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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Richard Edlund canonical 4

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instanceOf cinematographer ⓘ
film professional ⓘ
human ⓘ
visual effects artist ⓘ
activeIn Hollywood ⓘ
surface form: Hollywood film industry
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Visual Effects ⓘ
Academy Award for Special Achievement ⓘ
Academy Awards for technical achievement ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
influenced modern visual effects practices in cinema ⓘ
language English ⓘ
memberOf Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ
name Richard Edlund self-link ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi ⓘ
surface form: 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 (1988 film) ⓘ
surface form: Die Hard

Ghostbusters ⓘ
Poltergeist ⓘ
Raiders of the Lost Ark ⓘ
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope ⓘ
The Empire Strikes Back ⓘ
surface form: Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back

Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi ⓘ
Star Wars original trilogy ⓘ
surface form: original Star Wars trilogy

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Academy Award for Best Visual Effects → notableMultipleWinner → Richard Edlund ⓘ
Richard Edlund → name → Richard Edlund self-link ⓘ
Boss Film Studios → foundedBy → Richard Edlund ⓘ
Boss Film Studios → notableEmployee → Richard Edlund ⓘ