Poltergeist
Credits
Special Visual Effects Produced at
Industrial Light and Magic
Marin County, CA.
Industrial Light and Magic
Marin County, CA.
Visual Effects Supervision
Richard Edlund (credited as Richard Edlund, A.S.C.)
Optical Photography Supervisor
Visual Effects Editorial Supervisor
Effects Art Director
Nilo Rodis-Jamero (credited as Nilo Rodis)
Effects Cameramen
Production Supervisor
Thomas Smith (credited as Tom Smith)
Production Coordinator
Matte Painting Supervisor
Matte Photography
Animation Supervisor
Laser and Cloud Effects
Model Shop Supervisor
Chief Modelmaker
Technical Animation Supervisor
Samuel Comstock (credited as Sam Comstock)
First Assistant Cameramen
Second Assistant Cameraman
Cameraman - Additional Scenes
Optical Printer Operators
David Berry (credited as Dave Berry)
Donald Clark (credited as Don Clark)
Optical Line-Up
Thomas Rosseter (credited as Tom Rosseter)
Optical Technicians
Model Makers
Charles Bailey (credited as Charlie Bailey)
David Sosalla (credited as Dave Sosalla)
Key Animator
Animators
José Abel (credited as José Able)
Animation Camera Supervisor
Animation Assistant Supervisor
Key Assistant
Michael Lessa (credited as Mike Lessa)
Assistant Animators
Rob LaDuca (credited as Bob DeLuca)
Matte Animation
Assistant Matte Photography
Additional Matte Photography
Visual Effects Editor
Assistant Visual Effects Editor
Supervising Stage Technician
Stage Foreman
Patrick Fitzsimmons (credited as Pat Fitzsimmons)
Stage Technicians
Still Photography
Special Wire Performance
Special Wardrobe
Production Accountant
Administrative Supervisor
Production Secretaries
Production Procurers
Electronic System Design
Electronic System Software
Electronic Engineers
Electronic Technicians
Bess Wiley (credited as Bessie Wiley)
Electronic Coordinator
Design Engineer
Draftsman
Equipment Engineering Supervisor
Machinists
Apprentice Machinists
Equipment Maintenance
Awards
Nomination:
Best Achievement in Visual Effects -
Academy Award (Oscar)
Nominees: Richard Edlund, Bruce Nicholson and Michael Wood
Awarded: April 11, 1983 (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
Win:
Best Special Visual Effects -
BAFTA Awards
Nominees: Richard Edlund
Awarded: February 13, 1983 (British Academy of Film and Television Arts)