David Hardberger

Highlighted works

Blade Runner

Loosely adapted from a novel by Phillip K. Dick, Ridley Scott’s dark, saturated vision of 2019 Los Angeles is a classic of popular science-fiction cinema.
The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring

The first instalment of Peter Jackson’s epic adaptation of the J.R.R. Tolkien saga about the quest of a band of heroes to save their world from evil.
The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers

The second instalment of Peter Jackson’s lavish three-part fantasy charts the continuing quest of its heroes to destroy a powerful magical ring.
The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King

The final instalment of the rousing, hugely successful trilogy that redefined the studio blockbuster, The Return of the King won 11 Oscars to add to its box office haul.

Filmography

2003

Final Destination 2

CPS (Director of Photography)
2003

Peter Pan

Miniatures Unit(Director of Photography)
2003

The Core

CPS (Director of Photography)
2003

The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King

L&P MinU (Miniature Dir of Photography)
2002

The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers

MinU (Dir of Photography/MoCon Progrmmr)
2001

The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring

MinU (Mocon Programmer)
2000

Dinosaur

Director of Photography (1st Unit)
2000

The Cell

Motion Control Operat (VisFX2ndUnitPhot)
2000

Final Destination

CPS (Director of Photography)
2000

Vertical Limit

CPS (Dir of Photography, Miniatures)
1997

Dante's Peak

DD (Director of Photography)
1996

The Sunchaser

Location Matte Photography
1996

The Phantom

Visual Effects (Vistavision Camera Op)
1996

Daylight

I Arts Mins (Camera Operator)
1996

Executive Decision

Operator (Motion Control)
1995

Judge Dredd

Motion Control Camera Operator
1993

Beethoven's 2nd

BVVE (Stage/Plate Camera)
1992

Alien³

Camera Operator
1990

Dick Tracy

BVVEG (Effects Camera Operator)
1987

Spaceballs

Motion control photography
1986

Flight of the Navigator

Motion control photography
1984

2010

Motion Control Technician
1984

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai across the 8th Dimension

Motion control technician
1983

WarGames

Computer Graphics (Unit)
1983

Deal of the Century

Motion Control Technician
1982

Blade Runner

EEG (Cameraman)
1979

Star Trek The Motion Picture

Photographic Effects Cameraman
1977

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Assistant Cameraman (Special Vis Effs)