Peter Jackson
Jackson at the premiere of the The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in Wellington
Born	October 31, 1961 (1961-10-31) (age 46) Pukerua Bay, New Zealand
Occupation	Director, producer, screenwriter
Years active	1976-present
Spouse(s)	Fran Walsh (1987-)

Peter Robert Jackson (born October 31, 1961) is a three-time Academy Award-winning New Zealand director, producer and writer, best known for The Lord of the Rings trilogy adapted from the novels by J. R. R. Tolkien. This article is about the live-action movie which shares a title with a book, video game, and animated film. Wellington (ˈwælɪŋtən is the Capital of New Zealand, the country's second largest urban area, the Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Suburb New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made Frances Walsh, MNZM, (born January 10, 1959) is a Grammy and Academy Award -winning Screenwriter, Film producer Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The Lord of the Rings film trilogy consists of three Live action Fantasy Epic films The Fellowship of the Ring ( 2001 A trilogy is a set of three works of art usually Literature, Film, or Video games, that are connected and can be seen either as a single work or three The Lord of the Rings is an epic ^[1] He is also known for his 2005 remake of King Kong. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. King Kong is a 2005 Remake of the 1933 film of the same name about a fictional giant ape called Kong. ^[2]

Jackson won international attention early in his career with his "splatstick" horror comedies, before coming to mainstream prominence with Heavenly Creatures, for which he shared an Academy Award best screenplay nomination with his partner Fran Walsh. A splatter film or gore film is a type of Horror film that deliberately focuses on graphic portrayals of gore and Graphic violence. Heavenly Creatures is an acclaimed 1994 drama directed by Peter Jackson and written with his partner Fran Walsh. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Frances Walsh, MNZM, (born January 10, 1959) is a Grammy and Academy Award -winning Screenwriter, Film producer

Biography

Early life

Born on 31 October 1961 in Pukerua Bay, a coastal town near Wellington New Zealand, Jackson was an only child to Bill and Joan Jackson, both immigrants from England. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Suburb England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland As a child, Jackson was a keen film fan, growing up on Ray Harryhausen films as well finding inspiration in the television series Thunderbirds and Monty Python's Flying Circus. Ray Harryhausen (born Raymond Frederick Harryhausen on June 29, 1920 in Los Angeles California) is an Academy Award -winning Thunderbirds is a British mid-1960s television show devised by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and made by AP Films using a form of Puppetry Monty Python’s Flying Circus (also known as Flying Circus or during the final series just Monty Python) is a BBC Sketch comedy After a family friend gave the Jacksons a Super 8 cine-camera with Peter in mind, he began making short films with his friends. Super 8 mm film, also simply called Super 8, is a motion picture film format released in 1965 by Eastman Kodak as an improvement of the Jackson has long cited King Kong as his favourite film, and around the age of nine he attempted to remake it using his own stop-motion models. King Kong is a landmark Black-and-white Adventure film about a gigantic Gorilla named " Kong " and how he is captured from ^[3]

Jackson has had no formal training in film-making, but learnt about editing, special effects and makeup largely through his own trial and error. As a teenager Jackson discovered the work of author J. R. R. Tolkien after watching The Lord of the Rings (1978), an animated film by Ralph Bakshi that was a part-adaptation of Tolkien's fantasy trilogy. JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is a 1978 animated Fantasy film directed by Ralph Bakshi. Ralph Bakshi (born October 29 1938 is an American director of animated and occasionally live-action films ^[4] After leaving school Jackson began working as a photoengraver at a newspaper company in Wellington, and shooting a feature-length vampire movie that was later abandoned before completion.

The splatter period

Over four years (from 1983 to 1987) Jackson's first feature Bad Taste grew in haphazard fashion from a short film into a 90-minute splatter comedy, with many of Jackson's friends acting and working on it for free. Bad Taste, released in 1987, is a cult Action comedy / Sci-fi Splatter film. Shooting was normally done in the weekends since Jackson was now working full-time. Bad Taste is about aliens that come to earth with the desire of turning humans into food. Bad Taste, released in 1987, is a cult Action comedy / Sci-fi Splatter film. Jackson created extensive special effects for the film, including one infamous alien vomit drinking scene utilising some muesli mixed with green food colouring. Jackson also takes two major acting roles, enabling him to include a scene in the film where he fights himself.

