John Bruno (special effects) John Bruno (special effects) John Bruno is an American visual effects artist and filmmaker known for his prolific collaborations with director James Cameron on films like "", "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", "", and "". 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. All 6 films were in the category of Best Visual Effects
James Cameron "DarkAngelFan.com", Cameron's work was said to "bring empowered female warriors back to television screens ... by mixing the sober feminism of his "Terminator" and "Aliens" characters with the sexed-up Girl Power of a Britney Spears concert." While a success in its first season, low ratings in the second led to its cancellation. Cameron himself directed the series finale, a two-hour episode wrapping up many of the series' loose ends. In 1998, James and John David Cameron formed a digital media company, earthship.tv, which became Earthship Productions. The company produced live multimedia documentaries from the depths of the Atlantic and Pacific