J.J. Abrams
Star Trek, Super 8, Star Trek Into Darkness
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Poll: Directors who know visual effects
This is a list of directors who have all directed at least three films with heavy use of visual effects in them. They often use varied techniques from relying heavily on CGI, to using more practical special effects. Which director do you believe does the best job of utilizing visual effects in his filmmaking?
Make Your Choice
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Michael Bay
Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, Transformers Trilogy -
Tim Burton
Batman 1 & 2, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice in Wonderland -
James Cameron
Terminator 1 & 2, Titanic, Avatar -
Alfonso Cuarón
Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban, Children of Men, Gravity -
Guillermo del Toro
Hellboy 1 & 2, Pan's Labyrinth, Pacific Rim -
Roland Emmerich
Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow, 2012 -
Jon Favreau
Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Cowboys & Aliens -
David Fincher
Alien 3, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Social Network -
Ron Howard
Coccoon, Apollo 13, The Grinch -
Peter Jackson
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, King Kong, The Hobbit Trilogy -
Joe Johnston
Jumanji, Jurassic Park III, Captain America -
Francis Lawrence
Constantine, I Am Legend, The Hunger Game: Catching Fire -
Ang Lee
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Hulk, Life of Pi -
Shawn Levy
Night at the Museum 1 & 2, Reel Steel -
George Lucas
The Star Wars Anthology -
Christopher Nolan
The Dark Knight Trilogy, The Prestige, Inception -
Wolfgang Petersen
The Perfect Storm, Troy, Poseidon -
Sam Raimi
Spider-Man Trilogy, Drag Me to Hell, Oz The Great and Powerful -
Ridley Scott
Blade Runner, Gladiator, Prometheus -
Bryan Singer
X-Men 1 & 2, Superman Returns, Jack the Giant Slayer -
Zack Snyder
300, Watchmen, Man of Steel -
Stephen Sommers
The Mummy 1 & 2, Van Helsing, G.I. Joe The Rise of Cobra -
Barry Sonnenfeld
Men in Black Trilogy, Wild Wild West -
Steven Spielberg
Indiana Jones Quadrilogy, Jurassic Park 1 & 2, War of the Worlds -
Gore Verbinski
Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy, The Lone Ranger -
Paul Verhoeven
Robocop, Starship Troopers, Hollow Man -
Lilly Wachowski
(and Lana Wachowski) The Matrix Trilogy, Speed Racer, Cloud Atlas -
David Yates
Harry Potter 5-8 -
Robert Zemeckis
Back to the Future Trilogy, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Forrest Gump
