Owen Paterson
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Art
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Male
Owen Paterson
Biography
Owen Paterson is an Australian production designer who was chiefly responsible for the design and look of The Matrix series of movies. He grew up in Western Australia and now resides in Sydney. Following The Matrix, his collaboration with Lana and Lilly Wachowski continued with the films V for Vendetta and Speed Racer.
Prior to working on The Matrix, Paterson had worked on Australian films such as The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert with director Stephan Elliott (for which he won an AFI Award) and returned to work with Elliott on Welcome to Woop Woop.
Paterson worked on the 2014 version of Godzilla with director Gareth Edwards. He returned to the franchise on Godzilla vs. Kong in 2021.
In 2015, Paterson was the production designer for Marvel Studios' Captain America: Civil War and worked for eleven months on the film in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Berlin. After that film's premiere, he called for the Australian government to institute a formal system of film production incentives to attract more big-budget international productions to film in Australia.
Paterson was interviewed in 2008 about his work on creating digital worlds for The Matrix and Speed Racer as part of a short film project that was part of the Australian Centre for the Moving Image's long-running Virtual Worlds exhibition. In 2014, he was one of five film designers interviewed for the documentary series Tomorrow's Worlds: The Unearthly History of Science Fiction, which aired on BBC Two.
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Known For
Acting
(2004)
(2004)
The Matrix Recalibrated
as Self
(2004)
(2004)
The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase
as Himself
(2003)
(2003)
Making 'Enter the Matrix'
as Self
(2001)
The Matrix Revisited
as Self - Production Designer
(1999)
Making 'The Matrix'
as Self
Crew
Play Dirty
Production Design
(2022)
Ticket to Paradise
Production Design
(2021)
Godzilla vs. Kong
Production Design
(2017)
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Production Designer
(2016)
Captain America: Civil War
Production Design
(2016)
Gods of Egypt
Production Design
(2014)
Godzilla
Production Design
(2011)
The Green Hornet
Production Design
(2008)
Speed Racer
Production Design
(2006)
V for Vendetta
Production Design
(2003)
The Matrix Revolutions
Production Design
(2003)
The Matrix Reloaded
Production Design
(2003)
Final Flight of the Osiris
Production Design
(2000)
Red Planet
Production Design
(2000)
Noriega: God's Favorite
Production Design
(1999)
The Matrix
Production Design
(1998)
Welcome to Woop Woop
Production Design
(1996)
Race the Sun
Production Design
(1994)
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Production Design
(1989)
Minnamurra
Production Design
(1987)
The Place at the Coast
Production Design
(1984)
Stanley: Every Home Should Have One
Art Direction
(1984)
The Coolangatta Gold
Art Direction
(1981)
The Survivor
Property Buyer, Set Dresser
(1980)
Harlequin
Assistant Art Director