Denbighshire man awarded Emmy for Disney's Shogun special effects

Ed Bruce with the Emmy award
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A former Denbigh schoolboy had a very special piece of luggage with him as he made the long-hall flight from Los Angeles this week.

Ed Bruce was understandably proud as he clutched his Emmy award which was presented to him in a glittering ceremony in the film capital of the world.

Over the past 10 years the Dublin-based special visual effects expert has been associated with numerous award-winning TV shows and films but the Emmy – the TV equivalent of an Oscar – is the industry’s most prestigious.

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Street Scene Special Visual Effects (SSSFX), the company which he heads, received the award in the category for work in a season or movie for the series Shogun, which is screened on the Disney channel in the UK.

The historical drama, based on the best-selling novel by James Clavell, was nominated for 25 awards and won a record 14 of them, more than Game of Thrones had done. Street Scene had to recreate 17 th -century Osaka and the work took two years to complete.

Ed, 46, studied product design before moving to Ireland in 2000 and becoming a SVFX supervisor seven years later. Street Scene has won a host of awards including a BAFTA for the series Ripper Street, and Royal Television Society awards. Last year the company was nominated for an Emmy for the series The Nevers about a gang of Victorian women.

Ed, whose parents Roger and Loraine Bruce still live in Trefnant, said he was “delighted and honoured” to have won. I am thrilled for all the amazing crew that made Shogun such a special show,” he said.

“It was a magnificent project to be part of and a testament to the craft and artistry of all involved that Osaka looks authentic and beautiful whilst invisibly integrated into the mesmerizing world of 17 th -century feudal Japan.”

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