Grant Major
Known for ArtBorn 1955-01-01Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand
Grant Major (born 1955) is a production designer from New Zealand who is most famous for his work on The Lord of the Rings films. He won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
Major's early exposure to production design began when he joined an art school in Auckland after graduating. Following this, he got a job as an assistant set designer at the local television station.
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Known for
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design
2002 · as Self
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
2001 · as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
2002 · as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale
2002 · as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Visualizing the Story
2002 · as Self
No Way to Make a Living: A Look Back at 'The Frighteners'
2022 · as Self
New Zealand as Middle Earth
2002 · as Self