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Ken Ralston

Ken Ralston

Biography

Kenneth Ralston (born 1954) is an American visual effects artist, visual effects supervisor and Creative Head at Sony Pictures Imageworks. Ralston began his career at the commercial animation and visual effects company Cascade Pictures in Hollywood, where he worked on over 150 advertising campaigns in the early 1970s. In 1976, Dennis Muren hired him at Industrial Light & Magic to help George Lucas create the effects for Star Wars. He remained at ILM for 20 years before joining Sony Pictures Imageworks as president. Ralston is best known for his work in the films of Robert Zemeckis. Ralston has won five Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects, including a Special Achievement Academy Award for the visual effects in Return of the Jedi (1983), and regular awards for his work on Cocoon (1985), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Death Becomes Her (1992) and Forrest Gump (1994). He was nominated three more times for Dragonslayer (1981), Back to the Future Part II (1989) and Alice in Wonderland (2010). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ken Ralston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy

The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy

19905.0 / 10

Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump

Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump

19947.6 / 10

When Star Wars Ruled the World

When Star Wars Ruled the World

20048.8 / 10

Star Wars: Greatest Moments

Star Wars: Greatest Moments

20157.0 / 10

Rocketeer: Excitement in the Air

Rocketeer: Excitement in the Air

19915.0 / 10

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

20127.4 / 10

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic

19997.9 / 10

Alice in Wonderland: Effecting Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland: Effecting Wonderland

20106.6 / 10

Beowulf

Beowulf

20075.9 / 10

Contact

Contact

19977.4 / 10

Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump

Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump

19947.6 / 10

The American President

The American President

19956.5 / 10

Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump

19948.5 / 10

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

20166.6 / 10

Cocoon

Cocoon

19856.6 / 10

Phenomenon

Phenomenon

19966.5 / 10

Back to the Future Part II

Back to the Future Part II

19897.8 / 10

The Polar Express

The Polar Express

20046.7 / 10

Cast Away

Cast Away

20007.7 / 10

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

20106.6 / 10

Death Becomes Her

Death Becomes Her

19926.8 / 10

Men in Black 3

Men in Black 3

20126.5 / 10

Men in Black II

Men in Black II

20026.4 / 10

Jumanji

Jumanji

19957.2 / 10

Back to the Future Part III

Back to the Future Part III

19907.5 / 10

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

19887.5 / 10

The Rocketeer

The Rocketeer

19916.5 / 10

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

19827.5 / 10

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

19846.6 / 10

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

19867.1 / 10

The Golden Child

The Golden Child

19865.9 / 10

America's Sweethearts

America's Sweethearts

20015.7 / 10