Robert Legato

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Credits
77 titles

Projects in Development (1 title)	Budget
Untitled Denzel Washington Project Visual Effects Supervisor Visual Effects Supervisor See fewer

Past Film & Video (36 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (2024) Second Unit Director Second Unit Director See fewer	$100MM	$11MM	$29MM	$38MM
The Equalizer 3 (2023) Second Unit Director Second Unit Director See fewer	$70MM	$35MM	$92MM	$191MM
Air (2023) Second Unit Director (as Rob Legato) Second Unit Director (as Rob Legato) See fewer	$90MM	$14MM	$52MM	$90MM
Emancipation (2022) Second Unit Director, Production Visual Effects Supervisor Second Unit Director, Production Visual Effects Supervisor See fewer	$120MM
Ambulance (2022) Visual Effects Supervisor Visual Effects Supervisor See fewer	$40MM	$8.7MM	$23MM	$52MM
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020) Second Unit Director (Maryland) (as Rob Legato) Second Unit Director (Maryland) (as Rob Legato) See fewer
The Lion King (2019) Second Unit Director, Production Visual Effects Supervisor Second Unit Director, Production Visual Effects Supervisor See fewer	$260MM	$192MM	$544MM	$1.66B
Eloise (2016) Director Director See fewer				$372K
The Jungle Book (2016) Second Unit Director, Director Of Photography (second unit), Production Visual Effects Supervisor Second Unit Director, Director Of Photography (second unit), Production Visual Effects Supervisor See fewer	$175MM	$103MM	$364MM	$968MM
Misery Loves Comedy (2015) Editor Editor See fewer		$5K	$20K	$20K
Learning to Drive (2014) Special Thanks (as Rob Legato) Special Thanks (as Rob Legato) See fewer		$66K	$3.4MM	$6MM
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) The Filmmakers Would Like To Thank (as Rob Legato) The Filmmakers Would Like To Thank (as Rob Legato) See fewer	$18MM	$424K	$42MM	$103MM
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) Second Unit Director, Director Of Photography (second unit), Visual Effects Production Supervisor (as Rob Legato) Second Unit Director, Director Of Photography (second unit), Visual Effects Production Supervisor (as Rob Legato) See fewer	$100MM	$18MM	$117MM	$407MM
Hugo (2011) Second Unit Director, Director Of Photography (second unit), Production Visual Effects Supervisor Second Unit Director, Director Of Photography (second unit), Production Visual Effects Supervisor See fewer	$150MM	$11MM	$74MM	$186MM
George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011) Visual Effects Visual Effects See fewer				$156K
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) Second Unit Director (Los Angeles & insert units) (as Rob Legato) Second Unit Director (Los Angeles & insert units) (as Rob Legato) See fewer	$35MM	$33MM	$63MM	$116MM
Shutter Island (2010) Second Unit Director (as Rob Legato), Director Of Photography (second unit) (as Rob Legato), Production Visual Effects Supervisor (as Rob Legato) Second Unit Director (as Rob Legato), Director Of Photography (second unit) (as Rob Legato), Production Visual Effects Supervisor (as Rob Legato) See fewer	$80MM	$41MM	$128MM	$295MM
Avatar (2009) Virtual Production Conceived By (as Rob Legato), Visual Effects Pipeline Engineer (uncredited) Virtual Production Conceived By (as Rob Legato), Visual Effects Pipeline Engineer (uncredited) See fewer	$237MM	$77MM	$785MM	$2.92B
Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 1: The Magic Begins (2009) (Video) - Self - Visual Effects Supervisor, Second Unit Director, Special Thanks Self - Visual Effects Supervisor, Second Unit Director, Special Thanks See fewer
Standard Operating Procedure (2008) Visual Effects Supervisor Visual Effects Supervisor See fewer		$14K	$229K	$324K
Shine a Light (2008) Post Production Consultant (as Rob Legato) Post Production Consultant (as Rob Legato) See fewer		$1.5MM	$5.5MM	$16MM
The Key to Reserva (2007) (Short) - Visual Effects Supervisor (as Rob Legato) Visual Effects Supervisor (as Rob Legato) See fewer
The Nanny Diaries (2007) Visual Effects Consultant (as Rob Legato) Visual Effects Consultant (as Rob Legato) See fewer	$20MM	$7.5MM	$26MM	$48MM
The Good Shepherd (2006) Second Unit Director (as Rob Legato), Director Of Photography (second unit) (as Rob Legato), Senior Visual Effects Supervisor (as Rob Legato) Second Unit Director (as Rob Legato), Director Of Photography (second unit) (as Rob Legato), Senior Visual Effects Supervisor (as Rob Legato) See fewer	$110MM	$9.9MM	$60MM	$100MM
The Departed (2006) Second Unit Director (as Rob Legato), Production Visual Effects Supervisor (as Rob Legato) Second Unit Director (as Rob Legato), Production Visual Effects Supervisor (as Rob Legato) See fewer	$90MM	$27MM	$132MM	$291MM
Bewitched (2005) Second Unit Director Second Unit Director See fewer	$85MM	$20MM	$63MM	$131MM
The Aviator (2004) Second Unit Director (as Rob Legato), Production Visual Effects Supervisor (as Rob Legato) Second Unit Director (as Rob Legato), Production Visual Effects Supervisor (as Rob Legato) See fewer	$110MM	$858K	$103MM	$214MM
Bad Boys II (2003) Production Visual Effects Supervisor (as Rob Legato) Production Visual Effects Supervisor (as Rob Legato) See fewer	$130MM	$47MM	$139MM	$273MM
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) Second Unit Director, Production Visual Effects Supervisor Second Unit Director, Production Visual Effects Supervisor See fewer	$125MM	$90MM	$319MM	$1.03B
Cast Away (2000) Visual Effects Consultant Visual Effects Consultant See fewer	$90MM	$29MM	$234MM	$430MM
What Lies Beneath (2000) Production Visual Effects Supervisor Production Visual Effects Supervisor See fewer	$100MM	$30MM	$155MM	$291MM
Armageddon (1998) Visual Effects Creative Supervisor (Digital Domain) Visual Effects Creative Supervisor (Digital Domain) See fewer	$140MM	$36MM	$202MM	$554MM
Titanic (1997) Senior Visual Effects Supervisor Senior Visual Effects Supervisor See fewer	$200MM	$29MM	$674MM	$2.26B
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 (1996) (Video) - Self, Special Thanks (as Rob Legato) Self, Special Thanks (as Rob Legato) See fewer
Apollo 13 (1995) Additional Photography (Digital Domain), Visual Effects Supervisor (Digital Domain) Additional Photography (Digital Domain), Visual Effects Supervisor (Digital Domain) See fewer	$52MM	$25MM	$174MM	$355MM
Interview with the Vampire (1994) Second Unit Director (as Rob Legato), Visual Effects Director Of Photography (Digital Domain) (as Rob Legato), Visual Effects Supervisor (as Rob Legato) Second Unit Director (as Rob Legato), Visual Effects Director Of Photography (Digital Domain) (as Rob Legato), Visual Effects Supervisor (as Rob Legato) See fewer	$60MM	$36MM	$105MM	$224MM

