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 17th-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 17th-century feudal Japan.”