
Richard Edlund
Visual Effects
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.
TV Shows(3)
Movies(21)

The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio
Self
2024

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self
2020

Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
2017

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
Self
2016

Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
Self
2016

Star Wars: Greatest Moments
Self
2015

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
2014

Toy Masters
Self
2014

The Creep Behind the Camera
Himself
2014

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Self
2010

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Self
2007

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Self
2005

Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Himself
2004

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self
2004

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
Self (archive footage)
2003

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
Himself
1999

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Self
1994

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
Self - Special Effects Director
1993

King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
Self
1992

2010 : The Odyssey Continues
Himself
1984

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
Self
1980


