Alex Funke

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Credits
60 titles

Projects in Development (2 titles)	Budget
Aether: The Rise of Specter Cinematographer Cinematographer See fewer
Untitled WW2 Alien Tank Project Visual Effects Director Of Photography (miniature unit) Visual Effects Director Of Photography (miniature unit) See fewer

Films in Production (1 title)	Budget	Status
Heartbeat (Short) - Special Effects Advisor Special Effects Advisor See fewer		Post-Prod

Past Film & Video (40 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Paddlewheels on the Wanganui (2024) Cinematographer Cinematographer See fewer	NZD 2K
Mr Mainline Steam (2018) Cinematographer Cinematographer See fewer	NZD 5K
Blade Runner 2049 (2017) Visual Effects Miniatures Director Of Photography (Weta Workshop) Visual Effects Miniatures Director Of Photography (Weta Workshop) See fewer	$150MM	$33MM	$92MM	$277MM
Aether: Prologue (2015) (Short) - Cinematographer Cinematographer See fewer
Furious 7 (2015) Director Of Photography (Miniature Unit), Director Of Photography (Weta Workshop Miniatures) Director Of Photography (Miniature Unit), Director Of Photography (Weta Workshop Miniatures) See fewer	$190MM	$147MM	$353MM	$1.52B
River Rats (2014) Cinematographer Cinematographer See fewer	NZD 2K
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) Visual Effects Motion Control Supervisor Visual Effects Motion Control Supervisor See fewer	$225MM	$74MM	$258MM	$959MM
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) Motion Control Supervisor Motion Control Supervisor See fewer	$180MM	$85MM	$303MM	$1.02B
Darling Bullets (2011) (Short) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
Winston's Dream (2011) (Short) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
Mixing Up the Medicine (2011) (Short) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) Director Of Photography (minatures unit, New Zealand) Director Of Photography (minatures unit, New Zealand) See fewer	$225MM	$55MM	$142MM	$420MM
King Kong (2005) Visual Effects Director Of Photography Visual Effects Director Of Photography See fewer	$207MM	$50MM	$218MM	$557MM
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) Visual Effects Director Of Photography (miniature unit) Visual Effects Director Of Photography (miniature unit) See fewer	$94MM	$73MM	$382MM	$1.14B
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) Visual Effects Director Of Photography (miniature unit) Visual Effects Director Of Photography (miniature unit) See fewer	$94MM	$62MM	$346MM	$938MM
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Visual Effects Director Of Photography (miniature unit) Visual Effects Director Of Photography (miniature unit) See fewer	$93MM	$47MM	$319MM	$888MM
Mystery Men (1999) Director Of Photography (second unit), Director Of Photography (miniature effects unit) Director Of Photography (second unit), Director Of Photography (miniature effects unit) See fewer	$68MM	$10MM	$30MM	$33MM
Mighty Joe Young (1998) Visual Effects Director Of Photography Visual Effects Director Of Photography See fewer	$90MM	$11MM	$51MM	$51MM
Snake Eyes (1998) Director Of Photography (second unit) Director Of Photography (second unit) See fewer	$73MM	$16MM	$56MM	$104MM
Starship Troopers (1997) Visual Effects Director Of Photography Visual Effects Director Of Photography See fewer	$105MM	$22MM	$55MM	$121MM
Executive Decision (1996) Miniatures Unit Director Of Photography Miniatures Unit Director Of Photography See fewer	$55MM	$12MM	$57MM	$122MM
Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1995) Director Of Photography (blue screen unit) Director Of Photography (blue screen unit) See fewer	$15MM	$1.4MM	$2.4MM	$2.4MM
Waterworld (1995) Dive Sequence Miniatures, Tanker Blue Screen Sequences Visual Effects Supervisor, Visual Effects Director Of Photography Dive Sequence Miniatures, Tanker Blue Screen Sequences Visual Effects Supervisor, Visual Effects Director Of Photography See fewer	$175MM	$21MM	$88MM	$264MM
The Indian in the Cupboard (1995) Background Plate Director Of Photography Background Plate Director Of Photography See fewer	$45MM	$7.7MM	$36MM	$36MM
Mystery Lodge (1994) (Short) - Cinematographer Cinematographer See fewer
The Lawnmower Man (1992) Bluescreen Director Of Photography Bluescreen Director Of Photography See fewer	$10MM	$7.8MM	$32MM	$32MM
Freejack (1992) Effects Photography (DQI) Effects Photography (DQI) See fewer	$30MM	$6.7MM	$17MM	$17MM
Grand Canyon (1991) Directory Of Effects Photography (DQI) Directory Of Effects Photography (DQI) See fewer		$68K	$33MM	$41MM
Total Recall (1990) Director Of Miniature Photography (Dream Quest Images) Director Of Miniature Photography (Dream Quest Images) See fewer	$65MM	$26MM	$119MM	$261MM
The Abyss (1989) Miniature Photography Supervisor (DQI) Miniature Photography Supervisor (DQI) See fewer	$70MM	$9.3MM	$55MM	$91MM
Warlock (1989) Blue Screen Photography (Perpetual Motion Pictures) Blue Screen Photography (Perpetual Motion Pictures) See fewer	$7MM	$780K	$9.1MM	$9.1MM
The Blob (1988) Visual Effects Photographer Visual Effects Photographer See fewer	$10MM	$2.6MM	$8.2MM	$8.2MM
Heavy Metal (1981) Travelling Shot (segments: Taarna) Travelling Shot (segments: Taarna) See fewer	$9.3MM	$205K	$547K	$547K
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) Special Effects Photography Special Effects Photography See fewer	$3.5MM		$22MM	$22MM
Battlestar Galactica (1978) Miniatures Director Of Photography (uncredited) Miniatures Director Of Photography (uncredited) See fewer	$3MM
Powers of Ten (1977) (Short) - Cinematographer (uncredited), Representative (Eames Office), Special Effects Designer (uncredited) Cinematographer (uncredited), Representative (Eames Office), Special Effects Designer (uncredited) See fewer
Scream Bloody Murder (1973) Editor Editor See fewer
The Black Ships (1970) (Short) - Representative (Eames Office) Representative (Eames Office) See fewer
The Fiberglass Chairs: Something of How They Get the Way They Are (1970) (Short) - Production Team Production Team See fewer
Tops (1969) (Short) - Spinning And Production Spinning And Production See fewer

