Biography
Kenneth Ralston (born 1954) is an American visual effects artist, currently the Visual Effect 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, he was hired at Industrial Light & Magic by Dennis Muren 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 Award for Best Visual Effects, including a Special Achievement Oscar 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).Ken has contributed to several DVD commentaries:
King Kong (1933) - with visual effects creator Ray Harryhausen
Mighty Joe Young (1949) - with visual effects creator Ray Harryhausen and actress Terry Moore
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) - with director Robert Zemeckis, producer Frank Marshall, associate producer Steve Starkey, screenwriters Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman
Contact (1997) - with visual effects supervisor Stephen Rosenbaum
Cast Away (2000) - with cinematographer Don Burgess, visual effects supervisor Carey Villegas, sound designer Randy Thom
Filmography
all 34
Movies 31
self 12
TV Shows 3
Director 1
Light & Magic (2022)
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek (2021)
Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
Star Wars: Greatest Moments (2015)
Men in Black 3 (2012)
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2011)
Alice in Wonderland: Effecting Wonderland (2010)
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Beowulf (2007)
The Polar Express (2004)
When Star Wars Ruled the World (2004)
Behind the Ears: The True Story of Roger Rabbit (2003)
Men in Black II (2002)
Cast Away (2000)
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic (1999)
Contact (1997)
Phenomenon (1996)
Jumanji (1995)
The American President (1995)
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump (1994)
Movie Magic (1994)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Death Becomes Her (1992)
The Rocketeer (1991)
Rocketeer: Excitement in the Air (1991)
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy (1990)
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
The Golden Child (1986)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Cocoon (1985)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
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Known ForVisual Effects
GenderMale
Birthday1954-01-01 (70 years old)
Birth PlaceUnited States of America, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsSitges Film Festival best special effects award, Special Achievement Academy Award, Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
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