Douglas Trumbull

Douglas Hunt Trumbull (; April 8, 1942 – February 7, 2022) was an American film director and visual effects supervisor, who pioneered innovative methods in special effects. He created scenes for ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'', ''Star Trek: The Motion Picture'', ''Blade Runner'' and ''The Tree of Life'', and directed the movies ''Silent Running'' and ''Brainstorm''. Provided by Wikipedia