Robert Legato
Robert Legato directed the 2016 film Eloise. Legato has been nominated for five 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. He won Academy Awards in Visual effects for Hugo and The Jungle Book. In 2020, he received his fifth Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects for The Lion King. 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, as well as an in-front-of-the-camera appearance on Reading Rainbow for an episode devoted to a behind-the-scenes look at TNG. Legato is a member of the Directors Guild of America (DGA), American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) and the Visual Effects Society (VES).
In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire
as Self (as Rob Legato)A behind-the-scenes documentary of the 1994 film, Interview with the Vampire.
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Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
as SelfThe cast and crew of "Hugo" discuss the process of adapting the book to screen, the work of...
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Hugo: Big Effects, Small Scale
as SelfA brief look at the making of one of the critical special effects shots in the film "Hugo."
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HBO First Look
as SelfHBO First Look is an American television show on HBO that chronicles up and coming movies. It...
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