Ken Ralston


Kenneth 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 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 Academy Award for the visual effects in Return of the Jedi, and regular awards for his work on Cocoon, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Death Becomes Her and Forrest Gump. He was nominated three more times for Dragonslayer, Back to the Future Part II and Alice in Wonderland.
Ken has contributed to several DVD commentaries:

Filmography

Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back Dragonslayer Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Return of the Jedi Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Cocoon Back to the Future Star Trek IV: [The Voyage Home] The Golden Child Who Framed Roger Rabbit Back to the Future Part II Dreams Back to the Future Part III The Rocketeer Death Becomes Her Forrest Gump The Mask The American President Jumanji Phenomenon Michael Contact Patch Adams Cast Away America's Sweethearts Men in Black II The Forgotten The Polar Express Beowulf Alice in Wonderland Men in Black 3