Simon "Goose" Gosling (born 9 April 1969) is a British designer and builder of

special effect Special effects (often abbreviated as SFX, F/X or simply FX) are illusions or visual tricks used in the theatre, film, television, video game, amusement park and simulator industries to simulate the imagined events in a story or virtual w ...

s models and props. He is best known for his work on the

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cockpit for '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' in 2014. Also his work on commercials featuring stop-frame animation for Brisk, Apple Jacks and

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in America, and the

Windy Miller ''Camberwick Green'' is a British children's television series that ran from January to March 1966 on BBC1, featuring stop motion puppets. ''Camberwick Green'' is the first in the ''Trumptonshire'' trilogy, which also includes '' Trumpton'' ...

adverts for

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in Britain. Gosling has created props and models for films including ''

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'' (2005), ''

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'' (2005) and '' Stormbreaker'' (2006). In 2006, he supervised the building of

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during the

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production of ''

Hogfather ''Hogfather'' is the 20th ''Discworld'' novel by Terry Pratchett, and a 1997 British Fantasy Award nominee. It was first released in 1996 and published by Victor Gollancz. It came in 137th place in The Big Read, a BBC survey of the most loved ...

'', an adaptation of the ''

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'' novel by author

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. On 22 April 2007, ''Hogfather'' won the BAFTA Television Craft Award for best special effects. Gosling is also a musician, appearing on the soundtrack of the

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videogame '' Croc 2''.

Selected filmography

*''

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace ''Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' is a 1999 American Epic film, epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It stars Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ahmed Best, Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Dan ...

'' (1997) ''Assistant prop maker'' *''

Les Visiteurs 2 ''Les Couloirs du temps : Les Visiteurs II'' (; English: ''The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time'') is a sequel to the original French film, ''Les Visiteurs''. ''Les Visiteurs II'' was the second highest-grossing French film at the French box ...

'' (1998) ''Prosthetic technician'' *'' Band of Brothers'' (2000) ''Miniature model maker'' *'' Dinotopia'' (2002) ''Miniature Modeller'' *''

'' (2003) ''Prop Modeller'' *'' The Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy'' (2004) ''Prop Modeller'' *'' Stormbreaker'' (2005) ''Electronic prop Modeller'' *'' Terry Pratchett's Hogfather'' (2006) ''Prop Modeller'' *'' I Want Candy'' (2006) ''Prop Modeller'' *'' Babylon A.D.'' (2007) ''Prop Modeller'' *''

The Colour of Magic ''The Colour of Magic'' is a 1983 fantasy comedy novel by Terry Pratchett, and is the first book of the ''Discworld'' series. The first printing of the British edition consisted of only 506 copies. Pratchett has described it as "an attempt to ...

'' (2007) ''Supervising Prop Modeller'' *'' Dread'' (2009) '' Special effects technician'' *''

Gulliver's Travels ''Gulliver's Travels'', or ''Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships'' is a 1726 prose satire by the Anglo-Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan ...

'' (2010) ''Concept model maker'' *'' Captain America: The First Avenger'' (2011) ''Prop Modeller'' *''

Prometheus In Greek mythology, Prometheus (; , , possibly meaning "forethought")Smith"Prometheus". is a Titan god of fire. Prometheus is best known for defying the gods by stealing fire from them and giving it to humanity in the form of technology, know ...

'' (2012) ''Prop Modeller'' *''

Snow White & the Huntsman ''Snow White and the Huntsman'' is a 2012 American fantasy film based on the German fairy tale "Snow White" compiled by the Brothers Grimm. The directorial debut of Rupert Sanders, it was written by Evan Daugherty, John Lee Hancock and Hossein Am ...

'' (2012) ''Prop Modeller'' *''

Fast & Furious 6 ''Fast & Furious 6'' (titled on-screen as ''Furious 6'') is a 2013 American action film directed by Justin Lin and written by Chris Morgan. It is the sequel to '' Fast Five'' (2011) and is the sixth installment in the '' Fast & Furious'' fra ...

'' (2013) ''Prop Modeller'' *''

Jupiter Ascending ''Jupiter Ascending'' is a 2015 space opera film written, directed and co-produced by the Wachowskis. Starring Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis with Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne and Douglas Booth in supporting roles, the film is centered on Jupiter J ...

'' (2014) ''Prop Modeller'' *'' Kingsman: The Secret Service'' (2014) ''Prop Modeller'' *'' Pan'' (2015) ''Prop Modeller'' *'' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' (2015) ''Senior Prop Modeller''

External links

*http://www.simongosling.com *http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0331517/ 1969 births Living people Miniature model-makers Special effects people British designers Video game composers {{UK-musician-stub