Visual Effects, 1940
Richard Edlund
Born Dec 6, 1940, 85 years old, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Richard Edlund, ASC (born December 6, 1940) is an American visual effects artist and inventor. He was a founding member of Industrial Light & Magic, having already founded Pignose amplifiers, and later co-founded Boss Film Studios and DuMonde VFX. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects (1978, Star Wars; 1982, Raiders of the Lost Ark), two Special Achievement Awards, two Scientific and Technical Awards, and the Medal of Commendation. He is also a recipient of the BAFTA and Emmy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Edlund, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
27 titles- 2026
Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve JohnsonSelfMovie - 2024
The Lost Legacy of Tony GaudioSelfIMDb 7.5Movie - 2022
LIGHT & MAGICSelf - Visual Effects SupervisorIMDb 7.9Show - 2020
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering GhostbustersSelfIMDb 6.8Movie - 2017
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the UniverseSelf - Visual Effects Designer / CinematographerIMDb 7.0Movie - 2016
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver ScreenIMDb 1.5Show - 2016
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry VaultSelfIMDb 5.8Movie - 2016
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver ScreenSelfIMDb 2.8Movie - 2015
Star Wars: Greatest MomentsSelfIMDb 7.2Movie - 2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsSelf - Visual Effects SupervisorIMDb 7.2Movie - 2014
The Creep Behind the CameraHimselfIMDb 5.0Movie - 2014
Toy MastersSelfIMDb 5.3Movie - 2010
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the ImpossibleSelfIMDb 6.7Movie - 2007
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001SelfIMDb 6.0Movie - 2005
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years CollectionSelfIMDb 8.0Movie - 2005Fantastic Voyage: "Making Of"Movie
- 2004
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars TrilogySelfIMDb 7.6Movie - 2004
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the WindSelfIMDb 8.2Movie - 2003
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'Self (archive footage)IMDb 7.8Movie - 1999
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks StoryHimselfIMDb 7.8Movie - 1994
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special EffectsSelfIMDb 9.0Movie - 1993
Ben-Hur: The Making of an EpicSelf - Special Effects DirectorIMDb 7.7Movie - 1992
The Making of 'Alien³'SelfIMDb 5.5Movie - 1992
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."SelfIMDb 8.0Movie - 1984
2010 : The Odyssey ContinuesHimselfIMDb 10.0Movie - 1980
SP FX: The Empire Strikes BackSelfIMDb 8.2Movie - 1953
The OscarsSelfIMDb 7.1Show