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Aug 7, 2023 · As first cinematographer at the fledgling Industrial Light & Magic, then located within a non-descript building in Van Nuys, Calif., Richard Edlund helped create one of the most famous opening shots in movie history, for Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope: the jaw-dropping image of a gargantuan Star Destroyer spacecraft bearing down on a tiny ...
Richard Edlund, ASC (born December 6, 1940) is an American visual effects artist and inventor. He was a founding member of Industrial Light & Magic, having already founded Pignose amplifiers, and later co-founded Boss Film Studios and DuMonde VFX.
YearTitleContributionDirector2015VFX supervisor2012VFX supervisor2012VFX supervisor2007VFX supervisorEdlund has proven time and time again that a truly creative mind benefits from extraordinary resourcefulness. Regardless of whatever direction his career takes him, he has an innate ability to visualize and produce the tools to bring his vision to reality—often improving the state of the art.
Jan 8, 2024 · Edlund needed nothing more than a storyboard from a director like Steven Spielberg to engineer ways of heightening film realism with new cameras and computer technologies.
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Apr 1, 2004 · Mr. Richard Edlund won four Academy Awards for Visual Effects in the first three "Star Wars" movies (1977, 1980, 1983) and "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981). He was a key member of Industrial Light ...
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Richard Edlund is a renowned visual effects supervisor and cinematographer best known for his groundbreaking work in the film industry, particularly during the late 20th century.
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Richard Edlund, ASC (born December 6, 1940) is an American visual effects artist and inventor. He was a founding member of Industrial Light & Magic, having already founded Pignose amplifiers, and later co-founded Boss Film Studios and DuMonde VFX.