The film was finally completed thanks to a late injection of finance from Government body the New Zealand Film Commission, after the body's executive director Jim Booth became convinced of Jackson's talent (Booth would later leave the Commission, to become Jackson's producer. The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga in Maori) is a New Zealand government agency formed to assist with creating and promoting ) In May 1987 Bad Taste was unveiled at the Cannes Film Festival, where rights to the film quickly sold to twelve countries. Bad Taste, released in 1987, is a cult Action comedy / Sci-fi Splatter film. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice,

Around this time Jackson began working on writing a number of movie scripts, in varied collaborative groupings with playwright Stephen Sinclair, writer Fran Walsh and writer/actor Danny Mulheron. Frances Walsh, MNZM, (born January 10, 1959) is a Grammy and Academy Award -winning Screenwriter, Film producer Walsh would later become his partner, and mother of his son Billy and his daughter Katie. Some of the scripts, including a Nightmare on Elm Street sequel, were never made; two became his next films. A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 1984 American Horror film directed and written by Wes Craven, and the first

Jackson's second feature film would be Meet the Feebles (1989), co-written by the four writers just mentioned. Meet The Feebles ( 1989) is a Black comedy Film by director Peter Jackson. An ensemble musical comedy starring Muppet-style puppets, Feebles originally began as a short film intended for television, but was rapidly expanded into a full-length script after unexpected enthusiasm from Japanese investors, and the collapse of Braindead six-weeks before filming. The Muppets are a group of Puppet characters created by Jim Henson. Begun on an unfeasibly low budget, Feebles went weeks over schedule. The film went on to win the worst reviews of Jackson's career to date, but has now established a cult following. "It's got a quality of humour that alienates a lot of people," Jackson said at the time. "It's very black, very satirical, very savage. " ^[5] Feebles marked Jackson's first collaboration with special effects team Richard Taylor and Tania Rodger, who would subsequently work on all Jackson's movies. Richard Taylor is the creator and head of New Zealand Film prop and Special effects company Weta Workshop.

Jackson's next project was the comedy Braindead (1992) (released in North America as Dead Alive), now seen as a landmark in splatter movies. Braindead ( New Zealand 1992 released as Dead Alive in North America is an extreme Zombie comedy splatstick horror Originally planned as a Spanish co-production, the film reversed the usual zombie plot - rather than keeping the zombies out of his place of refuge, the hero attempts to keep them inside, while maintaining a facade of normality. The film features extensive special effects including miniature trams, stop motion and a plethora of gory make-up effects, but also won praise for its strong performances, particularly that of lead actor Tim Balme. Timothy Guy Balme is a New Zealand actor best known within New Zealand for his long-running guest role as Greg Feeney in the television soap opera Shortland Street Balme plays the closeted young man who discovers that his domineering mother is decaying into a zombie.

Heavenly Creatures and Forgotten Silver

Released in 1994 after Jackson won a race to bring the story to the screen, Heavenly Creatures marked a major change for Jackson in terms of both style and tone. Heavenly Creatures is an acclaimed 1994 drama directed by Peter Jackson and written with his partner Fran Walsh. The film is based on real life events: namely the Parker-Hulme murder in which two teenage girls in 1950s Christchurch became close friends, some say lovers, and later murdered the mother of one of the girls. The Parker-Hulme Murder was a murder and court case that occurred in Christchurch New Zealand in 1954. Christchurch (Ōtautahi The largest City in the South Island, it is also the second largest city and third largest urban area of New Zealand Jackson's partner Fran Walsh helped persuade him that the events had the makings of a movie; Jackson has been quoted saying that the film "only got made" because of her enthusiasm for the subject matter. ^[6] Many New Zealanders were apprehensive about how Jackson would treat the material, an apprehension that would later largely turn to relief. The film's fame coincided with the New Zealand media tracking down the real-life Juliet Hulme, who now wrote books under the name Anne Perry. Heavenly Creatures received considerable critical acclaim, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay and making top ten of the year lists in Time, The Guardian, The Sydney Morning Herald, and The New Zealand Herald. Heavenly Creatures is an acclaimed 1994 drama directed by Peter Jackson and written with his partner Fran Walsh. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material For other uses see Time (disambiguation Time is a component of a measuring system used to sequence events to compare the durations of The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. The Sydney Morning Herald ( SMH) is a daily Broadsheet Newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia The New Zealand Herald is a daily Broadsheet Newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand.

The success of Heavenly Creatures won Jackson attention from American company Miramax, who promoted the film vigorously in America and signed him to a first look deal. Heavenly Creatures is an acclaimed 1994 drama directed by Peter Jackson and written with his partner Fran Walsh.

