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Colin Mapson

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  • Special Effects
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Colin Mapson is known for Ali G Indahouse (2002), Moonbase 3 (1973) and A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987).
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    Known for

    Sacha Baron Cohen in Ali G Indahouse (2002)
    Ali G Indahouse
    6.2
    • Special Effects
    • 2002
    Ralph Bates, Fiona Gaunt, Donald Houston, and Barry Lowe in Moonbase 3 (1973)
    Moonbase 3
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Visual Effects
    Edward Petherbridge in A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987)
    A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Visual Effects
    Polly Walker in Enchanted April (1991)
    Enchanted April
    7.3
    • Visual Effects
    • 1991

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, and Brian Wilde in Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
      Last of the Summer Wine
      7.1
      TV Series
      • visual effects
      • visual effects designer
      • video effects designer
      • 1991–2008
    • Victoria Wood in Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings (2000)
      Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings
      7.7
      TV Special
      • visual effects
      • 2000
    • Dalziel and Pascoe (1996)
      Dalziel and Pascoe
      7.4
      TV Series
      • visual effects designer
      • 1997
    • Terry Jones in Crusades (1995)
      Crusades
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • visual effects designer
      • 1995
    • Alan Heap and Mick Wall in Dizzy Heights Hotel (1990)
      Dizzy Heights Hotel
      7.4
      TV Series
      • visual effects
      • 1993
    • Ian McShane in Lovejoy (1986)
      Lovejoy
      7.8
      TV Series
      • visual effects designer
      • 1993
    • You Rang, M'Lord? (1988)
      You Rang, M'Lord?
      8.7
      TV Series
      • visual effects designer
      • 1988–1991
    • Polly Walker in Enchanted April (1991)
      Enchanted April
      7.3
      • visual effects designer
      • 1991
    • The Green Man (1990)
      The Green Man
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • visual effects designer
      • 1990
    • Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders in French and Saunders (1987)
      French and Saunders
      7.6
      TV Series
      • visual effects designer
      • 1988–1990
    • Annette Crosbie and Richard Wilson in One Foot in the Grave (1990)
      One Foot in the Grave
      7.9
      TV Series
      • visual effects designer
      • 1990
    • Nice Work (1989)
      Nice Work
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • visual effects
      • 1989
    • Alfred Molina and Robert Hardy in Sunday Premiere (1986)
      Sunday Premiere
      7.3
      TV Series
      • visual effects designer
      • 1988
    • Su Pollard in Hi-de-Hi! (1980)
      Hi-de-Hi!
      6.7
      TV Series
      • visual effects
      • 1982–1988
    • Richard Briers, Peter Egan, and Penelope Wilton in Ever Decreasing Circles (1984)
      Ever Decreasing Circles
      7.3
      TV Series
      • visual effects designer
      • 1987

    Special Effects

    • Last Day of the Dinosaurs (2010)
      Last Day of the Dinosaurs
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • assistant effects designer: The Model Unit
      • 2010
    • Sacha Baron Cohen in Ali G Indahouse (2002)
      Ali G Indahouse
      6.2
      • senior special effects technician
      • 2002
    • Tony Britton, Nigel Havers, and Dinah Sheridan in Don't Wait Up (1983)
      Don't Wait Up
      6.5
      TV Series
      • visual effects
      • 1983

    Personal details

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    • Other works
      Provided a commentary for the Doctor Who (1963) DVD "Nightmare of Eden".
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      I think the first time I really was impressed with CGI was Jurassic Park (1993), when Spielberg used it, which was the first time it was really used in earnest, which I thought was just fantastic.

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