinson, Gerald Butler, Thandie
Newton

**"DOOMSDAY"**

Director; Neil Marshall 2^nd^ Unit shoot London

**"THE BATTLE FOR HADITHA"** on location in Jordan;

Director; Nick Bloomfield Stars; Elliot Ruiz, Joe Chacon , Danny
Martinez

**"REDACTED"** . on location in Jordan

Director; Brian DePalma Stars; Robert Devaney, Izzy Diaz, Ty Jones.

**"SLEUTH"**

Director; Ken Branagh Stars; Micheal Caine, Jude Law.

**"THE WATER HORSE"** Locations on Loch Fyne, Scotland

Director; Jay Russell Stars; Brian Cox, David Morrissey, Emily Watson

.

**"TREASURE ISLAND"** location in Charlestown Harbour., Cornwall

Director; Alain Berberian

**"THE MAGIC FLUTE"** Stars; Joe Kaiser, Ben Davis,, Lyuba Petrova

Director; Ken Branagh

**"THE DARK"** Locations in the Isle of Man, and London

Director John Fawcett. Stars: Sean Bean, Marie Bello,

**"THE JACKET"** Locations in and around Glasgow Director;John Maybury.
Stars; Adrien Brody, Kiera Knightley, Kris Kristofersson.

**"CHURCHILL-THE HOLLYWOOD YEARS". l**ocations in Plymouth and the Isle
of Man.; Director; Peter Richardson. Stars; Christian Slater, Neve
Campbell, Anthony Sher

**"UNLEASHED"** formerly **"DANNY THE DOG".** Locations in and around
Glasgow.

Director; Louis Letterier. Stars: Jet Li, Morgan Freeman, Bob Hoskins.

**"HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS"\
**Special Effects Supervisor 2^nd^ Unit & Visual Effects Unit\
Directors: Chris Columbus / Peter Macdonald Stars: Daniel Radcliffe,
Rupert Grint, Emma Watson .

**"THE ESCAPIST"** Location Ireland and around Dublin **\
**Director: Gillis McKinnen Stars: Jonny Lee Miller, Andy Serkis, Jodie
May

**"BRIDGET JONES' DIARY"\
**Director: Sharon McGuire Stars: Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Colin
Firth

**"THE LABYRINTH"** Location Lebanon in and around Beruit**\
**Director: Lorne Thyssen Stars: Charles Dance, Nebila Khashoggi

**"GANGSTER NO 1"** Locations in Berlin and UK**\
**Director: Paul McGuigan Stars: Malcolm McDowell, David Thewlis,

Paul Bettany

**"I DREAM OF AFRICA"** Locations in South Africa and Northern Italy.\
Director: Hugh Hudson Stars: Kim Basinger, Vincent Perez

**"SHERGAR"** Locations in Isle of Man\
Director: Denis Lewiston Stars: Ian Holm, Micky Rourke, David Warner

**"LEGIONNAIRE"** Locations all around Morocco

Director: Peter Macdonald Stars: Jean Claude van Damme, Stephen Berkoff

**"MY GIANT"** Locations in Prague and CZ Republic**\
**Director: Michael Lehmann Star: Billy Crystal

**"TWIN TOWN"** Locations in S Wales\
Director: Kevin Allen Stars: Rhys and Clae Ifans, Dougray Scott

**"INCOGNITO"**\
Director: John Badham Stars: Jason Patric, Ian Holm

**"HOUSE OF AMERICA"** Locations in S Wales\
Director: Marc Evans Star: Sian Phillips

**"FIELDS OF BLOOD"** Locations in Dublin**\
**Director: Jim McBride Star: Timothy Dalton

**JOSEPH CONRAD'S "THE SECRET AGENT"**\
Director: Christopher Hampton Stars: Bob Hoskins, Gerard Depardieu and
Patricia Arquette

**"ROB ROY"** Locations in Scottish Highlands\
Director: Michael Caton Jones Stars: Liam Neeson and Jessica Lange

**"THE THREE MUSKETEERS"** Locations in and around Vienna, Austria and
Cornwall\
Director: Steve Herek Stars: Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland and Chris
O'Donnel

