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The art of creating awe

2,078,896 views | Rob Legato • TEDGlobal 2012

Rob Legato creates movie effects so good they (sometimes) trump the real thing. In this warm and funny talk, he shares his vision for enhancing reality on-screen in movies like Apollo 13, Titanic and Hugo.

Rob Legato creates movie effects so good they (sometimes) trump the real thing. In this warm and funny talk, he shares his vision for enhancing reality on-screen in movies like Apollo 13, Titanic and Hugo.

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Rob Legato creates surprising and creative visual illusions for movies.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.