# Harrison Ellenshaw

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American painter

Harrison Ellenshaw Born Peter Samuel Ellenshaw (1945-07-20) July 20, 1945 (age 80) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Occupation Visual effects Years active 1974–present Father Peter Ellenshaw

**Harrison Ellenshaw** (born **Peter Samuel Ellenshaw**, July 20, 1945, in [Harrisburg, Pennsylvania](/source/Harrisburg%2C_Pennsylvania)) is an American [matte painter](/source/Matte_painting), following his British father [Peter Ellenshaw](/source/Peter_Ellenshaw).[1] He started his career at [Walt Disney Studios](/source/Walt_Disney_Pictures). He later joined [George Lucas](/source/George_Lucas)'s effects studio [Industrial Light and Magic](/source/Industrial_Light_and_Magic) (ILM), where he produced many of the matte [visual effects](/source/Visual_effects) backgrounds for the films *[Star Wars](/source/Star_Wars_(film))* (1977) and *[The Empire Strikes Back](/source/The_Empire_Strikes_Back)* (1980). He then returned to Disney and worked on the 1979 film *[The Black Hole](/source/The_Black_Hole_(film))*, for which he and his father were nominated for an [Academy Award](/source/Academy_Award) for their work. He also worked on *[The Watcher in the Woods](/source/The_Watcher_in_the_Woods_(1980_film))* (1980), and *[Tron](/source/Tron)* (1982), for which he was Visual Effects Supervisor, and *[Dick Tracy](/source/Dick_Tracy_(1990_film))* (1990). He eventually headed Disney Studio's effects department, [Buena Vista Visual Effects](/source/Walt_Disney_Studios_Home_Entertainment) (BVVE).

Harrison Ellenshaw is now pursuing his passion for fine art painting. His son Michael Ellenshaw has directed a short film while his sister Lynda Thompson is also a visual effects artist.

## Selected filmography

- [*The Man Who Fell To Earth*](/source/The_Man_Who_Fell_to_Earth) (1976), special photographic effects - credited as P.S. Ellenshaw

- *[Star Wars](/source/Star_Wars_(film))* (1977), matte artist

- *[The Black Hole](/source/The_Black_Hole_(1979_film))* (1979), matte artist and effects (Academy Award nominee for visual effects)

- *[The Empire Strikes Back](/source/The_Empire_Strikes_Back)* (1980), matte artist

- *[Tron](/source/Tron)* (1982), visual effects supervisor and associate producer

- *[Superman IV: The Quest for Peace](/source/Superman_IV%3A_The_Quest_for_Peace)* (1987), visual effects supervisor and second unit director

- *[Dick Tracy](/source/Dick_Tracy_(1990_film))* (1990), matte artist

- *[Prop Culture](/source/Prop_Culture)* (2020), himself, Episode: "Tron"

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Harrison Ellenshaw"](https://www.RogerYostGallery.com/fine-art/harrison-ellenshaw/harrison-ellenshaw.htm). *www.RogerYostGallery.com*.

## External links

- [Ellenshaw.com](http://www.ellenshaw.com) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230722232553/http://ellenshaw.com/) 2023-07-22 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), official biography website

- [Harrison Ellenshaw](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0254001/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [Interview with Harrison Ellenshaw](https://nzpetesmatteshot.blogspot.com/2013/03/harrison-ellenshaw-reveals-allalmost.html) on the *[Matte Shot - A Tribute to Golden Era Special FX](http://nzpetesmatteshot.blogspot.com)* blog

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