Richard Edlund

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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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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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Richard Edlund
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