David Hugh-Jones
- Director
- Producer
- Visual Effects
David Hugh-Jones was born in 1963 at Queen Charlottes Maternity Hospital in Hammersmith, London, England.
One of his Grandfathers was Professor of Mathematics at Aberystwyth University in North Wales. The other Grandfather an RAF Warrant Officer personally commissioned by Winston Churchill (Prior to being Prime Minister).
Following a family tradition of an Air Force life, David started his career as an MTD 'Specialist Driver' in the British Royal Air Force from 1979-1981. Stationed at the unique RAF Northolt VIP Base in West Ruislip, London, his duties included transportation of the air crew for Royal Family, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, European VIP's and American Whitehouse Staff. He had to be at the runway on stand-by as the arriving Prince Charles (now King Charles III), Lady Diana Spencer, other Royal Family Members, Prime Minister Thatcher, and other VIP's departed and landed.
David used the option to purchase an early departure from the RAF after realizing his need for a more creative career pursuit following a by chance visit to the film sets and workshops of 'Star Wars: Return of the Jedi' at Elstree Film Studios in London in 1982, here he found himself sitting in a full scale creation of the Millennium Falcon cockpit and walked up high onto the rope bridges of the massive Ewok Village sound stage and many other of the sets and workshops. Watching a preparation and rehearsal of the 'Jabba the Hutt' barge scene as one of the many memorable highlights of the tour. 17 years later as career paths and chance would have it, he became life-friends with Star Wars C3PO actor Anthony Daniels.
In 1995 David formed a companies that provided Digital Post Production and 3D Animation training at Pinewood Film Studios in Buckinghamshire, UK. This was the start of a period of transition for film and series productions, where technology was moving away from Cellulose Film to Digital Media.
In 1997 David moved to Elstree Film Studios to work on what was eventually to become one of the most controversial British movies of the 90's, 'LEGIONNAIRES', this infamous science fiction blockbuster was closed down by the British government after the Film's Director Gary Bolton-Brown and Producer Kathleen Fairbairn had repeatedly failed to film principal photography. The only footage that exists is the teaser trailer that incorporates all and only of David's CGI 3D/VFX space scenes and craft animations, which was screened at Cannes in 1998. He was the single lone VFX/3D Artist for the entire movie, designing and building everything until he departed 2 months before the production was closed down. The film production was at the time the most successful crowd funded British sci-fi movie of all time. After disagreements with the Director, David walked from the production, another 3D artist was hired, then a few months later the production company Creative Independent, closed it's doors and the film never was never completed or released.
David moved to the United States in 2001 to develop Gerry Anderson's 60's television series 'Stingray' as a CGI feature for Carlton International Media Ltd with Disney as Distributor.
One of his Grandfathers was Professor of Mathematics at Aberystwyth University in North Wales. The other Grandfather an RAF Warrant Officer personally commissioned by Winston Churchill (Prior to being Prime Minister).
Following a family tradition of an Air Force life, David started his career as an MTD 'Specialist Driver' in the British Royal Air Force from 1979-1981. Stationed at the unique RAF Northolt VIP Base in West Ruislip, London, his duties included transportation of the air crew for Royal Family, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, European VIP's and American Whitehouse Staff. He had to be at the runway on stand-by as the arriving Prince Charles (now King Charles III), Lady Diana Spencer, other Royal Family Members, Prime Minister Thatcher, and other VIP's departed and landed.
David used the option to purchase an early departure from the RAF after realizing his need for a more creative career pursuit following a by chance visit to the film sets and workshops of 'Star Wars: Return of the Jedi' at Elstree Film Studios in London in 1982, here he found himself sitting in a full scale creation of the Millennium Falcon cockpit and walked up high onto the rope bridges of the massive Ewok Village sound stage and many other of the sets and workshops. Watching a preparation and rehearsal of the 'Jabba the Hutt' barge scene as one of the many memorable highlights of the tour. 17 years later as career paths and chance would have it, he became life-friends with Star Wars C3PO actor Anthony Daniels.
In 1995 David formed a companies that provided Digital Post Production and 3D Animation training at Pinewood Film Studios in Buckinghamshire, UK. This was the start of a period of transition for film and series productions, where technology was moving away from Cellulose Film to Digital Media.
In 1997 David moved to Elstree Film Studios to work on what was eventually to become one of the most controversial British movies of the 90's, 'LEGIONNAIRES', this infamous science fiction blockbuster was closed down by the British government after the Film's Director Gary Bolton-Brown and Producer Kathleen Fairbairn had repeatedly failed to film principal photography. The only footage that exists is the teaser trailer that incorporates all and only of David's CGI 3D/VFX space scenes and craft animations, which was screened at Cannes in 1998. He was the single lone VFX/3D Artist for the entire movie, designing and building everything until he departed 2 months before the production was closed down. The film production was at the time the most successful crowd funded British sci-fi movie of all time. After disagreements with the Director, David walked from the production, another 3D artist was hired, then a few months later the production company Creative Independent, closed it's doors and the film never was never completed or released.
David moved to the United States in 2001 to develop Gerry Anderson's 60's television series 'Stingray' as a CGI feature for Carlton International Media Ltd with Disney as Distributor.
