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Ralston is best known for his work in the films of Robert Zemeckis. Ralston has won five Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, including a Special Achievement Oscar for the visual effects in Return of the Jedi (1983), and regular awards for his work on Cocoon (1985), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Death Becomes Her (1992) and Forrest Gump (1994).
Ken Ralston was born in 1954 in the USA. He is an assistant director, known for Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), Contact (1997) and Forrest Gump (1994).
Apr 1, 2017 · In bestowing Ken with the VES Lifetime Achievement Award, Board of Directors Chair Mike Chambers highlighted Ken’s intuitive vision and unparalleled mastery of visual effects, his creative vision and fierce technical expertise.
May 6, 2020 · Whether talking through his early days working on the Original Trilogy, Wrath of Khan, Search for Spock and a host of Bob Zemeckis classics (including the Back to the Future trilogy), Mr. Ralston is full of incredible, historic stories, a living legend.
Feb 7, 2017 · Senior visual effects supervisor and creative head at Sony Pictures Imageworks, Ralston has been a collaborator with director Robert Zemeckis on such projects as “Beowulf (3D),” “The Polar ...
RALSTON, Ken. Special-Effects Supervisor and Cameraman. Born: c.1955. Career: 1971–77—Cascade Pictures, visual-effects commercial house, doing ads for the Pillsbury Doughboy and Green Giant characters, among others; 1977–81—joined George Lucas 's Industrial Light & Magic as cameraman on Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and ...
Special effects supervisor, second unit director, and special effects artist (with others), Death Becomes Her (also known as La muerte la sienta bien ), Universal, 1992. Visual effects consultant, The Mask, New Line Cinema, 1994. Television Appearances. Specials.