The following year, in collaboration with Wellington filmmaker Costa Botes, Jackson co-directed the 'mockumentary', Forgotten Silver (1995). Costa Botes is a writer, director, and Cinematographer. He is notable in New Zealand where Forgotten Silver, a documentary Mockumentary (also known as a pseudo-documentary) a Portmanteau of Mock and documentary, is a film and TV Genre, or a single work Forgotten Silver ( 1995) is a New Zealand film Mockumentary that purports to tell the story of a pioneering New Zealand filmmaker This ambitious made for television piece told the story of New Zealand film pioneer Colin McKenzie who had supposedly invented colour film and 'talkies', and attempted an epic film of Salome before being forgotten by the world. Forgotten Silver ( 1995) is a New Zealand film Mockumentary that purports to tell the story of a pioneering New Zealand filmmaker SALOME (pronounced in English using the French sah-loh-may is the Open Source Integration Platform for Numerical Simulation The film was screened on New Zealand television as if it were fact. Many people were outraged at discovering Colin McKenzie had never existed. The number of people who believed the increasingly improbable story is testimony to Jackson and Botes' skill at playing on New Zealand's national myth of a nation of innovators and forgotten trail-blazers. See also National mysticism A national myth is an inspiring narrative or Anecdote about a nation's past ^[7]

In the meantime, Jackson and Walsh welcomed their children, Billy (1995) and Katie (1996) into the world.

Hollywood, Weta, the Film Commission

The success of Heavenly Creatures helped pave the way for Jackson's first big budget Hollywood movie The Frighteners (1996), starring Michael J. Fox. Heavenly Creatures is an acclaimed 1994 drama directed by Peter Jackson and written with his partner Fran Walsh. The Frighteners is a 1996 Comedy / Horror film directed by Peter Jackson about a Psychic Private detective who Michael J Fox (born Michael Andrew Fox; June 9 1961 is a Canadian / American Thanks partly to support from American producer Robert Zemeckis, Jackson was given permission to make this part comedy, part horror movie entirely in New Zealand, even though the story is set in a town in the United States. Robert Lee "Bob" Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American Film director, This period was a key one of change for both Jackson and Weta, the special effects company with which he is often associated. Weta Workshop is a Physical effects company based in Miramar New Zealand, producing effects for Television and Film. Weta, initiated by Jackson and key collaborators, grew rapidly during this period to incorporate both digital effects (the company was born from the one man and a computer contributions of George Port to Heavenly Creatures) and physical effects, make-up and costumes (the first two areas normally commanded by Jackson collaborator Richard Taylor). Heavenly Creatures is an acclaimed 1994 drama directed by Peter Jackson and written with his partner Fran Walsh. Richard Taylor is the name of Richard Taylor (colonel (1744&ndash1829 Father of Zachary Taylor Richard Taylor (general

The Frighteners was regarded as a commercial failure. The Frighteners is a 1996 Comedy / Horror film directed by Peter Jackson about a Psychic Private detective who Though the film has always had its defenders, some critics expressed disappointment that it displayed little of the anarchistic humor of Jackson's early movies and that the script felt underdeveloped. In February 1997 Jackson launched legal proceedings against New Zealand magazine The Listener for defamation, over a review of The Frighteners which claimed that the film was "built from the rubble of other people's movies" ^[8] In the end, the case was not pursued further. See also New Zealand Listener and Listener (musician and The Listener (TV series The Listener was a weekly Around this time Jackson's remake of King Kong was shelved by Universal Studios (partly because Mighty Joe Young, another giant gorilla movie, had already gone into production). Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American Mighty Joe Young is a 1998 Disney family film starring Bill Paxton and Charlize Theron and directed by Ron Underwood.

This period of transition seems not to have been entirely a happy one; it also marked one of the high points of tension between Jackson and The New Zealand Film Commission since Meet the Feebles had gone over-budget earlier in his career (Jackson has claimed the Commission considered firing him from Feebles; the NZFC went on to help fund his next three films). Meet The Feebles ( 1989) is a Black comedy Film by director Peter Jackson. In 1997 the director submitted a lengthy criticism of the Commission for a magazine supplement meant to celebrate the body's 20th anniversary, criticising what he called inconsistent decision-making by inexperienced board members. The magazine felt that the material was too long and potentially defamatory to publish in that form; a shortened version of the material went on to appear in Metro magazine^[9]. A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway or metro(politan system is an electric passenger railway In the Metro article Jackson criticised the Commission over funding decisions concerning a film he was hoping to executive produce, but refused to drop a client-confidentiality clause that allowed them to publicly reply to his criticisms.

