Richard Edlund

Known for Visual EffectsBorn 1940-12-06 (age 85)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.Read more

Movies & web series

2010 : The Odyssey Continues

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind

The Empire Strikes Back

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

LIGHT & MAGIC

Star Wars

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

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio

Return of the Jedi

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Die Hard

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Ghostbusters

Star Wars: Greatest Moments

Ghost

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

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

Big Trouble in Little China

21 Jump Street

Poltergeist

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

Fright Night

The China Syndrome

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

Charlie Wilson's War

The Monster Squad

The Oscars

Air Force One

Alien³

Bedazzled

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

Species

Legal Eagles

Barely Lethal

Bullet to the Head

The Stepford Wives

Masters of the Universe

Vibes

Toy Masters

Solarbabies

The Creep Behind the Camera