Richard Edlund

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cinematographer film professional human visual effects artist

Richard Edlund is an acclaimed American visual effects artist and cinematographer renowned for his groundbreaking work on films such as the original Star Wars trilogy and Ghostbusters.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cinematographer → film professional → human → visual effects artist →
activeIn	Hollywood film industry →
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Visual Effects → Academy Award for Special Achievement → Academy Scientific and Technical Award → BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
employer	Boss Film Studios → Industrial Light & Magic →
familyName	Edlund →
fieldOfWork	cinematography → visual effects →
founded	Boss Film Studios →
genre	fantasy film → science fiction film →
givenName	Richard NERFINISHED →
influenced	modern visual effects practices in cinema →
language	English →
memberOf	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences →
name	Richard Edlund →
nationality	American →
notableAchievement	pioneering optical and photographic effects in the late 1970s and 1980s →
notableAward	multiple Academy Award nominations → multiple Academy Awards →
notableFor	contributions to blockbuster science fiction films → groundbreaking visual effects techniques →
notableWork	Ghostbusters → Poltergeist → Raiders of the Lost Ark → Return of the Jedi → Star Wars → The Empire Strikes Back →
occupation	cinematographer → film producer → visual effects artist →
workedOn	2010: The Year We Make Contact → Die Hard → Ghostbusters → Poltergeist → Raiders of the Lost Ark → Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope → Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back → Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi → original Star Wars trilogy →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Richard Edlund →	name
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects →	notableMultipleWinner