The Lord of the Rings

Main article: The Lord of the Rings film trilogy

Jackson won the rights to film J. The Lord of the Rings film trilogy consists of three Live action Fantasy Epic films The Fellowship of the Ring ( 2001 R. R. Tolkien's epic in 1997 after meeting with producer Saul Zaentz. The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace Saul Zaentz (ˈzænts born February 28, 1921) is an American Film producer and former record company executive Originally working with Miramax towards a two-film production, Jackson was later pressured to render the story as a single film, and finally overcame a tight deadline by making a last minute deal with New Line, who were keen on a trilogy. New Line Cinema, founded in 1967 is one of the major American Film studios Though it initially began as an independent film studio it became a

Principal photography stretched from October 11, 1999 to December 22, 2000 with extensive location filming across New Zealand. See also Filmmaking Principal photography is the phase of Film production in which the movie is actually shot as distinct from Pre-production Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. With the benefit of extended post-production and extra shooting before each film's release, the series met huge success and sent Jackson's popularity soaring.

Jackson's mother Joan died 3 days before the release of the first movie in the trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring. The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 Fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson based on the similarly titled first There was a special showing of the film after her funeral. ^[10]

Following The Return of the King, Jackson lost a large amount of weight (over 50 lb/22. This article is about the live-action movie which shares a title with a book, video game, and animated film. 5 kg) to the point of being unrecognizable to some fans. In the British Daily Telegraph he attributed his weight loss to his diet. For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia. He said, "I just got tired of being overweight and unfit, so I changed my diet from hamburgers to yogurt and muesli and it seems to work. Yoghurt, yogurt, yoghourt, youghurt or yogourt (see spelling below is a Muesli is a popular Breakfast cereal based on uncooked Rolled oats, fruit and nuts "^[11]

King Kong

Main article: King Kong (2005 film)

Universal Studios now returned to the fray, signing Peter Jackson for a second time to remake the 1933 classic King Kong — the film that inspired him to become a film director as a boy. King Kong is a 2005 Remake of the 1933 film of the same name about a fictional giant ape called Kong. Events British Film Institute founded March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. ^[12] He was reportedly being paid a fee of US$20 million upfront, the highest salary ever paid to a film director in advance of production, against a 20 percent take of the box-office rentals (the portion of the price of the ticket that goes to the film distributor, in this case Universal). The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The film was released on December 14, 2005, and grossed around US$550 million worldwide. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[13] Its release on home video and DVD was even bigger, as it set records for a Universal Pictures DVD in sales figures . Home video is a blanket term used for pre-recorded media that is either sold or hired for home entertainment DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is

Current and future projects

Jackson is currently directing a version of Alice Sebold's bestseller, The Lovely Bones. Alice Sebold (b September 6, 1963 in Madison Wisconsin) is an American Novelist. The Lovely Bones is a 2002 novel by Alice Sebold. It is the story of a teenage girl who after being brutally Raped and Murdered watches from He has said the film will be a welcome relief from his larger-scale epics. The storyline's combination of fantasy aspects and themes of murder bears some similarities to Heavenly Creatures. Heavenly Creatures is an acclaimed 1994 drama directed by Peter Jackson and written with his partner Fran Walsh.

Jackson also announced that he would produce and direct a Tintin movie along with Steven Spielberg. The Adventures of Tintin (Les Aventures de Tintin is a series of Comic strips created by Belgian artist Hergé, the pen name of Georges Remi Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. The project will use 3-D animation combined with motion capture to bring the project to the silver screen, likely in 2009. Motion capture, motion tracking, or mocap are terms used to describe the process of recording movement and translating the movement onto a digital model ^[14]

