Christopher Townsend

Christopher Townsend

Christopher Townsend is a visual effects supervisor. He has worked in the visual effects industry for nearly 30 years. For over a decade, he was an artist and supervisor at Industrial Light and Magic, and in 2007 he became a freelance visual effects supervisor. He worked on Journey to the Centre of the Earth, the first ever stereoscopic motion picture shot and released digitally, The Wolverine, Ninja Assassin, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, and Captain America: The First Avenger. He was nominated for a BAFTA and an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for his work on Iron Man 3, oversaw nearly 3000 shots on Avengers: Age of Ultron, and was the overall supervisor for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, for which he received his second nomination for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. He was the overall Production VFX Supervisor on Captain Marvel, and following that, for his work on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, he was once again nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. For his first foray into television and streaming, in 2024 he was nominated for an Emmy for his overall VFX supervision on the second season of the Disney+ show Loki. In 2015, he was given an Honorary Doctor of Arts degree by his alma mater, Coventry University.

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Christopher Townsend Movies

  • 2023
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    Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Loki Season 2

    Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Loki Season 2

    7.3 2023 HD

    Through candid interviews with the creative minds behind the show, and exclusive on-set footage, discover how the talented team that powered "Loki:...

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  • 2011
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    Captain America: Behind the Skull

    Captain America: Behind the Skull

    6 2011 HD

    A look back at the history of Red Skull, casting the role, and creating the character's right look for the movie.

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  • 2011
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    Captain America: The First Avenger - The Transformation

    Captain America: The First Avenger - The Transformation

    8.6 2011 HD

    A brief piece that offers an in-depth look at the process of digitally shrinking Actor Chris Evans for the film's first act.

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  • 2011
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    Outfitting a Hero

    Outfitting a Hero

    6 2011 HD

    Featurette on the redesign for the screen of the title character's outfit for Captain America: The First Avenger.

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  • 2011
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    Captain America: The First Avenger

    Captain America: The First Avenger

    7.002 2011 HD

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  • 2019
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    Captain Marvel

    Captain Marvel

    6.814 2019 HD

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  • 2017
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    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

    7.6 2017 HD

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  • 2013
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    Iron Man 3

    Iron Man 3

    6.9 2013 HD

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  • 2009
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    X-Men Origins: Wolverine

    X-Men Origins: Wolverine

    6.275 2009 HD

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  • 2008
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    Journey to the Center of the Earth

    Journey to the Center of the Earth

    6.1 2008 HD

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  • 2010
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    Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

    Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

    6.2 2010 HD

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  • 2021
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    Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

    Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

    7.542 2021 HD

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  • 2015
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    Avengers: Age of Ultron

    Avengers: Age of Ultron

    7.3 2015 HD

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  • 2009
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    Ninja Assassin

    Ninja Assassin

    6.7 2009 HD

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  • 2005
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    The Island

    The Island

    6.7 2005 HD

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  • 2004
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    The Day After Tomorrow

    The Day After Tomorrow

    6.5 2004 HD

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  • 2003
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    Hulk

    Hulk

    5.6 2003 HD

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  • 1995
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    Congo

    Congo

    5.5 1995 HD

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  • 2021
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    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    7.2 2021 HD

    Go behind the scenes of the shows and movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, following the filmmakers, cast and crew, and Marvel heroes every step...

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  • 1970
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    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    8.2 1970 HD

    After stealing the Tesseract during the events of “Avengers: Endgame,” an alternate version of Loki is brought to the mysterious Time...

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  • 1970
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    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    8.2 1970 HD

    After stealing the Tesseract during the events of “Avengers: Endgame,” an alternate version of Loki is brought to the mysterious Time...

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