Doug Ferris

Doug Ferris was a British matte painter who did uncredited work on The Dark Crystal, doing glass paintings for the sky, to be combined with smoke effects. For the final film, a different visual effects method was used to create the skies.The Dark Crystal entry — IndexFX: The Matte Painting Encyclopedia
Ferris went on to contribute credited work to Labyrinth and Muppet Treasure Island. On the latter, he created a matte for the Bristol harbor docks, depicting buildings, sky, mountains, ships, and oceans (while actual Muppets and extras populated the foreground).Matte Shot - a tribute to Golden Era special fx. March 8, 2017. 
Ferris' film career dated to the 1960s, working on British films such as The Day of the Triffids and the Peter Sellers comedy Heavens Above!, Dr. Strangelove, and the two Doctor Who theatrical features. He remained prolific with credits including Scrooge, the film version of Under Milk Wood, Tales from the Crypt, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the first two Superman movies, Supergirl, Santa Claus: The Movie, The Elephant Man, Batman, Judge Dredd, and the Kenneth Branagh film of Hamlet. 
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*IMDb
*Filmography — IndexFX: The Matte Painting Encyclopedia
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