Jackson had talked of producing films for others as early as 1995, but a number of factors slowed developments in this regard, including the failure of Jack Brown Genius (1995). After Jackson became a force in Hollywood, he was set to produce a $128 million movie version of the sci-fi video game Halo, but the project went on hold when fiscal backers withdrew their support. Halo is a Science fiction Video game franchise created by Bungie and owned and published by Microsoft Game Studios. ^[15][16] Additionally, Jackson will produce a remake of The Dam Busters in 2008, to be directed by longtime Weta designer Christian Rivers. The Dam Busters is a British War film, set during the Second World War, and based on the true story of the RAF 's 617 Squadron The Dam Busters is a British War film, set during the Second World War, and based on the true story of the RAF 's 617 Squadron Weta are around 70 Insect Species endemic to the New Zealand Archipelago. ^[17] Jackson has also earned the rights to a film adaptation of the fantasy novel series Temeraire, a novel about dragons being used in combat in the Napoleonic Wars and the story of a dragon named Temeraire and his captain, Will Laurence, during that time period, written by Naomi Novik. Temeraire is a series of Novels by Naomi Novik Naomi Novik ( April 30, 1973 — is an American novelist She was born in New York in 1973 a second-generation American It remains to be seen if he will direct it. ^[18] Also he will produce District 9, a sci-fi project which Neill Blomkamp will direct, likely after the adaptions for Halo has finally been completed. Neill Blomkamp is a South African born Vancouver BC -based director of Short films and advertisements Halo is a Science fiction Video game franchise created by Bungie and owned and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The script is written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, Sony Pictures will distribute the film. Neill Blomkamp is a South African born Vancouver BC -based director of Short films and advertisements ^[19]

Jackson recently directed a short film entitled "Crossing the Line" to test a new model of digital Cinema camera RED ONE. The Red Digital Cinema Camera Company manufactures Digital cinematography cameras and accessories for professional and cinematic use The film takes place during World War I, and was shot in two days. "Crossing the Line" was shown at NAB 2007 (the USA National Association of Broadcasters). Clips of the film can be found at Reduser. net.

The Hobbit

Jackson's involvement in the making of a film version of The Hobbit, along with another possible The Lord of the Rings prequel, has a long and chequered history. In November 2006, a letter from Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh stated that due to an ongoing legal dispute between Wingnut Films (Jackson's production company) and New Line Cinema, Jackson would likely not be directing the film. ^[20] However, in response, MGM spokesman Jeff Pryor stated that "we still believe this matter of Peter Jackson directing The Hobbit is far from closed. " ( MGM owns the distribution rights to The Hobbit film). New Line Cinema's head, Robert Shaye said that Jackson "will never make any movie with New Line Cinema again while I'm still working for the company. Robert Kenneth Shaye (born March 3 1939) often referred to as Bob Shaye, is an American Businessman, Film producer "^[21] An online boycott of New Line Cinema was begun in the hopes of compelling New Line Cinema to renegotiate with Peter Jackson. ^[22]

Shaye's comments marked the first time a New Line executive had commented publicly on the franchise since Jackson announced that he was pulled out of the project. In August 2007 though Shaye was trying to repair his working relationship with Jackson. "I really respect and admire Peter and would love for him to be creatively involved in some way in The Hobbit," Shaye said. "^[23] On December 18, 2007, it was announced that Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema had reached agreement to make two prequels, one based on The Hobbit which will be released in 2011 and 2012. The Hobbit or There and Back Again is an award-winning fantasy Jackson will serve as a writer and executive producer. Motion Pictures An executive producer of a Motion picture is typically a producer who is sometimes involved in creative or technical aspects of production Guillermo del Toro has been selected to direct. Guillermo del Toro Gómez (born October 9, 1964) is an Academy Award -nominated Mexican filmmaker ^[24][25]

Games

Jackson is set to make three games with Microsoft Game Studios, a partnership announced on September 27, 2006, at X06. Microsoft Game Studios ( MGS) branded with current logo and moniker in 2002 (formerly the Microsoft Game Division or Microsoft Games) is a Wholly Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. X (sometimes called the "X0 events" is an annually held Trade show hosted by Microsoft, showcasing its Xbox - and more recently Games for ^[26] Specifically, Jackson and Microsoft are teaming together to form a new studio called Wingnut Interactive. Wingnut Interactive is a video game development studio that was formed in 2006 from a partnership between Microsoft Game Studios and director Peter Jackson ^[27] In collaboration with Bungie Studios, Jackson will co-write, co-design and co-produce a new game taking place in the Halo universe - tentatively called Halo: Chronicles. Bungie is an American Video game developer founded in May 1991 under the name Halo is a Science fiction Video game franchise created by Bungie and owned and published by Microsoft Game Studios. Halo Chronicles is an episodic Video game first announced at Microsoft 's Xbox show X06.

