Richard Baker

Born: 15th of June 1925 (100 years old)

Biography:
Richard Baker is a visual effects professional holding dual U.S. and U.K. citizenship, with a career spanning major feature films and television. Early in his career, he worked as a compositor at prestigious studios, including Framestore and Cinesite. He later became a compositing supervisor at MPC in London, contributing to large-scale productions like The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Clash of the Titans, and 10,000 BC.

Transitioning into stereoscopic work, Baker joined Prime Focus World in London, where he supervised the stereo conversion pipeline for films such as Gravity, World War Z, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and Frankenweenie. His responsibilities included guiding the setup of a division dedicated to stereo conversion, deploying advanced geometry mapping techniques for realistic depth, and overseeing over 900 stereo-converted shots for Edge of Tomorrow.

In more recent years, Richard Baker has held VFX supervision roles on several high-profile projects, particularly within the Netflix ecosystem. He has served as studio or production visual effects supervisor on The Noel Diary, Me Time, A Boy Called Christmas, We Can Be Heroes, Hillbilly Elegy, and Da 5 Bloods. He also served as an additional visual effects supervisor on They Cloned Tyrone and Red One and was the production visual effects supervisor on The Kitchen.

Richard Baker's Filmography

Madhouse

Madhouse

  •   Movie
  • 1981
Sacha Robertson Jr.
The Kitchen

The Kitchen

  •   Movie
  • 2023
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Devil All the Time

The Devil All the Time

  •   Movie
  • 2020
VFX Supervisor
The Martian

The Martian

  •   Movie
  • 2015
Stereoscopic Supervisor
Edge of Tomorrow

Edge of Tomorrow

  •   Movie
  • 2014
Stereoscopic Supervisor
Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans

  •   Movie
  • 2010
Compositing Supervisor
Angels & Demons

Angels & Demons

  •   Movie
  • 2009
Compositing Supervisor
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

  •   Movie
  • 2005
Digital Compositors
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

  •   Movie
  • 2005
Digital Compositors
King Arthur

King Arthur

  •   Movie
  • 2004
Digital Compositors
The Santa Clause 2

The Santa Clause 2

  •   Movie
  • 2002
Executive Producer
For Richer or Poorer

For Richer or Poorer

  •   Movie
  • 1997
Executive Producer