The Lord of the Rings Crew: Alex Funke

Alex Funke

Credited for The Lord of the Rings:
Visual Effects Director of Photography: Miniature Unit

Born: October 12, 1944; Santa Barbara, California

Notable Awards and Nominations:
Academy Awards:
- 2004 Best Visual Effects Award for Return of the King
- 2003 Best Visual Effects Award for The Two Towers
- 1991 Special Achievement in Visual Effects for Total Recall
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards (BAFTA):
- 2004 Best Visual Effects Award for Return of the King
- 2003 Best Visual Effects Award for The Two Towers
- 2002 Best Visual Effects Award for Fellowship of the Ring

Selected Filmography

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Mystery Men (1999)
Mighty Joe Young (1998)
Snake Eyes (1998)
Starship Troopers (1997)
Executive Decision (1996)
Waterworld (1995)
The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
The Lawnmower Man (1992)
Freejack (1992)
Grand Canyon (1991)
Total Recall (1990)
The Abyss (1989)
Battlestar Galactica (1978) (TV)

... VFX DP: Miniature Unit
... VFX DP: Miniature Unit
... VFX DP: Miniature Unit
... VFX Director of Photography (DP)
... VFX Director of Photography
... DP: Second Unit
... VFX Director of Photography
... Miniatures Unit Dir. of Photography
... Dive Sequence Miniatures
... Background Plate DP
... Bluescreen Director of Photography
... Effects Photography
... Director of Effects Photography
... VFX Director of Photography
... Miniature Photography Supervisor
... Miniatures Director of Photography

Alex Funke's IMDB page

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Available at Amazon.com:

Peter Jackson Films:

Middle Earth Collection:
Theatrical Blu-ray
Extended Blu-ray
Collector's Blu-ray

The Hobbit Trilogy:
Theatrical: Blu-ray + DVD
Extended: Blu-ray | DVD

An Unexpected Journey:
Theatrical Edition:
Blu-ray | BD 3D | Prime Video
Soundtrack: CD | MP3
Extended Edition:
Blu-ray | BD 3D | DVD | Prime Video | Soundtrack: CD | MP3

Desolation of Smaug:
Theatrical Edition:
Blu-ray | BD 3D | Prime Video
Soundtrack: CD | MP3
Extended Edition:
Blu-ray | BD 3D | DVD | Prime Video | Soundtrack: CD | MP3

Battle of the Five Armies:
Theatrical Edition:
Blu-ray | BD 3D | DVD | Prime Video | Soundtrack: CD | MP3
Extended Edition:
Blu-ray | BD 3D | DVD | Prime Video | Soundtrack: CD | MP3

LotR Trilogy:
Theatrical: Blu-ray | DVD
Extended: Blu-ray | DVD
Posters

Animated Film Adaptations:

The Hobbit:
DVD | DVD (SE) | Prime Video
The Lord of the Rings:
Blu-ray | DVD | Prime Video
The Return of the King:
DVD

Books by J.R.R. Tolkien:

The Lord of the Rings Set
The Hobbit
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
The Return of the King
The Silmarillion
The Unfinished Tales
Beren and Luthien
The Children of Hurin
The Fall of Gondolin

Audio Presentations:
The Lord of the Rings:

BBC Dramatization (CD)
NPR Dramatization (CD)
Unabridged Reading (CD)

The Hobbit:
BBC Dramatization (CD)
NPR Dramatization (CD)
Unabridged Reading (CD)

The Fellowship of the Ring:
BBC Dramatization (CD)
NPR Dramatization (CD)
Unabridged Reading (CD)

The Two Towers:
BBC Dramatization (CD)
NPR Dramatization (CD)
Unabridged Reading (CD)

The Return of the King:
BBC Dramatization (CD)
NPR Dramatization (CD)
Unabridged Reading (CD)

The Silmarillion:
Unabridged Reading (CD)

The Children of Hurin:
Unabridged Reading (CD)