Charitable activity

Jackson has given NZ$500,000 to stem cell research. The New Zealand dollar ( sign: $; code: NZD) is the Currency of New Zealand. Stem cells are cells found in most if not all multi-cellular Organisms. ^[28]

He purchased a church in Wellington for approximately $10 million, saving it from demolition. Wellington (ˈwælɪŋtən is the Capital of New Zealand, the country's second largest urban area, the ^[29]

Style

Jackson is well known for an attention to detail, a habit of shooting scenes from many angles, a macabre sense of humour and a general playfulness, the latter to the point where The Lord of the Rings conceptual designer Alan Lee jokingly remarked "the film is almost incidental really". Alan Lee (born August 20, 1947) is an English book Illustrator and movie conceptual designer ^[30]

Unlike some other film directors, Jackson has remained in his native country to make films. This has been the genesis of several production and support companies. Most of Jackson's assets are found on the Miramar Peninsula in his home town of Wellington, and much of his filming occurs in and around the city. The Miramar Peninsula is at the southeastern end of the city of Wellington New Zealand. New Line Cinema honoured him by agreeing to hold the world premiere of The Return of the King in the city's iconic Embassy Theatre, which Jackson helped restore. The Embassy Theatre is a movie theatre complex in Wellington, New Zealand.

He was an early user of computer enhancement technology and provided digital special effects to a number of Hollywood films by use of telecommunications and satellite links to transmit raw images and the final results across the Pacific Ocean. Visual effects (commonly shortened to Visual F/X or VFX) are the various processes by which imagery is created and/or manipulated outside the context of a Live The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions

Jackson was a noted perfectionist on the Lord of the Rings shoot where he demanded numerous takes of scenes, requesting additional takes by repeatedly saying, "one more for luck". ^[31]. Jackson is also renowned within the New Zealand film industry for his insistence on "coverage" — shooting a scene from as many angles as possible, giving him more options to choose from in the editing process. Jackson has been known to spend days shooting a single scene. This is evident in his work where even scenes featuring simple conversations often feature a wide array of multiple camera angles and shot-sizes as well as zooming closeups on characters' faces. One of his most common visual trademarks is shooting close-ups of actors with wide-angle lenses.

Awards

Jackson won three Academy Awards for The Return of the King, including the Academy Award for Best Director. This article is about the live-action movie which shares a title with a book, video game, and animated film. The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to

Jackson was appointed a Companion in the New Zealand Order of Merit, in the 2002 New Years Honours. The New Zealand Order of Merit is an Order established in 1996 "for those persons who in any field of endeavour ^[32]

Cameo roles

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Jackson usually makes cameo appearances in his own films:

• Jackson appears as a bi-plane gunner attacking Kong in New York, reprising the cameo which original King Kong filmmaker Merian C. Cooper made in his 1933 film. A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as A biplane is a Fixed-wing aircraft with two main Wings The first powered heavier-than-air Aircraft, the Wright brothers' Wright Flyer Merian Caldwell Cooper ( October 24, 1893, Jacksonville Florida, USA &mdash April 21, 1973, San Diego California
• The Lord of the Rings film trilogy includes multiple cameos. In The Fellowship of the Ring Jackson plays Albert Dreary, a drunken, carrot-chomping citizen of Bree. Bree is a fictional town in J R R Tolkien 's Middle-earth east of the Shire and south of Fornost Erain. In The Two Towers he plays a spear-throwing defender of Helm's Deep. Aglarond Aglarond and Angrenost (later Isengard) were the two fortresses built by Gondor guarding the Fords of Isen. His significant cameo in The Return of the King is limited to the extended version, where he is seen as the boatswain of a corsair ship in The Return of the King and is accidentally killed by Legolas's "warning shot. Corsairs were French Privateers from the north-western French port of St-Malo, located on the northern coast of Brittany. Appearances Literature Legolas was the son of Thranduil, King of the Woodland Realm of Northern Mirkwood, who appears as "the Elvenking" " (The character is seen very briefly in the theatrical version. ) Additionally, though not a cameo in the traditional sense, he also served as a stand-in for Sean Astin in the shot where Samwise Gamgee steps into frame, challenging the monster Shelob. Sean Astin (born February 25, 1971) is an American Film Actor, director, and Oscar -nominated producer best Samwise Gamgee, later known as Samwise Gardner and commonly known as Sam, is a Fictional character in J Literature Shelob was an "evil thing in Spider form" living high in the Ephel Dúath mountains that border Mordor; the “last child of
• In The Frighteners, Jackson is a biker bumped into by Frank Bannister.
• In Heavenly Creatures, he is a bum that gets kissed by Juliet Hulme. Anne Perry (born Juliet Marion Hulme in Blackheath, London on 28 October 1938 is an English Author of historical
• In Braindead, he is the mortician's assistant.
• In the puppet movie Meet the Feebles Jackson appears as an audience member disguised as one of the aliens from Bad Taste.

