Simon Whiteley

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Male

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Simon Whiteley

Biography

Born in 1962, Lancashire, UK. A Production Designer, Art Director, Visual Effects Supervisor, Writer, Screen Writer. And uncredited designer of The Matrix code. My family's name is imprinted in the digital rain for a reason, which dates back beyond Arthurian Legend. A childhood spent barefoot and free between the UK and the wilds of central Africa, where I first encountered the Eirys Coeden and Mimla. I completed my BA (Hons) in Design and Visual Communication in Birmingham, UK where I studied art, story and longevity in civilisations and began writing about the Eirys Coeden. My career began at the BBC, Pebble Mill, Birmingham before moving...

Production

2017

The Lego Ninjago Movie

as Production Design

2006

Happy Feet

as Art Direction

1998

The Thin Red Line

as Visual Effects Designer

2018

Peter Rabbit

as Production Design

2001

Moulin Rouge!

as Visual Effects Designer

2021

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

as Production Design

1995

Babe

as Visual Effects Designer

1999

The Matrix

as Visual Effects Designer

2003

The Matrix Reloaded

as Visual Effects Designer

2003

The Matrix Revolutions

as Visual Effects Designer

2012

The Polar Bears

as Art Direction

2014

The Lego Movie

as Conceptual Design

2013

Walking with Dinosaurs

as Art Direction

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