John Bruno is an American visual effects artist and

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known for his prolific collaborations with director James Cameron on films like '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'', '' True Lies'', ''

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'', for which he won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. He has also contributed to other blockbuster films including ''

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'', '' X-Men: The Last Stand'', and '' Kingsman: The Secret Service''. He also directed the 1999

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nominations.

Filmography

Visual effects

* '' Poltergeist'' (1982) – Animation supervisor: Industrial Light & Magic * ''

'' (1984) – Visual effects art director: Boss Film Studios, Entertainment Effects Group * '' Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers'' (1984) – Visual consultant * ''

Fright Night ''Fright Night'' is a 1985 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Tom Holland (in his directorial debut) and produced by Herb Jaffe. It stars Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Roddy McDowall, Amanda Bearse, Jonathan Star ...

'' (1985) – Visual effects art director: Entertainment Effects Group * '' Poltergeist II: The Other Side'' (1986) – Visual effects art director: Boss Film Studios * ''

'' (1989) – Visual effects supervisor * '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991) – Visual effects designer * ''

'' (1992) – Visual effects supervisor: Boss Film Studios * ''

'' (1993) – Visual effects supervisor * '' True Lies'' (1994) – Visual effects supervisor:

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* '' T2 3-D: Battle Across Time'' (1996) – Visual effects supervisor * ''

'' (1997) – Visual effects consultant * '' Alien vs. Predator'' (2004) – Visual effects supervisor * '' X-Men: The Last Stand'' (2006) – Visual effects supervisor * ''

Rush Hour 3 ''Rush Hour 3'' is a 2007 American buddy action comedy film directed by Brett Ratner, written by Jeff Nathanson, and starring Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Max von Sydow, Hiroyuki Sanada, Noémie Lenoir, Yvan Attal and Youki Kudoh. It is the thi ...

'' (2007) – Visual effects designer/supervisor * ''

'' (2009) – Visual effects supervisor * '' Season of the Witch'' (2011) – Visual effects consultant: additional photography * '' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1'' (2011) – Visual effects supervisor * '' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2'' (2012) – Visual effects supervisor * ''

Movie 43 ''Movie 43'' is a 2013 American anthology comedy film conceived by producer Charles B. Wessler. The film features fourteen different storylines, each one by a different director, including Elizabeth Banks, Steven Brill, Steve Carr, Rusty Cundie ...

'' (2013) – Visual effects producer – Segment "Happy Birthday" * ''

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'' (2014) – Visual effects supervisor * '' Kingsman: The Secret Service'' (2014) – Additional visual effects supervisor

Directing

* '' Heavy Metal'' (1981) – 1 segment * '' T2 3-D: Battle Across Time'' (1996) – with James Cameron and Stan Winston * ''

'' (1999) * '' Star Trek: Voyager'' (1999–2000) – 2 episodes * '' Deepsea Challenge 3D'' (2014)

Oscar history

All 6 films were in the category of Best Visual Effects * 1984 Academy Awards – Nominated for ''

'', nomination shared with Richard Edlund, Chuck Gaspar and Mark Vargo. Lost to '' Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' * 1986 Academy Awards – Nominated for '' Poltergeist II: The Other Side'', nomination shared with Richard Edlund, Bill Neil and Garry Waller. Lost to '' Aliens''. * 1989 Academy Awards – ''

''. Shared with

Dennis Muren Dennis Muren, A.S.C (born November 1, 1946) is an American film visual effects artist and supervisor. He has worked on the films of George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, and James Cameron, among others, and has won nine Oscars in total: eight for Be ...

, Dennis Skotak and Hoyt Yeatman. Won. * 1992 Academy Awards – Nominated for ''

'', nomination shared with Craig Barron, Michael Fink and Dennis Skotak. Lost to ''

Death Becomes Her ''Death Becomes Her'' is a 1992 American satirical black comedy fantasy film directed and produced by Robert Zemeckis. Written by David Koepp and Martin Donovan, it stars Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn as rivals who fight for the affections of ...

''. * 1993 Academy Awards – Nominated for ''

'', nomination shared with Pamela Easley, Neil Krepela and John Richardson. Lost to '' Jurassic Park''. * 1994 Academy Awards – Nominated for '' True Lies'', nomination shared with Thomas L. Fisher, Patrick McClung and

Jacques Stroweis Jacques Stroweis is a visual effects artist and computer scientist who began his career as a member of the New York Institute of Technology Computer Graphics Lab. He was nominated at the 67th Academy Awards in the category of Best Visual Effects ...

. Lost to '' Forrest Gump''.

References

External links

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