He has also made cameos in several films not directed by him. In Hot Fuzz (2007), he played a demented Father Christmas, who stabs Nicholas Angel (played by Simon Pegg) in the hand. Hot Fuzz is a 2007 British action Comedy film written by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright and starring Simon 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets, Father Christmas is a name used in many English speaking countries for the gift-bringing figure of Christmas. Simon Pegg (born Simon John Beckingham; 14 February 1970) is an award-winning English Actor, Comedian, Writer ^[33]

Jackson's eldest son Billy (born 1995), has had cameo appearances in every one of his parents' films since his birth, namely The Frighteners (1996), The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, and King Kong. The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient His daughter Katie (born 1996) appeared in all the above films, except The Frighteners.

Jackson had a cameo on the HBO show Entourage in the August 5, 2007 episode, "Gary's Desk", in which he offers a business proposal to Eric Murphy, manager to the lead character, Vincent Chase. Entourage is an Emmy Award -winning HBO original series created by Doug Ellin that chronicles the rise of Vincent Chase — a Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The following is a list of episodes for the HBO original series Entourage. Eric "E" Murphy is a character on the Dramedy Television series Entourage. Vincent "Vince" Chase is the fictional main character played by Adrian Grenier on the Dramedy Television series Entourage

Filmography

Director

Producer

• Bad Taste (1987): Producer
• Meet the Feebles (1989): Producer
• Valley of the Stereos (1992 short): Co-producer
• Jack Brown Genius (1994): Producer
• Heavenly Creatures (1994): Co-producer
• The Frighteners (1996): Producer
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001): Producer
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002): Producer
• The Long and Short of It (2003 short): Executive Producer
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003): Producer
• King Kong (2005): Producer
• Dambusters (2008): Producer
• The Lovely Bones (2009): Producer
• Halo (2009): Executive Producer
• District 9 (2009)
• Temeraire (TBA)
• The Hobbit (2011)
• Untitled The Lord of the Rings prequel (2012)

Soundtrack

• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002): Musician, "Edoras"

Miscellaneous crew

• Meet the Feebles (1989): Puppet Designer
• Braindead (1992): Stop-Motion Animator
• The Ugly (1997): Special Thanks
• Heaven (1998): Special Thanks
• Phantom (1998): Special Thanks
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003): Executive Soundtrack Producer (uncredited)
• I'll See You in My Dreams (2003): Thanks
• The World's Fastest Indian (2005): Thanks
• Hostel (2005): Very Special Thanks

Actor

• The Valley (1976)
• Bad Taste (1989): Derek/Robert
• Braindead (1992): Undertaker's Assistant
• Forgotten Silver (1995)
• Heavenly Creatures (1994): Hobo (uncredited)
• The Frighteners (1996): Man with Piercings (uncredited)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001): Albert Dreary (uncredited)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002): Rohan Warrior (uncredited)
• The Long and Short of It (2003): Bus Driver
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003): Castamir (uncredited)
• King Kong (2005): Gunner
• Hot Fuzz (2007): Father Christmas (uncredited cameo)

Special effects

• The Valley (1976): Special effects
• Bad Taste (1987): Special effects
• The Lounge Bar (1989): Special effects

Visual effects

• Braindead (1992): Miniatures
• Contact (1997): Additional visual effects

Editor

• The Valley (1976)
• Bad Taste (1987)

Makeup

• The Valley (1976): Makeup designer
• Bad Taste (1987): Makeup effects

Second unit director

• Jack Brown Genius (1994): 2nd AD

CAMERA & ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT

• Meet the Feebles (1989): Camera Operator

COSTUME DESIGNER

• The Valley (1976)

