Ken Ralston

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Ken Ralston is an acclaimed visual effects supervisor known for his groundbreaking work on major films such as the Star Wars and Back to the Future series.

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Ken Ralston canonical 5

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instanceOf film professional ⓘ
special effects artist ⓘ
visual effects supervisor ⓘ
academyAwardFor Cocoon ⓘ
Death Becomes Her ⓘ
Forrest Gump ⓘ
Return of the Jedi ⓘ
Who Framed Roger Rabbit ⓘ
academyAwardsWon 5 ⓘ
activeIn early 21st century ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Visual Effects ⓘ
BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects ⓘ
birthDate 1954-02-13 ⓘ
birthPlace Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ
birthYear 1954 ⓘ
employer Industrial Light & Magic ⓘ
Sony Pictures Imageworks ⓘ
fieldOfWork film industry ⓘ
visual effects ⓘ
knownFor Back to the Future film series ⓘ
Death Becomes Her ⓘ
Forrest Gump ⓘ
Star Wars film series ⓘ
linked to: Star Wars

The Polar Express ⓘ
Who Framed Roger Rabbit ⓘ
visual effects supervision ⓘ
name Ken Ralston ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableAwardCount multiple Academy Awards ⓘ
notableContribution pioneering digital and practical effects integration in feature films ⓘ
notableTechnique integration of live action and animation ⓘ
occupation creative director ⓘ
special effects artist ⓘ
visual effects supervisor ⓘ
positionHeld senior visual effects supervisor at Sony Pictures Imageworks ⓘ
workedAt Industrial Light & Magic ⓘ
workedOn Back to the Future ⓘ
Back to the Future Part II ⓘ
Back to the Future Part III ⓘ
Contact ⓘ
Death Becomes Her ⓘ
Forrest Gump ⓘ
Jumanji ⓘ
linked to: Jumanji (1995 film)

Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back ⓘ
Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi ⓘ
The Polar Express ⓘ
Who Framed Roger Rabbit ⓘ

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