Overview
Richard Edlund
Known For
The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio
De Sica, Fellini, Loren, Benigni, Sorrentino. Many Italians have won...
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
The documentary that tells us the full story from where...
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
This documentary looks to forge the greatest, most definitive, documentary...
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
Fifty years after the original Star Trek first arrived on...
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Leslie Iwerks' documentary takes audiences behind the scenes at ILM...
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
This documentary about "2001: A Space Odyssey" looks at some...
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
DVD featurette on the restoration of Gone with the Wind...
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
The creation of the film Alien³ (1992) is covered here...
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Documentary focused on the creation of movie and television special...
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.