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Poll: Directors who know visual effects

A poll by waspinatorbj
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?

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Results of 6,878 votes:

  1. 1.

    James Cameron

     
    Terminator 1 & 2, Titanic, Avatar
  2. 2.

    Christopher Nolan

     
    The Dark Knight Trilogy, The Prestige, Inception
  3. 3.

    Peter Jackson

     
    The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, King Kong, The Hobbit Trilogy
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