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Kenneth "Ken" Ralston is an American visual effects artist, currently the Visual Effect Supervisor and Creative Head at Sony Pictures Imageworks. Ralston began his career at the seminal commercial animation and visual effects company, Cascade Pictures in Hollywood, where he worked on over 150 advertising campaigns in the early 1970s. In 1976, he was hired at Industrial Light & Magic by Dennis Muren to help George Lucas create the effects for Star Wars. He remained in ILM for 20 years before joining Sony Pictures Imageworks as president. Ralston is best known for his work in the films of Robert Zemeckis.
Born
Friday, 01 January 1954
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Light & Magic | Self - Camera Department / Self - Visual Effects Supervisor | 2022 |
Icons Unearthed | Self - Miniature & Optical Effects Unit / Self | 2022 |
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek | Special Visual Effects Supervisor Multiple Films / Self - Special Visual Effects Supervisor, Multiple Films | 2021 |
Partners in Time: The Making of 'MIB 3' | Self | 2012 |
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan | Self - Visual Effects Supervisor of Alice in Wonderland / Himself | 2011 |
Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition | Self | 2006 |
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection | 2005 | |
When Star Wars Ruled the World | Self | 2004 |
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy | Self - Visual Effects | 2004 |
Behind the Ears: The True Story of Roger Rabbit | Self | 2003 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2011 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Visual Effects | Nominated |
1995 | Oscar | Best Effects, Visual Effects | Won |
1993 | Oscar | Best Effects, Visual Effects | Won |
1990 | Oscar | Best Effects, Visual Effects | Nominated |
1989 | Oscar | Best Effects, Visual Effects | Won |
1986 | Oscar | Best Effects, Visual Effects | Won |
1984 | Oscar | Won | |
1982 | Oscar | Best Effects, Visual Effects | Nominated |