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Past Television (3 titles)	Episodes
Avalanche (1994) (TV Movie) - Director Of Photography (miniatures) Director Of Photography (miniatures) See fewer
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993) (TV Series) - Special Effects Cameraman (1 episode, 1993) Special Effects Cameraman (1 episode, 1993) See fewer Pilot (Sep 12, 1993) Season 1, Episode 1 - Special Effects Cameraman Special Effects Cameraman See fewer	1
The Greatest American Hero (1981) (TV Series) - Visual Effects Director Of Photography (8 episodes, 1981) Visual Effects Director Of Photography (8 episodes, 1981) See fewer The Best Desk Scenario (May 13, 1981) Season 1, Episode 8 - Visual Effects Director Of Photography (uncredited) Visual Effects Director Of Photography (uncredited) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	8

Self (14 titles)
Funke (2018) Self Self See fewer
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' (2006) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
The Making of a Shot: The T-Rex Fight in King Kong (2005) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World' (2005) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Big-atures (2004) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
The End of All Things (2004) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV Special) - Self - Winner Self - Winner See fewer
Big-atures (2003) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV Special) - Self - Winner Self - Winner See fewer
Big-atures (2002) (Video) - Self - Miniatures DOP Self - Miniatures DOP See fewer
From Book to Script (2002) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Storyboards and Pre-viz: Making Words Into Images (2002) (Video) - Self - Miniatures DOP Self - Miniatures DOP See fewer
Weta Workshop (2002) (Video) - Self - Miniatures DOP Self - Miniatures DOP See fewer
The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (1991) (TV Special) - Self - Winner Self - Winner See fewer

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