Grant Major

About the person

Career:

Art

Date of birth:

1955-01-0171

Place of birth:

Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand

Gender:

Male

Popularity:

Biography

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.

Filmography

Rating by year

No Way to Make a Living: A Look Back at 'The Frighteners'
Self
2022-12-02
7.83
New Zealand as Middle Earth
Self
2002-11-12
8.01
The Fellowship of the Ring: Visualizing the Story
Self
2002-11-12
0.00
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design
Self
2002-11-12
0.00
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
Self
2002-11-12
0.00
The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale
Self
2002-11-12
0.00
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
Self
2001-12-09
8.017