Bibliography

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The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris Forgotten Silver ( 1995) is a New Zealand film Mockumentary that purports to tell the story of a pioneering New Zealand filmmaker The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient The Frighteners is a 1996 Comedy / Horror film directed by Peter Jackson about a Psychic Private detective who The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 Fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson based on the similarly titled first The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers is a 2002 Fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson based on the second volume of J The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return This article is about the live-action movie which shares a title with a book, video game, and animated film. The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper King Kong is a 2005 Remake of the 1933 film of the same name about a fictional giant ape called Kong. 2009 in film has numerous films in production to be released in 2009 as well as films that have announced release dates but have yet to begin filming The Lovely Bones is a Film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Alice Sebold, intended for release between September and November 2009 Bad Taste, released in 1987, is a cult Action comedy / Sci-fi Splatter film. Meet The Feebles ( 1989) is a Black comedy Film by director Peter Jackson. Valley of the Stereos ( 1992) is a New Zealand film written by Costa Botes and George Port and produced by James Booth Heavenly Creatures is an acclaimed 1994 drama directed by Peter Jackson and written with his partner Fran Walsh. The Frighteners is a 1996 Comedy / Horror film directed by Peter Jackson about a Psychic Private detective who The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 Fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson based on the similarly titled first The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers is a 2002 Fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson based on the second volume of J This article is about the live-action movie which shares a title with a book, video game, and animated film. King Kong is a 2005 Remake of the 1933 film of the same name about a fictional giant ape called Kong. The Dam Busters is a British War film, set during the Second World War, and based on the true story of the RAF 's 617 Squadron The Lovely Bones is a Film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Alice Sebold, intended for release between September and November 2009 Halo is a Science fiction Video game franchise created by Bungie and owned and published by Microsoft Game Studios. Temeraire is a series of Novels by Naomi Novik The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers is a 2002 Fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson based on the second volume of J Meet The Feebles ( 1989) is a Black comedy Film by director Peter Jackson. Braindead ( New Zealand 1992 released as Dead Alive in North America is an extreme Zombie comedy splatstick horror The Ugly is a 1997 New Zealand horror / Thriller film, the first feature directed and written by Scott Reynolds Heaven may refer to the physical heavens the sky or the seemingly endless expanse of the Universe beyond The Phantom of Opera ( Italian title Il Fantasma dell'opera) is a 1998 Italian Horror film directed by Dario Argento This article is about the live-action movie which shares a title with a book, video game, and animated film. The World's Fastest Indian (2005 is a film based on the legendary New Zealand speed bike racer Burt Munro. Hostel is a 2005 Horror film written and directed by Eli Roth, starring Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson, Jennifer Bad Taste, released in 1987, is a cult Action comedy / Sci-fi Splatter film. Forgotten Silver ( 1995) is a New Zealand film Mockumentary that purports to tell the story of a pioneering New Zealand filmmaker Heavenly Creatures is an acclaimed 1994 drama directed by Peter Jackson and written with his partner Fran Walsh. The Frighteners is a 1996 Comedy / Horror film directed by Peter Jackson about a Psychic Private detective who The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 Fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson based on the similarly titled first The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers is a 2002 Fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson based on the second volume of J This article is about the live-action movie which shares a title with a book, video game, and animated film. King Kong is a 2005 Remake of the 1933 film of the same name about a fictional giant ape called Kong. Hot Fuzz is a 2007 British action Comedy film written by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright and starring Simon Bad Taste, released in 1987, is a cult Action comedy / Sci-fi Splatter film. Contact is a 1997 Science fiction film adapted from the novel by Carl Sagan. Bad Taste, released in 1987, is a cult Action comedy / Sci-fi Splatter film. Bad Taste, released in 1987, is a cult Action comedy / Sci-fi Splatter film. Meet The Feebles ( 1989) is a Black comedy Film by director Peter Jackson. Peter Jackson- A Film-maker's Journey. Sydney, HarperCollins, 2006. ISBN 0732285623.

Ian Pryor. Peter Jackson- From prince of splatter to lord of the rings. Auckland, Random House, 2003, New York, St. Martin's Press, 2004. ISBN 1869415558 (NZ Edition)

• Andrea Bordoni, Matteo Marino. Peter Jackson. Milan, Il Castoro, 2002. ISBN 8880332252. The first book-length study of the director it's in Italian. [1]

See also

• New Zealand cinema
• New Zealand Film Makers
• Weta Workshop
• Weta Digital
• WingNut Films
• Park Road Post

References

External links

• Peter Jackson at the Internet Movie Database
• The official Peter Jackson fanclub
• In-depth interview about King Kong and future projects
• Peter Jackson's trip from splatstick to RAF
• Interview of Charlie Rose with Peter Jackson in 2002
• Another Interview of Charlie Rose with Peter Jackson in 2006