Pioneering VFX legend and cinematographer, Bruce Logan, who "blew up the Death Star" in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope and worked on the 1968 science fiction classic2001: A Space Odyssey, has died aged 78. His wife confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that he died on April 10, 2025, in Los Angeles after dealing with a short illness. Logan's daughter paid tribute to her father in a heartfelt Instagram post, highlighting his ability to add beauty to the screen by hand and remembering her very own personal hero.

The post consists of a slideshow of Logan making magic happen behind the scenes of the productions he worked on. The caption starts with, "Before CGI ruled the screen, there were visionaries who lit the future by hand. From 2001: A Space Odyssey to Tron, my dad didn't just work on movies — he made magic. A rebel with a camera, a pioneer with a story,...