Christian Rivers
Christian Rivers is a New Zealand storyboard artist, visual effects supervisor, special effects technician, and director. He first met Peter Jackson as a 17-year-old and storyboarded all of Jackson's films since Braindead. He made his directing debut in the film adaptation of Mortal Engines.
Known For
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
84%
Visual Effects Designer
2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
85%
Visual Effects Designer
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
84%
Visual Effects Designer
2002
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
74%
Visual Effects Designer
2012
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
73%
Visual Effects Designer
2014
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
76%
Visual Effects Designer
2013
King Kong
69%
Animation Director
2005
Mortal Engines
63%
Director
2018
Mortal Engines
63%
Director
2018
Minutes Past Midnight
48%
Director
2016
Feeder
50%
Director
2015
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
73%
Visual Effects Designer
2014
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
76%
Visual Effects Designer
2013
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
74%
Visual Effects Designer
2012
The Lovely Bones
71%
Visual Effects Supervisor
2009
King Kong
69%
Animation Director
2005
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
85%
Corsair of Umbar / Beacon Guard (uncredited)
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
85%
Visual Effects Designer
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
84%
Visual Effects Designer
2002
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
Self
2002
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design
Self
2002
The Fellowship of the Ring: Storyboards and Pre-Viz: Making Words into Images
Self
2002
Weta Digital
Self
2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
84%
Visual Effects Designer
2001
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
85%
Self
1998