VFX Artist Rob Legato Discusses his Process of Pre-visualizing "Avatar"

https://www.mewshop.com/ Contact: [email protected] for information and inquiries on classes and events. Manhattan Edit Workshop presents: Sight, Sound & Story - Avatar Part II. From Manhattan Edit Workshop's "Sight, Sound & Story: An Evening with Visual FX Artists Rob Legato and Mark Russell." Robert Legato is a visual effects supervisor, second unit director and second unit director of photography. He has been 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 which he also 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 him three Emmy nominations and two wins. Rob Legato is a member of Directors Guild of America (DGA), American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) and the Visual Effects Society (VES). Legato is known for his work on "Avatar" (2009), "Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles" (1994) and "Apollo 13" (1995). "Sight Sound and Story" is an annual event presented by Manhattan Edit Workshop that brings audiences "behind the scenes" with legends of visual storytelling. Each year the one day summit brings together a collection of diverse and intriguing high-profile speaker series to discuss the evolving world of post-production. Panels topics include the art and processes of editing film & television, exploring ground-breaking interactive media, experiencing the magic of feature sound design, taking a look at the vital roles of the VFX artist, and deconstructing key scenes from fiction and documentary favorites. Manhattan Edit Workshop is a New York Film Editing School offering a full range of basic to advanced training courses, from the Avid, Autodesk, Assimilate, Blackmagic and Apple products to the complete suite of Adobe applications. More information about Manhattan Edit Workshop and the classes offered visit: http://www.mewshop.com/ “Rob Legato”. n.d. In Wikipedia. Retrieved November 4, 2014, from http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0499215/bi... Featuring a clip from “Avatar” TM & © 20th Century Fox "Avatar”. n.d. In Wikipedia. Retrieved November 4, 2014, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_(...) Follow, like and share Manhattan Edit Workshop on Social Media   / manhattan-edit-workshop     / manhattaneditworkshop     / mewshop     / mewshop   https://vimeo.com/mewshop Follow, like and share Sight, Sound & Story on Social Media   / sightsndstory     / sightsndstory   https://www.sightsoundandstory.com/ #Avatar, #vfx, #visualeffects, #specialeffects, #animation, #SSS, #SSS2014, #HP, #intel, #sightsoundandstory, #roblegato, #technology, #jamescameron, #mewtube, #mewshop, #previs, #previsualization