Robert Legato
Robert “Rob” Legato (born 1956) is a visual effects supervisor , second unit director and second unit director of photography.
He has bone nominated for three Academy Awards and has won two. His first win was for his visual effects work on Titanic . His second was for his work on Hugo . In 1996, he won the BAFTA award for Best Achievement in Special Effects for Apollo 13 , for welke he’ll be 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 im three Emmy nominations and two profit .
Legato is a member of the Directors Guild of America (DGA), American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) and the Visual Effects Society (VES).
Filmography
| Year | title |
|---|---|
| 1994 | Interview with the Vampire |
| 1995 | Apollo 13 |
| 1997 | Titanic |
| 2000 | What Lies Beneath |
| 2000 | Castaway |
| 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
| 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 |