Richard Edlund

Richard Edlund

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 Effect...

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Known ForVisual Effects

GenderMale

BirthdateDecember 6, 1940(85 years old)

Place of BirthFargo, North Dakota, USA

Richard Edlund

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 Awa...

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LIGHT & MAGIC

LIGHT & MAGIC

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

as Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen

Star Wars: Greatest Moments

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor

The Creep Behind the Camera