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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Edlund, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Oscars
LIGHT & MAGIC
LIGHT & MAGIC
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
All Movies (21)
- The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio2024 · as Self
- Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters2020 · as Self
- Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe2017 · as Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
- Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault2016 · as Self
- Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen2016 · as Self
- Star Wars: Greatest Moments2015 · as Self
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films2014 · as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
- Toy Masters2014 · as Self
- The Creep Behind the Camera2014 · as Himself
- Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible2010 · as Self
- Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 20012007 · as Self
- Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection2005 · as Self
- Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind2004 · as Himself
- Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy2004 · as Self
- Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'2003 · as Self (archive footage)
- The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story1999 · as Himself
- Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects1994 · as Self
- Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic1993 · as Self - Special Effects Director
- King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."1992 · as Self
- 2010 : The Odyssey Continues1984 · as Himself
- SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back1980 · as Self
All TV Shows (4)
- LIGHT & MAGIC2022 · as Self
- LIGHT & MAGIC2022 · as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
- Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen2016
- The Oscars1953 · as Self