Who directed the Michael Jackson film for which Universal Hartland provided the visual effects?
Universal Hartland Visual Effects Universal Hartland was the visual effects house of Universal Studios Hollywood. The effects studio was in operation from 1978 to 1981. The studio was created as a means for Universal to enter the visual effects field that was growing larger as well as provide in-house effects creation for "Battlestar Galactica" and "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century". Before the facility closed its doors in 1981 it had worked on four films, six television shows (two of which they did effects for the entire run of the show), several Universal Theme Park attractions, some commercials and a few specialty projects, including the special model effects for the Horizons attraction for Disney's Epcot Center and sequences for Disney's Captain EO 3-D attraction.
Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award The Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award is presented at the MTV Video Music Awards to music performers, recognizing accomplishments in music and film. The first Vanguard awards were presented in 1984 at the inaugural VMAs, and renamed in 1991 in honor of Michael Jackson. The award is also given to music video directors who have created some of the most acclaimed music videos aired by the network. Awarded corporately, it is not given annually, and in certain years it was presented under the name Lifetime Achievement Award. Recent recipients of the accolade include Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé, Kanye West, Rihanna, and P!nk.