Richard Yuricich

Richard Yuricich (* in Lorain , Ohio , USA ) is an American special effects expert and cameraman .

life and work

Richard Yuricich has worked primarily on science fiction film productions and has been nominated three times for an Oscar in the category of best visual effects . He received the Saturn Award in the Best Special Effects category for his involvement in Star Trek: The Film .

Richard Yuricich's interest in visual effects began as an amateur photographer in the 1960s. While working for the armaments manufacturer Litton Industries (including electronics for the Lockheed F-104 ), he accepted the offer in 1967 to work as an animator on the series The Peanuts under the direction of Bill Meléndez . Shortly thereafter, 1968 followed with 2001: A Space Odyssey, his first major project.

In the following decades he was responsible for camera work in productions such as Close Encounters of the Third Kind or his perhaps best-known work Blade Runner . Also involved in these two films was his brother Matthew Yuricich , a Matte Painter . The Losers from 2010 is Richard Yuricich's last film to date.

According to his own statement, he is one of the “graduates of the 2001 class”. Since Richard Yuricich gives practically no interviews and is considered “press shy”, very little is known about the background of his work and his private life.

Awards

1978 Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects for Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1980 Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects for Star Trek: The Movie
1980 - Saturn Award - Awarded Best Special Effects to Star Trek: The Movie
1983 - Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects for Blade Runner
1983 Saturn Award nomination in the Best Special Effects category for Blade Runner
1983 BAFTA nomination for Best Visual Effects for Blade Runner
1992 - Saturn Award - nomination in the category Best Special Effects for Bill & Ted's Crazy Journey into the Future
2001 - Golden Satellite Award - Award in the category Best Visual Effects for Mission: Impossible II