Alex Funke
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 76th Academy Awards, he shared an Oscar for his work on Return of the King, the third film of the series.
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
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References
External links
- Alex Funke on IMDb
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