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Past Television (8 titles)	Episodes
Icons Unearthed (2024) (TV Series) - Special Thanks (6 episodes, 2024), Self - VFX Supervisor / 2nd Unit Director (2 episodes, 2024) Special Thanks (6 episodes, 2024), Self - VFX Supervisor / 2nd Unit Director (2 episodes, 2024) See fewer Icons Unearthed: Harry Potter - Pushing the Boundaries (Sep 25, 2024) Season 9, Episode 6 - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer See more See fewer Loading	6
Medal of Honor (2018) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2018) Director (1 episode, 2018) See fewer Vito Bertoldo (Nov 9, 2018) Season 1, Episode 5 - Director Director See fewer	1
BlackBoxTV (2012) (TV Series) - Editor (1 episode, 2012), Director (1 episode, 2012), Cinematographer (1 episode, 2012) Editor (1 episode, 2012), Director (1 episode, 2012), Cinematographer (1 episode, 2012) See fewer The Reawakening (May 26, 2012) Season 3, Episode 9 - Cinematographer, Director, Editor Cinematographer, Director, Editor See fewer	1
Vamped Out (2010) (TV Series) - Editor, Director Of Photography Editor, Director Of Photography See fewer
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) (TV Series) - Visual Effects (18 episodes, 1993), Director (1 episode, 1993), Visual Effects Supervisor (1 episode, 1993) Visual Effects (18 episodes, 1993), Director (1 episode, 1993), Visual Effects Supervisor (1 episode, 1993) See fewer In the Hands of the Prophets (Jun 20, 1993) Season 1, Episode 20 - Visual Effects Visual Effects See fewer See more See fewer Loading	19
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1992) (TV Series) - Visual Effects Supervisor (46 episodes, 1988), Visual Effects Coordinator (17 episodes, 1987), Director (2 episodes, 1990) Visual Effects Supervisor (46 episodes, 1988), Visual Effects Coordinator (17 episodes, 1987), Director (2 episodes, 1990) See fewer Time's Arrow (Jun 13, 1992) Season 5, Episode 26 - Visual Effects Supervisor Visual Effects Supervisor See fewer See more See fewer Loading	63
Star Trek Logs: An MTV Big Picture Special Edition (1991) (TV Special) - Director Director See fewer
The Twilight Zone (1986) (TV Series) - Visual Effects (1 episode, 1986) Visual Effects (1 episode, 1986) See fewer The After Hours/Lost and Found/The World Next Door (Oct 18, 1986) Season 2, Episode 4 - Visual Effects Visual Effects See fewer	1

