Robert Legato
Robert Legato
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Robert "Rob" Legato (born 1956) is a visual effects supervisor, second unit director, and second unit director of photography.
He directed the 2017 film Eloise.
He has been nominated for four Academy Awards and has won three. His first win was for his visual effects work on Titanic, his second was for his work on Hugo and his third for The Jungle Book. In 1996, he won the BAFTA award for Best Achievement in Special Effects for Apollo 13, for which he also garnered his first Academy Award nomination.
Prior to his work in film, he was a Visual Effects Supervisor for Star Trek: The Next Generation from 1987 to 1992, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in 1993. His work on the Star Trek franchise earned him three Emmy nominations and two wins.
Legato is a member of the Directors Guild of America (DGA), American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) and the Visual Effects Society (VES).
Contents
1 Filmography
1.1 Television
2 References
3 External links
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1994 | Interview with the Vampire |
| 1995 | Apollo 13 |
| 1997 | Titanic |
| 2000 | What Lies Beneath |
| 2000 | Cast Away |
| 2001 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
| 2003 | Bad Boys II |
| 2004 | The Aviator |
| 2006 | The Departed |
| 2006 | The Good Shepherd |
| 2007 | The Key to Reserva |
| 2009 | Avatar |
| 2008 | Shine a Light |
| 2010 | Shutter Island |
| 2011 | Hugo |
| 2013 | The Wolf of Wall Street |
| 2016 | The Jungle Book |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Visual effects supervisor | Visual effects coordinator | Visual effects artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Twilight Zone | 1 Episode | ||
| 1987–1992 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | 46 Episodes | 17 Episodes | |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | 18 Episodes | 1 Episode |
References[edit]
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External links[edit]
Robert Legato on IMDb
Robert Legato at TED
"Rob Legato: The art of creating awe". TEDGlobal 2012. TED. June 2012.
"Rob Legato on Hugo and The Joy of Filmmaking". Creative Cow Magazine. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
"VFX Supervisor Rob Legato on Hugo". StudioDaily.com. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
Categories:
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Visual effects supervisors
- Best Visual Effects Academy Award winners
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