**"THE HOUSE OF SPIRITS"** Locations in Southern Portugal**\
**Director: Billie August Stars: Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Jeremy
Irons, Winona Ryder and\
Vanessa Redgrave

**"REMAINS OF THE DAY"**\
Director: James Ivory Stars: Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson

**"A FAR OFF PLACE"** Locations in Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa.\
Director: Mikael Salomon Stars: Jack Thompson and Maximilian Schell

**"A MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL"**\
Director: Brian Henson Stars: Michael Caine & the Muppets

**"CHARLIE"**\
Director: Richard Attenborough Star: Robert Downey Jr.

**"UNDER SUSPICION"**\
Director: Simon Moore Stars: Liam Neeson, Laura San Giacomo and Maggie
O'Neill

**"ROBIN HOOD"** Locations in Wales and UK**\
**Director: John Irvin Stars: Patrick Bergin and Uma Thurman

**"THE BIG MAN"** Location Spain\
Director: David Leland Star: Liam Neeson

**"ROCK A DOODLE"** -- Location Ireland,(Live action sequence for
animated cartoon feature)\
Director: Don Bluth

**"MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON"** Locations all round Kenya and UK\
Director: Bob Rafaelson Stars: Patrick Bergin and Iain Glenn

**"A DRY WHITE SEASON"** Locations in Zimbabwe**\
**Director: Euzhan Palzy Stars: Donald Sutherland and Marlon Brando

**"GORILLAS IN THE MIST"** Locations in Kenya and UK**\
**Director: Michael Apted Star: Sigourney Weaver

**"WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT"**\
2^nd^ Unit Special Effects Supervisor Star: Bob Hoskins

**"CRY FREEDOM"** Locations in Zimbabwe\
Director: Richard Attenborough Stars: Kevin Kline and Denzel Washington

**"HYPERSAPIEN"** Locations in and around Calgary, Canada\
Director: Peter Hunt

**"OUT OF AFRICA"** Locations in Kenya\
Director: Sidney Pollack Stars: Meryl Streep and Robert Redford

**"BIGGLES"\
**Director: John Hough Stars: Neil Dixon and Peter Cushing

**"HITLER'S S.S."**\
Director: Jim Goddard Stars: John Shea and Bill Nighy

**"BRAZIL"**\
Director: Terry Gilliam Model Unit Supervisor

**"WATER"** Locations in St Lucia and Devon.**\
**Director: Dick Clements Stars: Michael Caine, Billy Connelly and
Brenda Vacarro

**"ALWAYS"** (Déjà vu)\
Director: Tony Richmond Star: Jaclyn Smith

**"ELECTRIC DREAMS"\
**Director: Steve Barron Stars: Lenny van Dolen and Virginia Madsen

**"SPACE RIDERS"\
**Director: Joe Massot Star: Barry Sheene

**"INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM"** locations in Hong Kong,
Macau, Sri Lanka & UK\
2^nd^ Unit Special Effects Supervisor\
Director: Steven Spielberg Star: Harrison Ford

**"HEAVY METAL"\
**Director: Ross Cameron Star: Eddie Kidd

#  ALSO I HAVE TO MY CREDIT MANY BRITISH AND AMERICAN TV SERIES & FILMS AS SPECIAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR

# Locations worked & n umber of times worked on different productions

**EUROPE**\
Austria. . Czech Republic (2), .Germany. France (3). Portugal. Spain
(2). Malta (3). Belgium. Netherlands (2). Ireland (6). Norway. Greece

**AFRICA**\
Zimbabwe (5). Kenya (3), South Africa.(2) Morocco (2) . Namibia.

**AMERICA and CANADA**\
Florida. California (Hollywood and Mojave Desert). Alaska. Alberta.
British Columbia.

**CARIBBEAN**\
Nassau. St Lucia. Martinique. Jamaica.

**MIDDLE EAST/ASIA**\
Lebanon (5.),, Jordan(3)) Iraq. Turkey, Saudi Arabia,, India. Hong
Kong., Macau. ,. Sri Lanka