John Bruno
Biography
John Bruno is an American visual effects artist and filmmaker known for his prolific collaborations with director James Cameron on films like Terminator 2: Judgement Day, True Lies, Titanic, Avatar, and The Abyss, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. He has also contributed to other blockbuster films, including Ghostbusters, Batman Returns, Cliffhanger, X-Men: The Last Stand, and Kingsman: The Secret Service. He also directed the 1999 science fiction horror film Virus, starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Sutherland. He currently holds five Oscar nominations and two BAFTA Award nominations. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Bruno, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Prominent works featuring John Bruno
Avatar
Titanic
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
X-Men: The Last Stand
Ghostbusters
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
Batman Returns
Monsters vs Aliens
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (52 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999 | Self | Movie | 2025 |
 | All the Little Things We Kill | Line Producer | Movie | 2021 |
 | Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters | Self | Movie | 2020 |
 | Kingsman: The Secret Service | Visual Effects Supervisor | Movie | 2015 |
 | Deepsea Challenge 3D | Director | Movie | 2014 |
 | Hercules | Visual Effects Supervisor | Movie | 2014 |
 | Movie 43 | Visual Effects | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | Visual Effects Supervisor | Movie | 2012 |
 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | Visual Effects Supervisor | Movie | 2011 |
 | Season of the Witch | Visual Effects Design Consultant | Movie | 2011 |
 | Avatar | Visual Effects Supervisor | Movie | 2009 |
 | Monsters vs Aliens | Thanks | Movie | 2009 |
 | Rush Hour 3 | Visual Effects Design Consultant | Movie | 2007 |
 | Brett Ratner's X-Diaries | Self | Movie | 2006 |
 | X-Men: The Last Stand | Visual Effects Supervisor | Movie | 2006 |
 | Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection | Self | Movie | 2005 |
 | AVP: Alien vs. Predator | Visual Effects Supervisor | Movie | 2004 |
 | Ghosts of the Abyss | Producer | Movie | 2003 |
 | Virus | Director | Movie | 1999 |
 | Imagining 'Heavy Metal' | Self | Movie | 1999 |
 | Titanic | Visual Effects | Movie | 1997 |
 | Star Trek: Voyager | Director | TV Series | 1995 |
| Star Trek: Voyager | Story | TV Series | 1995 |
 | True Lies | Custodian | Movie | 1994 |
| True Lies | Senior Visual Effects Supervisor | Movie | 1994 |
 | Cliffhanger | Visual Effects Supervisor | Movie | 1993 |
 | Batman Returns | Visual Effects Supervisor | Movie | 1992 |
 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | Visual Effects Designer | Movie | 1991 |
 | The Abyss | Visual Effects Supervisor | Movie | 1989 |
 | Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw | Storyboard | Movie | 1988 |
 | Born in East L.A. | Title Designer | Movie | 1987 |
 | Poltergeist II: The Other Side | Visual Effects Art Director | Movie | 1986 |
 | Fright Night | Visual Effects Art Director | Movie | 1985 |
 | Ghostbusters | Visual Effects Art Director | Movie | 1984 |
 | Still Smokin | Title Designer | Movie | 1983 |
 | Poltergeist | Animation Supervisor | Movie | 1982 |
 | Heavy Metal | Visual Effects Director | Movie | 1981 |
| Heavy Metal | Sequence Supervisor | Movie | 1981 |
| Heavy Metal | Special Effects | Movie | 1981 |
| Heavy Metal | Director | Movie | 1981 |
 | Heathcliff | Layout | TV Series | 1980 |
 | The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show | Layout | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Casper and the Angels | Layout | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Godzilla | Layout | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Jana of the Jungle | Story | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Yogi's Space Race | Story | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Scooby's All-Stars | Animation | TV Series | 1977 |
| I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali | Animation Director | TV Series | 1977 | |
 | Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure | Animation | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat | Animation | Movie | 1974 |
 | Devlin | Animation | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Shinbone Alley | Animation | Movie | 1970 |