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Richard Edlund

Visual Effects | Producer | Special Effects

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He was a key member of George Lucas' Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), a company that has become a Hollywood powerhouse of cutting-edge film technology. In 1981 he and ILM won two Scientific and Engineering Awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the development of the Empire motion picture camera system and a beam-splitter optical composite motion picture printer. See more trivia »

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in Fargo, North Dakota, USA
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2012 Bullet to the Head (visual effects supervisor) (completed)
 
2012 21 Jump Street (visual effects supervisor)
 
2007 Charlie Wilson's War (visual effects supervisor)
 
2007 Anamorph (senior visual effects supervisor)
 
2004 The Stepford Wives (visual effects consultant: Tippett Studio)
 
2003 Angels in America (TV mini-series) (visual effects supervisor - 2 episodes)
– Part 2 Perestroika (2003) (visual effects supervisor)
– Part 1 Millennium Approaches (2003) (visual effects supervisor)
 
2000 Bedazzled (visual effects supervisor)
 
1998 Desperate Measures (visual effects plate supervisor: Boss Film Studios)
 
1997 Air Force One (visual effects supervisor)
 
1997 Turbulence (visual effects co-supervisor: Boss Film Studios)
 
1996 Multiplicity (visual effects supervisor: Boss Film Studios)
 
1995 Species (visual effects supervisor)
 
1992 Alien³ (visual effects producer)
 
1990 The Judas Project (visual effects producer)
 
1990 Ghost (visual effects supervisor: Boss Film Studios)
 
1989 Tales from the Crypt (TV series) (producer: opening sequence - 1 episode)
– The Man Who Was Death (1989) (producer: opening sequence)
 
1988 Earth Star Voyager (TV mini-series) (visual effects producer - 1988)
 
1988 Vibes (visual effects producer)
 
1988 Big Top Pee-wee (visual effects)
 
1988 Die Hard (visual effects producer)
 
1987 Leonard Part 6 (visual effects supervisor)
 
1987 Date with an Angel (visual effects producer)
 
1987 The Monster Squad (executive visual effects supervisor: Boss Film Studios)
 
1987 Masters of the Universe (executive visual effects supervisor: Boss Film Studios)
 
1986 Solarbabies (visual effects producer)
 
1986 The Boy Who Could Fly (visual effects supervisor)
 
1986 Big Trouble in Little China (visual effects producer)
 
1986 Legal Eagles (visual effects supervisor)
 
1986 Poltergeist II: The Other Side (visual effects supervisor)
 
1985 Fright Night (visual effects producer)
 
1984 2010 (visual effects supervisor)
 
1984 Ghostbusters (visual effects)
 
1983 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (visual effects)
 
1982 Poltergeist (visual effects supervision)
 
1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark (visual effects supervisor)
 
1980 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (special visual effects)
 
1979 The China Syndrome (miniature photography)
 
1978 Battlestar Galactica (TV series) (special effects photography: miniature and optical effects unit - 1 episode)
– Pilot (1978) (special effects photography: miniature and optical effects unit)
 
1978 The Manitou (mechanical special effects - uncredited)
 
1977 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (first cameraman: miniature and optical effects unit)
 
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1995 Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (producer: opening sequence)
 
1990 Solar Crisis (producer)
 
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2007 Anamorph (special effects director - uncredited)
 
1990 Solar Crisis (special effects - uncredited)
 
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2005 Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - Dark Side of the Knight (video documentary short) (source: photographs, illustrations and footage)
 
2003 The Making of 'Alien³' (video documentary) (photos)
 
2000 Bedazzled (second unit director)
 
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2004 Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
2003 Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
1999 Hollywood Stuntmakers (TV series) (special thanks - 2 episodes)
– Episode #1.0 (1999) (special thanks)
– King Kong und andere Kuscheltiere (1999) (special thanks)
 
1999 Ghostbusters' SFX Team Featurette (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
1992 Visions of Light (documentary) (special thanks: AFI)
 
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2012 Toy Masters (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2010 Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (video documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Cinematographer Style (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (video documentary)
 
2004 Gone with the Wind: Restoring a Legend (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (TV documentary)
Himself - Cameraman, Miniature and Optical Effects
 
2003 The Making of 'Alien³' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The Light and Magic of 'Indiana Jones' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story (documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Ghostbusters' SFX Team Featurette (video documentary)
Himself
 
1994-1996 Movie Magic (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Ghost Effects: Ghost Stories (1996) … Himself
– Twinning: Four Heads Are Better Than One (1996) … Himself
– Alien Life Forms: No Place Like Home (1995) … Himself
– Motion Control: Unforgettable Shots (1994) … Himself
 
1993 Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic (video documentary)
Himself - Special Effects Director
 
1992 The Making of 'Alien 3' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: 'It Was Beauty Killed the Beast' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1991 Reflections on 'Citizen Kane' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1984 The 56th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
 
1984 2010: The Odyssey Continues (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1982 The 54th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
 
1981 The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
 
1980 SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1978 The 50th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
 
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2003 Troldspejlet (TV series)
 
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Began his career working on the original Star Trek series. See more »

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Trivia:

He was a key member of George Lucas' Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), a company that has become a Hollywood powerhouse of cutting-edge film technology. In 1981 he and ILM won two Scientific and Engineering Awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the development of the Empire motion picture camera system and a beam-splitter optical composite motion picture printer. See more »

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