Person
Grant Major
Art · Born 1955-01-01 · Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand
Biography
Grant Major (born 1955) is a production designer from New Zealand who is most famous for his work on The Lord of the Rings films. He won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Major's early exposure to production design began when he joined an art school in Auckland after graduating. Following this, he got a job as an assistant set designer at the local television station. Description above from the Wikipedia article Grant Major, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Production Design
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Production Design
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Production Design
A Minecraft Movie
Production Design
X-Men: Apocalypse
Production Design
The Meg
Production Design
King Kong
Production Design
Green Lantern
Production Design
Mulan
Production Design
Cowboy Bebop
Production Design
Filmography
- 2027A Minecraft Movie SquaredProduction Design
- 2025A Minecraft MovieProduction Design
- 2022No Way to Make a Living: A Look Back at 'The Frighteners'Self
- 2021Cowboy BebopProduction Design
- 2021The Power of the DogProduction Design
- 2020MulanProduction Design
- 2018The MegProduction Design
- 2016X-Men: ApocalypseProduction Design
- 2016Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of DestinyProduction Design
- 2014The Dead LandsProduction Design
- 2013Walking with DinosaursProduction Design
- 2013Beyond The EdgeProduction Design
- 2012Secret GardenArt Direction
- 2012EmperorProduction Design
- 2012Mr. PipProduction Design
- 2011Green LanternProduction Design
- 2009The Vintner's LuckProduction Design
- 2008The RuinsProduction Design
- 2006Dead LettersProduction Design
- 2005King KongProduction Design
- 2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingProduction Design
- 2003Whale RiderProduction Design
- 2002The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersProduction Design
- 2002New Zealand as Middle EarthSelf
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Storyboards and Pre-Viz: Making Words into ImagesSelf
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume DesignSelf
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earthSelf
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: ScaleSelf
- 2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingProduction Design
- 2001Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'Self
- 1998AberrationProduction Design
- 1998Memory & DesireProduction Design
- 1997The UglyProduction Design
- 1997A Woman's HeartProduction Design
- 1996The FrightenersProduction Design
- 1994A Game With No RulesProduction Design
- 1994Heavenly CreaturesProduction Design
- 1994Hercules and the Lost KingdomArt Direction
- 1994Hercules and the Amazon WomenArt Direction
- 1993Jack Be NimbleProduction Design
- 1990The GrasscutterArt Direction
- 1990An Angel at My TableProduction Design
- 1989Kitchen SinkArt Direction
- 1984The Invisible ManArt Direction
- —East of EdenProduction Design
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