Heavy Metal

My newest interview subject, John Bruno, is an accomplished visual effects artist. He’s helped to create some of the most memorable images of the last few decades of blockbuster cinema in projects ranging from Ghostbusters and the first two Poltergeist films to Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Batman Returns to Avatar and the Twilight films. He’s even won an Oscar, taking home the Best Visual Effects Oscar for The Abyss. I spoke to John Bruno recently about his long and diverse career, and we put this together over the course of two phone calls. I hope you all enjoy getting to know this amazing talent. Say hello to John Bruno! Johnny: I would like to start off with this question: Had you always wanted to be in the entertainment industry, or did you initially have a different career goal in mind? John Bruno: Different. My family is from Central California. Monterey, and when I was growing up, I was lucky. On The Monterey peninsula, Carmel in particular lived many successful