Star Wars
Release Date: May 25, 1977
Director(s):
George Lucas
Client(s):
20th Century Fox and Lucasfilm Ltd.
Completed credits? Yes
Credits
Miniature and Optical Effects Unit
Special Photographic Effects Supervisor
1st Cameraman
2nd Cameraman
Assistant Cameramen
Ken Ralston (credited as Kenneth Ralston)
2nd Unit Photography
Composite Optical Photography
Robert Blalack (credited as Robert Blalack (PRAXIS))
Optical Photography Coordinator
Optical Printer Operators
Optical Camera Assistants
Production Supervisor
Matte Artist
Harrison Ellenshaw (credited as P.S. Ellenshaw)
Planet and Satellite Artist
Effects Illustration and Design
Joe Johnston (credited as Joseph Johnston)
Additional Spacecraft Design
Chief Modelmaker
Model Builders
Animation and Rotoscope Design
Animators
Stop Motion Animation
Phil Tippett (credited as Philip Tippett)
Miniature Explosions
Computer Animation and Graphic Displays
Film Control Coordinator
Film Librarians
Electronics Design
Special Components
Assistants
Camera and Mechanical Design
Special Mechanical Equipment
Production Managers
Production Staff
Assistant Editor (Opticals)
Awards
Win:
Best Achievement in Visual Effects -
Academy Award (Oscar)
Awarded: April 03, 1978 (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
Win:
Best Special Effects -
Saturn Award
Nominees: John Dykstra and John Stears
Awarded: January 14, 1978 (The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films)