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John Bruno Biography

Birth Name:John Bruno

Profession Visual effects, Animation department, Art department, Music department, Director, Writer, Actor, Producer

Fast Facts

Was nominated for a Satellite Award for Best Visual Effect for "X-Men: The Last Stand" in 2006
Won a Saturn Award for Best Special Effects for "True Lies" in 1995
Considers Richard Edlund, who invited him to create the visual effects for ghosts in "Poltergeist," to be his mentor
Quote: "(When talking about James Cameron's dive) "Nothing will be so difficult or so exciting an achievement as this․․․ What I take away from all of this is that you can't move forward in life with fear․ You can't make a film and be afraid․""
Primarily works on visual effects, and has frequently done so for the films of director James Cameron
Is often involved directing, co-writing or designing visual effects for science fiction productions including "Star Trek: Voyager," "Virus" and "X-Men 3․"
One of his pet peeves is when small theaters project 3D movies at a lower luminosity than the films are supposed to be shown in to save money
Simply had fun creating the visual effects for "Ghostbusters" because he didn't think anyone would actually see the movie