Peter jackson biography timeline report
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Sir Peter Jackson
New Zealand director, producer & screenwriter.
Sir Peter Jackson is a visionary New Zealand director, producer and screenwriter, whose outstanding leadership and passion for film making has changed the face of the movie industry in New Zealand and taken Hollywood by storm.
Sir Peter began his filmmaking career at the age of eight, creating short movies from home in Wellington, and at 17, he left school and began shooting a short science fiction comedy.
Sir Peter and his partner Fran Walsh co-wrote his next films, and received widespread acclaim for Heavenly Creatures, which received an Academy Award nomination in for Best Screenplay.
Sir Peter then became the first person to direct three major feature films simultaneously, in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The highest grossing film trilogy in history, with more than $ billion in worldwide box office revenue, as well as one of the most acclaimed series of all time with 17 Academy Awards and 30 nominat
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Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson grew up in the seaside village of Pukerua Bay, 40 minutes north of Wellington. His doting parents, Bill and Joan, had an early taste of their precocious son's future when he was given a super 8mm camera and proceeded to make war movies in the backyard. For years, their garden was repeatedly dug up as young Peter strove to recreate the battlefield trenches of the Somme.
From battle pictures, Jackson graduated to themes of horror and fantasy. Inspired by seeing King Kong on television, he also became fascinated by miniatures and animation. Close inspection of young Jackson's amateur films would reveal an ever-developing sophistication of technique, and a uniquely biting sense of humour. He also had an impressive ability to lead and motivate others into contributing to his productions.
Despite doing well academically, Jackson dropped out of school after getting university entrance. He took a menial position as a photolithographer with Wellington's daily
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Peter Jackson
New Zealand filmmaker (born )
This article is about the New Zealand filmskapare. For other people named Peter Jackson, see Peter Jackson (disambiguation).
Sir Peter Jackson ONZ KNZM | |
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Jackson at the San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | Peter Robert Jackson () 31 October (age&#;63) Pukerua Bay, New Zealand |
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| Years&#;active | –present |
| Partner | Fran Walsh (–present) |
| Children | 2 |
Sir Peter Robert JacksonONZ KNZM (born 31 October ) is a New Zealand filmmaker. He is best known as the director, writer, and producer of the Lord of the Rings trilogy (–) and the Hobbit trilogy (–), both of which are adapted from the novels of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien. Other notable films include the critically lauded drama Heavenly Creatures (), the horror comedy The Frighteners (), the epic monster remake film King Kong (), the World War inom documentary spelfilm They Shall Not Grow Old () and the documentary The Beatles: Get Back ().