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Robert Legato
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Interview
Biography
After obtaining his degree in cinematography, Robert Legato worked in advertising for
"Abelman Associates", where he gained his first experience of producing special
effects. He then worked for some years in television, working on "The Twilight
Zone" and several episodes of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and
"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine". |
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| He brought the experience gained in television, to his work in the cinema, receiving
Academy Award nominations for Apollo 13 in 1995. He was also in charge of the effects on
Neil Jordan's "Interview with the Vampire". In 1998 Legato received an Academy
Award for his work on James Cameron's 1997 "Titanic", which took the use of
digital special effects to new heights, particularly in the combining of computer
generated images and live action shots. |
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