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 Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Edlund, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
- Known for
- Visual Effects
- Born
- 1940-12-06 · Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Known for
- Star Wars (1977) — Visual Effects
- The Empire Strikes Back (1980) — Visual Effects
- Return of the Jedi (1983) — Visual Effects
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) — Visual Effects Supervisor
- Die Hard (1988) — Visual Effects Producer
- 21 Jump Street (2012) — Visual Effects Supervisor
- Ghostbusters (1984) — Visual Effects
- Alien³ (1992) — Visual Effects Producer
- Ghost (1990) — Visual Effects Supervisor
- Big Trouble in Little China (1986) — Visual Effects Producer
- Poltergeist (1982) — Visual Effects Supervisor
- Air Force One (1997) — Visual Effects Supervisor
- Bedazzled (2000) — Visual Effects Supervisor
- Species (1995) — Visual Effects Supervisor
- Charlie Wilson's War (2007) — Visual Effects Supervisor
- Fright Night (1985) — Visual Effects Producer