JOHN COX’S CREATURE WORKSHOP
1978 – 2011
John Cox has more than 35 years experience in the visual effects industry and is the director of Australia’s leading creature effects company, John Cox’s Creature Workshop. His company specializes in the concept, design and manufacture of animatronic fantasy creatures, characters and realistic animals.
John received a 1995 Academy Award for Visual Effects for the movie ‘Babe’ and in 1999 was elected as a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He was awarded the 2006 Kinetone Award for ‘significant contributions to the Queensland Film and Television Industry’ and is 2007 Australian Film Industry (AFI) Awards winner for Visual Effects for ‘Rogue’. John is Queensland Smart State Creative Arts Ambassador.
Biography
‘How to Make a Monster’ Exhibition
| Queensland Museum South Bank | Brisbane | AUS | 2005 |
| Australian Museum | Sydney | AUS | 2005/6 |
| Western Australian Museum | Perth | AUS | 2006 |
| Science Alive! | Christchurch | NZ | 2006 |
| Te Manawa | Palmerston North | NZ | 2006/7 |
| Scienceworks | Melbourne | AUS | 2007 |
| St Louis Science Center | St Louis | USA | 2008 |
| Discovery Museum | Bridgeport | USA | 2008 |
| Muzeo | Anaheim | USA | 2009 |
| Exploration Place | Wichita | USA | 2009/10 |
| Ipswich Art Gallery | Ipswich | AUS | 2011 |
| Museum of Tropical Queensland | Townsville | AUS | 2011 |
Feature Films
| ‘Narnia – Dawn Treader‘ | Walden Media | USA | 2009 |
| ‘Oceans‘ | Disney | FRA | 2008 |
| ‘Nim’s Island’ | Walden Media | USA | 2008 |
| ‘Love Story 2050’ | Baweja Films | IND | 2007 |
| ‘Rogue’ | Emu Creek Pictures | AUS | 2006 |
| ‘Host’ | Chungeorahm Films | KOR | 2005 |
| ‘Siegfried’ | Constantine Films | GER | 2004 |
| ‘Racing Stripes’ | Alcon Entertainment | USA | 2003 |
| ‘Peter Pan’ | Universal/Revolution | USA | 2002 |
| ‘George of the Jungle 2’ | Disney | USA | 2002 |
| ‘Scooby Doo’ | Warner Bros. | USA | 2001 |
| ‘Inspector Gadget 2’ | Disney | USA | 2001 |
| ‘Crocodile Dundee in LA’ | Village Roadshow | USA | 2000 |
| ‘Komodo’ | Scan Box | USA | 1999 |
| ‘Pitch Black’ | Universal/Interscope | USA | 1999 |
| ‘Jacki Chan’s First Strike’ | Golden Harvest | HK | 1996 |
| ‘Babe’ | Universal | USA | 1995 |
| ‘Dead Calm’ | Kennedy Miller | AUS | 1987 |
| ‘The Return of Captain Invincible’ | Seven Keys | AUS | 1981 |
TV Feature Credits
| ‘Terra Nova‘ | 20th Century Fox | USA | 2010/11 |
| ‘Gargantua’ | 20th Century Fox | USA | 1998 |
| ‘Moby Dick’ | Hallmark | USA | 1998 |
Numerous commercials for USA, Australia, UK and Asia including Allen’s Nestle ‘Smiles’ campaign
Theme Park & Attractions
| Wildlife World | Deinosuchus & Pteranodon | 2009 |
| Seaworld | Sesame Street Beach | 2008 |
| Warner Brothers Movie World | Scooby Doo Ride | 2003 |
| Sunway Lagoon Malaysia | Captain Quack suits | 1995 |
| Warner Brothers Movie World | Gremlin Adventure/Looney Tunes/Batman | 1991 |
