Richard Edlund
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.
Filmography (27)
Barely Lethal
21 Jump Street
Bullet to the Head
Charlie Wilson's War
The Stepford Wives
Bedazzled
Air Force One
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Species
Alien³
Solar Crisis
Ghost
Die Hard
Big Top Pee-wee
The Monster Squad
Leonard Part 6
Masters of the Universe
Big Trouble in Little China
Legal Eagles
Fright Night
Ghostbusters
Return of the Jedi
Poltergeist
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Empire Strikes Back
The China Syndrome