Self (30 titles)
Icons Unearthed (2024) (TV Series) - Self - VFX Supervisor / 2nd Unit Director (2 episodes, 2024) Self - VFX Supervisor / 2nd Unit Director (2 episodes, 2024) See fewer Icons Unearthed: Harry Potter - A Race to the Finish (Aug 28, 2024) Season 9, Episode 2 - Self - VFX Supervisor Self - VFX Supervisor See fewer Icons Unearthed: Harry Potter - The Kids Are In Charge (Aug 21, 2024) Season 9, Episode 1 - Self - VFX Supervisor / 2nd Unit Director Self - VFX Supervisor / 2nd Unit Director See fewer
Team Deakins (2020) (Podcast Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2020) Self - Guest (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Rob Legato - VFX Supervisor (Sep 23, 2020) Season 1, Episode 48 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
Leçon de cinéma (2020) (TV Mini-series) - Self (1 episode, 2020) Self (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Robert Legato (Apr 6, 2020) Self Self See fewer
Made in Hollywood (2019) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2019) Self (1 episode, 2019) See fewer Maleficent: Mistress of Evil/Jojo Rabbit/The Lion King/Bear and a Banjo (Oct 19, 2019) Season 15, Episode 6 - Self Self See fewer
Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition (2019) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2019) Self (1 episode, 2019) See fewer Visual Effects Supervisors 2 (Oct 19, 2019) Season 14, Episode 6 - Self Self See fewer
The Lion King: Breaking Ground with Virtual Prod (2019) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
The Lion King: Innovating and Carrying The Vision Through to the End (2019) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
The Lion King: Visiting Kenya and Building the Pridelands (2019) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
The 22nd Annual Satellite Awards (2018) (Video) - Self - Tesla Award Recipient Self - Tesla Award Recipient See fewer
The Oscars (2017) (TV Special) - Self - Winner Self - Winner See fewer
Storyteller Series (2016) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2016) Self (1 episode, 2016) See fewer Rob Legato (Apr 14, 2016) Season 1, Episode 5 - Self Self See fewer
100 Years of Technicolor (2015) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Fight Design (2014) (Video) - Self - Panelist Self - Panelist See fewer
10th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards (2012) (TV Special) - Self Self See fewer
Hugo: Big Effects, Small Scale (2012) (Video) - Self (as Rob Legato) Self (as Rob Legato) See fewer
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo' (2012) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
The 84th Annual Academy Awards (2012) (TV Special) - Self - Winner Self - Winner See fewer
Capturing Avatar (2010) (Video) - Self - Virtual Production Conceiver (as Rob Legato) Self - Virtual Production Conceiver (as Rob Legato) See fewer
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora (2010) (TV Movie) - Self (as Rob Legato) Self (as Rob Legato) See fewer
Kevin Pollak's Chat Show (2009) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2009) Self (1 episode, 2009) See fewer Robert Legato (Nov 22, 2009) Season 1, Episode 33 - Self Self See fewer
Star Trek Visual Effects Magic: A Roundtable Discussion (2007) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Titanic's Production: Behind the Scenes (2005) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Bad Boys II: Visual Effects (2003) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Interview with the Vampire: In the Shadow of the Vampire (2001) (Video) - Self - Visual Effects Self - Visual Effects See fewer
HBO First Look (1997–2000) (TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 1997) Self (2 episodes, 1997) See fewer 'What Lies Beneath': Constructing the Perfect Thriller (Jul 2000) Season 7, Episode 12 - Self Self See fewer Heart of the Ocean: The Making of 'Titanic' (Dec 1997) Season 4, Episode 9 - Self (as Rob Legato) Self (as Rob Legato) See fewer
The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV Special) - Self - Winner: Best Visual Effects Self - Winner: Best Visual Effects See fewer
Movie Magic (1995–1997) (TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 1995) Self (2 episodes, 1995) See fewer History Unleashed: Down and Out (1997) Season 5, Episode 2 - Self Self See fewer Space Effects: The Space Race (1995) Season 3, Episode 2 - Self Self See fewer
'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine': Behind the Scenes (1993) (Video) - Self (as Rob Legato) Self (as Rob Legato) See fewer
Reading Rainbow (1988) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1988) Self (1 episode, 1988) See fewer The Bionic Bunny Show (Aug 15, 1988) Season 6, Episode 1 - Self Self See fewer
Airplanes of the Aviator (TV Series) - Self (9 episodes) Self (9 episodes) See fewer Standing on Top of the World Season 1, Episode 9 - Self Self See fewer See more See fewer Loading

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Other (2 titles)
Final Fantasy X-2 (2003) (Video Game) - Visual Effects Supervisor (uncredited) Visual Effects Supervisor (uncredited) See fewer
Final Fantasy VIII (1999) (Video Game) - Visual Effects Consultant Visual Effects Consultant See fewer

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