Richard Taylor
Cast · Director · Writer
Richard Taylor is known for King Kong (2005), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).
Cast
- 2026There's a Hole in My BucketSelf
- 2026Walking with AnimatorsSelf
- 2025Return to Helm's DeepSelf
- 2025Thunderbirds: Fab at 60Self
- 2025Space: 1999 - 50 Years Out of OrbitSelf
- 2023Inside Pandora's BoxSelf
- 2022No Way to Make a Living: A Look Back at 'The Frighteners'Self
- 2022Moderated by MattSelf - Interviewee
- 2021Lord of the Things: An Interview with WETA's Richard TaylorSelf
- 2021Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and GrahamSelf
- 2020Prop CultureSelf
- 2020Taskmaster NZSelf (uncredited)
- 2020Creative ChaosSelf
- 2017Man & Machine: The Ghost PhilosophySelf - Weta Workshop Design & Effects Supervisor
- 2017Ghost in the Shell: Hard-Wired Humanity - Making Ghost in the ShellSelf - Weta Workshop design & effects supervisor
- 2015Reggie & Thunderbirds: No Strings AttachedSelf
- 2015Building GallipoliSelf
- 2014The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Realms of the Third Age: From Beorn's House to Lake-townSelf
- 2014Peter Jackson Invites You to the Set: In the Company of the Hobbit
- 2013The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Durin's Folk: Creating the DwarvesSelf
- 2013Exoskeletons, Explosions, and the Action Choreography of ElysiumSelf
- 2013The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Journey Back to Middle EarthSelf
- 2013The Technology of 2154Self
- 2013The Journey to Elysium: A Filmaker's Log: Capturing ElysiumSelf
- 2012Vivir de cineHim Self
- 2011The Hobbit: Video Blog 1 - Start of ProductionSelf
- 2010Capturing AvatarSelf - Conceptual Design, Costume and Specialty Props
- 2010Avatar: Creating the World of PandoraSelf
- 2010Making 'Under the Mountain'Self - Weta Workshop
- 2010The Making of 'Daybreakers'Self - Design & Effects Supervisor
- 2009Reclaiming the BladeSelf
- 2007Black Sheep: InterviewsSelf
- 2006The Legend of Zorro: Playing with TrainsSelf
- 2006The Legend of Zorro: Armand's PartySelf
- 2006The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Visualizing 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'Self
- 2006The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Creating CreaturesSelf (segment: Centaurs)
- 2006The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Cinematic StorytellersSelf
- 2006The Chronicles of Narnia: Chronicles of a DirectorSelf
- 2006The 78th Annual Academy AwardsSelf - Winner
- 2006Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'Self
- 2006Skull Island: A Natural HistorySelf
- 2006The Battle for Middle-earth II: Inside the BattleSelf
- 2006NerdOffice Jovem NerdSelf
- 2006The War That Made AmericaMilitary Re-Enactor
- 2005It's All Gone King KongSelf
- 2005RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World'Self
- 2005Behind the Magic of Narnia: The StorySelf
- 2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
- 2004Master and Commander: Cinematic PhasmidsSelf
- 2004The Passing of an AgeSelf
- 2004A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'the Return of the King'Self
- 2004From Len Lye to Gollum: New Zealand AnimatorsSelf
- 2004Behind the Magic of Narnia: WetaSelf
- 2004Weta WorkshopSelf
- 2004Home of the Horse LordsSelf - Art Department
- 2004Big-aturesSelf - Art Department
- 2004Cameras in Middle-EarthSelf
- 2004The 76th Annual Academy AwardsSelf - Winner
- 2004The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Extended Edition - Audio Commentary with Design TeamSelf
- 2004Border PatrolSelf (uncredited)
- 2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingCorsair of Umbar (uncredited)
- 2003Weta WorkshopSelf
- 2003The Taming of SméagolSelf
- 2003Warriors of the Third AgeSelf
- 2003The Battle for Helm's Deep Is Over...Self
- 2003Cameras in Middle-EarthSelf
- 2003The Lord of the Rings: The Quest FulfilledSelf
- 2003Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie MemoriesSelf - Weta Workshop Creative Supervisor
- 2003The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Extended Edition - Audio Commentary by the Design TeamSelf
- 2002Big-aturesSelf - Workshop Supervisor
- 2002The 74th Annual Academy AwardsSelf - Winner & Nominee
- 2002Cameras in Middle-EarthSelf - Workshop Supervisor
- 2002Weta WorkshopSelf - Workshop Supervisor
- 2002The Road Goes Ever on...Self
- 2002ScaleSelf
- 2002Designing Middle-EarthSelf - Creative Supervisor
- 2002From Book to ScriptSelf
- 2002Return to Middle EarthSelf
- 2002The Lord of the Rings - The Appendices Part 1: From Book to VisionSelf
- 2002The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Extended Edition - Audio Commentary by the Design TeamSelf
- 2001Houghton Mifflin Welcomes You to Middle-EarthSelf - WETA President
- 2001A Passage to Middle-earth: The Making of 'Lord of the Rings'Self - Director of WETA Workshop
- 2001Quest for the RingSelf - WETA President
- 1998The Making of 'The Frighteners'Self
- 1992HBO First LookSelf
- 1989TroldspejletSelf - Special Effects
- 1985National Geographic ExplorerSelf - Director: Weta Workshop
- —The Last Inventor Chuck Hull and the Hope of 3D PrintingSelf
- —The World's Biggest Little StuntmanContributor
Director
- 2024Taisu Xilie