Ken Ralston
Kenneth "Ken" Ralston (* 1954 ) is an American special effects artist .
Life
Ralston began his career as an assistant cameraman in the specialty department of Industrial Light & Magic on the production of George Lucas ' Star Wars . In the 1980 sequel The Empire Strikes Back , he had already risen to the position of cameraman and subsequently became head of the visual effects for The Dragon Slayer . For this he received his first Oscar nomination in 1982 . In the 1980s he was involved in a variety of science fiction films involved, in addition to Return of the Jedi , he worked on several feature films from the Star Trek film series and the Back to the Future - Trilogy with.
He received his first Oscar, the Special Achievement Award , in 1984 for Return of the Jedi , as well as the BAFTA Award and the Saturn Award . He received other Oscars for Cocoon , Wrong Game with Roger Rabbit , Death Suits Her and Forrest Gump . In 1996, after almost 20 years, he left ILM and became President of Sony Pictures Imageworks .
Filmography (selection)
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Web links
- Ken Ralston in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ken Ralston in the All Movie Guide (English)
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| SURNAME | Ralston, Ken |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ralston, Kenneth (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American special effects artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | United States |