
Person
Richard Edlund
Visual Effects
- Known for
- Visual Effects
- Born
- Dec 6, 1940
- From
- 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.
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Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

The Oscars

LIGHT & MAGIC

Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

Star Wars: Greatest Moments

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

The Creep Behind the Camera

Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection