Richard Edlund

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Birthday
Dec 06, 1940 (84 years old)

Richard Edlund

Known For

The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio
1h 13m
Movie 2024

The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio

De Sica, Fellini, Loren, Benigni, Sorrentino. Many Italians have won an Academy Award®. But who was the first ever?

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
1h 41m
Movie 2020

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

The documentary that tells us the full story from where it all started through to the future of the "Ghostbusters" franchise.

Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
1h 35m
Movie 2017

Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

This documentary looks to forge the greatest, most definitive, documentary on everything He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, She-Ra, the live action movie, New Adventures of He-Man, the 200x series and much more! They delve into the toys, comics, cartoons, and movies from all eras by talking to the artists, creators, executives and actors who helped make it a reality.

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
1h 31m
Movie 2016

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

Fifty years after the original Star Trek first arrived on television, is there anything about Gene Roddenberry's space opera that hasn't been uncovered? Plenty! On December 13, 2016 fans can experience Star Trek: The Original Series - The Roddenberry Vault, a newly produced multi-part documentary featuring footage from the cutting room floor, long preserved in film canisters by the Roddenberry Estate. The origins of the classic series are explored with new interviews featuring cast and production personnel combined with newly-found deleted scenes, alternate angles, outtakes, behind the scenes moments, and original visual effects elements to tell the definitive story on the making and enduring legacy of Gene Roddenberry's creation.

Star Wars: Greatest Moments
1h 28m
Movie 2015

Star Wars: Greatest Moments

Alex Zane counts down the top 20 Star Wars moments as voted by the public. Includes contributions from famous fans as well as the stars and crew of the intergalactic saga.

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
1h 0m
Movie 2010

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

Leslie Iwerks' documentary takes audiences behind the scenes at ILM with in depth interviews with some of the company's top talent and showcases never before seen footage highlighting many of their pioneering milestones. From creating the first ever computer generated character in a feature film to the latest advancements in visual effects for film franchises like Transformers and Iron Man, ILM has created some of the most memorable movie moments in recent history.

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
0h 22m
Movie 2007

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

This documentary about "2001: A Space Odyssey" looks at some of the things that seemed fanciful in 1968, which don't seem quite as much anymore.

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
0h 48m
Movie 1994

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

Documentary focused on the creation of movie and television special effects, hosted by Roy Scheider and Jonathan Brandis, featuring behind the scenes look at how the visual effects were created for popular films of the era.

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
0h 58m
Movie 1993

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

The story of how the classic epic "Ben-Hur" was made.

King Kong 60th Anniversary Special:
0h 25m
Movie 1992

King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."

Documentary on the making of the 1933 RKO film King Kong. Contains interviews with George Turner, Linwood Dunn, Rudy Behlmer.

Biography

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. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects (1978, Star Wars; 1982, Raiders of the Lost Ark), two Special Achievement Awards, two Scientific and Technical Awards, and the Medal of Commendation. He is also a recipient of the BAFTA and Emmy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Edlund, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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