Robert Abel

ProducerDirectorWriter
Born
March 10, 1937
Died
September 23, 2001

One of the genuine visionaries of Digital Computer Graphics and Visual Effects. From the early 1970s through the mid-80s, the Hollywood-based studio Robert Abel & Associates (RA&A) pushed the leading -- sometimes bleeding -- edge of visual effects. Working primarily in television advertising, (the…

Second Unit or Assistant Director

The Jacksons: Can You Feel It(1981)

Art Department

Freight Yard Symphony(1963)

Special Effects

UFOs: It Has Begun(1979)

Visual Effects

Cube Quest(1983)

Additional Crew

The Mind's Eye(1990)
Tron(1982)

Soundtrack

The Making of 'Thriller'(1983)

Self

The Story of Computer Graphics(1999)as Interviewee
Movie Magic(1994)as Self
Hyperland(1990)as Self
The Making of Brilliance(1985)as Self
Horizon(1964)as Self