Background
Blackwood was born in Edinburgh, Scotland during a tour of the United Kingdom by her parents. She grew up in Orange, New South Wales.
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Freya Blackwood
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She finished a Bachelor of Design at the University of Technology, Sydney, and finished two short films during her work in the Sydney film industry.
Career
Before becoming a full-time illustrator, she lived in New Zealand and worked on the Lord of the Rings films, specifically the special effects for the hobbits" feet. Blackwood worked in the film industry between 2001 and 2008, producing the film Blackspot (2008), acting as an extra in the short film Zombie Movie (2005). She was a special effects artist for all three Lord of the Rings films: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King.
Achievements
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She worked on special effects for The Lord of the Rings film trilogy from 2001 to 2003 and won the Kate Greenaway Medal for British children"s book illustration in 2010. Blackwood won the annual Kate Greenaway Medal from the professional librarians for her part in the picture book Harry & Hopper, written by Margaret Wild and published by Scholastic in 2009.
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Australia