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Harrison Ellenshaw is an American matte painter, following his British-born father Peter Ellenshaw. He started his career at Walt Disney Studios. He later joined George Lucas's effects studio Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), where he produced many of the matte visual effects backgrounds for the films Star Wars (1977) and The Empire Strikes Back (1980). He then returned to Disney to work on the film Dick Tracy (1990), and eventually headed Disney Studio's effects department, Buena Vista Visual Effects (BVVE). He was also visual effects supervisor for Tron (1982), where he had the distinction of being the first person to have that credit in a film.
Birth Name
Peter Ellenshaw
Born
Friday, 20 July 1945
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Light & Magic | Self - Matte Painting / Self | 2022 |
| Icons Unearthed | Self - Matte Artist | 2022 |
| In Search of Tomorrow | Self - Interviewee | 2022 |
| Prop Culture | Self | 2020 |
| Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films | Self - Visual Effects Supervisor | 2014 |
| Oz Tribute: The Art of Imagination | Self | 2005 |
| Movie Magic | Self | 1994 |
| The Disney Family Album | Self | 1984 |
| Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | Hoth Rebel | 1980 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Light & Magic | Self - Matte Painting / Self | 2022 |
| Icons Unearthed | Self - Matte Artist | 2022 |
| In Search of Tomorrow | Self - Interviewee | 2022 |
| Prop Culture | Self | 2020 |
| Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films | Self - Visual Effects Supervisor | 2014 |
| Oz Tribute: The Art of Imagination | Self | 2005 |
| Movie Magic | Self | 1994 |
| The Disney Family Album | Self | 1984 |
| Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | Hoth Rebel | 1980 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Tron | 1982 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1980 | Oscar | Best Effects, Visual Effects | Nominated |
