Richard Edlund
Born: 1940-12-06 in Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Known For: Visual Effects
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Edlund, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2024
- The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio as Self
2022
- LIGHT & MAGIC as Self
2020
2017
- Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe as Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
2016
2015
- Star Wars: Greatest Moments as Self
2014
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
- The Creep Behind the Camera as Himself
2012
- 21 Jump Street ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)
- Bullet to the Head ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)
2010
2007
- Charlie Wilson's War ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)
- Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 as Self
2004
- The Stepford Wives ... (Visual Effects Design Consultant)
- Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy as Self
- Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind as Himself
2003
- Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' as Self (archive footage)
2000
- Bedazzled ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)
1999
1997
- Air Force One ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)
1995
- Species ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)
- Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight ... (Producer)
1994
1993
- Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic as Self - Special Effects Director
1992
- Alien³ ... (Visual Effects Producer)
- Solar Crisis ... (Producer)
- King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast." as Self
1990
- Ghost ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)
1988
- Die Hard ... (Visual Effects Producer)
- Big Top Pee-wee ... (Visual Effects Producer)
- Vibes ... (Visual Effects Producer)
1987
- The Monster Squad ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)
- Masters of the Universe ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)
- Leonard Part 6 ... (Visual Effects Producer)
1986
- Big Trouble in Little China ... (Visual Effects Producer)
- Legal Eagles ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)
- Solarbabies ... (Visual Effects Producer)
1985
- Fright Night ... (Visual Effects Producer)
1984
- Ghostbusters ... (Visual Effects)
- 2010 : The Odyssey Continues as Himself
1983
- Return of the Jedi ... (Visual Effects)
1982
- Poltergeist ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)
1981
- Raiders of the Lost Ark ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)
1980
- The Empire Strikes Back ... (Visual Effects)
1979
- The China Syndrome ... (Visual Effects Camera)
1977
- Star Wars ... (Visual Effects)
1953
- The Oscars as Self