Multiple disciplines, one workshop.

Nathan Hirons

Mechanical · Special Vehicles · CNC Machining

Nathan came up through motorsport before moving into film and TV special effects, where he's spent the last decade on some of the biggest productions around — from James Bond (Spectre) and The Batman to multiple Star Wars films, Marvel's Black Widow and The Fantastic Four: First Steps, 1917, and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power — increasingly in senior and supervisory roles. He specialises in special vehicles built for the screen. At 4DX he leads the mechanical and vehicle side: the design, machining, and fabrication behind parts that have to perform under real load.

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Full credits+

• Pressure2026 · lead senior special effects technician
• Wuthering Heights2026 · special effects technician
• The Fantastic Four: First Steps2025 · senior special effects lead technician
• Warfare2025 · special effects workshop supervisor
• The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power2024 · workshop supervisor · 8 episodes
• Meg 2: The Trench2023 · special effects technician
• The Batman2022 · senior special effects technician
• Black Widow2021 · special effects technician
• The Rhythm Section2020 · special effects crew
• Dolittle2020 · special effects crew
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019 · special effects technician
• 19172019 · special effects technician
• Christopher Robin2018 · special effects crew
• Solo: A Star Wars Story2018 · special effects technician
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi2017 · special effects technician
• The Mummy2017 · special effects technician
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens2015 · special effects
• Spectre2015 · special effects

Ryan Conder

Special Effects · Pyrotechnics · Engineering

Ryan's background is in special effects and pyrotechnics, with a film and TV career stretching back over twenty-five years — from Sleepy Hollow and Band of Brothers through two James Bond films (Casino Royale and Skyfall), The Batman, Star Wars, and Mission: Impossible, rising to special effects supervisor on recent productions including The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. He brings the systems thinking and on-set discipline that come from making effects fire safely and repeatably — every time the camera rolls. He also holds a degree in engineering.

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Full credits+

• Pressure2026 · special effects supervisor
• Wuthering Heights2026 · special effects supervisor
• Warfare2025 · special effects supervisor
• The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power2024 · special effects supervisor · 8 episodes
• The Batman2022 · lead senior special effects technician
• Dolittle2020 · senior special effects technician
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019 · lead senior special effects technician
• 19172019 · lead senior special effects technician
• Solo: A Star Wars Story2018 · lead senior special effects technician
• The Mummy2017 · senior special effects technician
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story2016 · senior special effects technician
• The Huntsman: Winter's War2016 · senior special effects technician
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E.2015 · senior special effects technician
• Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation2015 · special effects technician
• Edge of Tomorrow2014 · senior special effects technician
• Fast & Furious 62013 · senior special effects technician
• Jack the Giant Slayer2013 · special effects technician
• Skyfall2012 · special effects technician
• Captain America: The First Avenger2011 · special effects technician
• Gulliver's Travels2010 · special effects technician
• Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time2010 · special effects technician
• The Wolfman2010 · special effects technician
• Inkheart2008 · special effects technician
• Body of Lies2008 · assistant special effects technician
• Rambo2008 · special effects technician
• National Treasure: Book of Secrets2007 · special effects technician
• The Golden Compass2007 · special effects: reshoots
• 14082007 · special effects assistant technician
• Casino Royale2006 · special effects technician
• Children of Men2006 · special effects technician
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory2005 · special effects technician: workshop
• Band of Brothers2001 · special effects trainee · 2 episodes
• Sleepy Hollow1999 · special effects crew
• The Avengers1998 · special effects crew

Steve Pippet

Fabrication · Art · Electronics · Hydraulics

Steve's background spans art and fabrication alongside film and TV special effects. His credits include Marvel's Deadpool & Wolverine, Black Widow and The Fantastic Four: First Steps, DC's The Batman and The Flash, Star Wars, and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power — increasingly as a senior and lead technician. He turns concepts and drawings into finished physical pieces, from sculptural and bespoke work to the structures and rigs a build depends on.

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Full credits+

• The Fantastic Four: First Steps2025 · senior special effects technician
• Warfare2025 · senior special effects technician
• The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power2024 · lead senior special effects technician · 8 episodes
• Deadpool & Wolverine2024 · senior special effects technician
• The Flash2023 · senior special effects technician
• Meg 2: The Trench2023 · senior special effects technician
• The Batman2022 · special effects technician
• Black Widow2021 · special effects technician
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019 · special effects

Stefano Sbarra

Control Systems · Automation · Animatronics · Robotics

Stefano's background is in mechanical engineering and industrial automation, specialising in control systems for animatronics and robotics. His experience extends into theme park and wider creative-industry systems, including lighting and show-control setups — bringing complex moving installations to life reliably and safely.