Richard Edlund
Biography
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.
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Known For
The Oscars
1953
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
2003
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
1993
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
2017
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
2016