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- Ronnie worked as a rostrum and aerial image cameraman from about 1939 until 1988 in London. He spent almost the whole of his career with Studio Film Labs before setting up his own special optical effects company, Aerial Image Opticals, in 1983. He was one of the most respected optical effect technicians in the UK, working on hundreds of films and thousands of TV commercials through his career. Notably he did the rostrum camera work for the first ever advert shown on UK commercial television, the Gibbs SR toothpaste set in the block of ice. He carried out the principal optical effects work on the famous Dam Busters (1955) film which was nominated for the Visual and Special Effects Academy Awards Oscar in 1956. Ronnie was a particularly inventive optical technician, often using unconventional means to produce desired effects. He was instrumental in developing the aerial image camera to shoot the title sequence for the film Summer Holiday (1963). He worked with his son (Nick Wass) for the final few years (1983-88) in the industry. This period proved to be his most creative, particularly in co-operation with Charlie Jenkins, animator and producer.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Nick Wass
- SpouseMargaret Ivy Wass(August 1, 1953 - ?) (his death, 2 children)
- Father of 'Nick Wass'
- Retired from film industry in 1988 and now living in Billingford, Norfolk.
- Buried at East Meon, Hants, UK.
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