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My Take
Trumbull is, for me, one of the true visionaries of cinema, even if his name never carried the fame his images deserved. The Stargate sequence in 2001 alone would secure his place in film history, but then you remember he also shaped the look of Close Encounters and Blade Runner. He thought about the moving image as a sensory experience, not just a story delivery system, which is why he spent decades chasing higher frame rates and immersive formats. Silent Running proved he could direct, too. A relentless tinkerer who genuinely tried to expand what movies could do to your senses.
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Overview
Douglas Trumbull (April 8, 1942 - February 7, 2022) was an American visual effects supervisor, director and inventor born in Los Angeles, California. A pioneer of cinematic special effects, he is best known for his work on 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Blade Runner. He also directed the films Silent Running and Brainstorm and was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2010.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Douglas Trumbull
- Name (Japanese)
- ダグラス・トランブル
- Reading
- だぐらす・とらんぶる
- Born
- April 8, 1942 – February 7, 2022
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Occupation
- Film producer / Film director / Screenwriter
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Horse
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2010 Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame
3. Links
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Douglas Trumbull born?
Born April 8, 1942.
When did Douglas Trumbull die?
Died February 7, 2022, aged 79.
Where was Douglas Trumbull from?
Douglas Trumbull was from Los Angeles, California, United States.
What did Douglas Trumbull do?
Douglas Trumbull worked as Film producer, Film director, Screenwriter.
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