
John Gaeta
Visual Effects
Known For

Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
The Matrix

The Resistance builds in numbers as humans are freed from the Matrix and brought to the city of Zion. Neo discovers his superpowers, including the ability to see the code inside the Matrix. With machine sentinels digging to Zion in 72 hours, Neo, Morpheus and Trinity must find the Keymaker to ultimately reach the Source.
The Matrix Reloaded

The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.
The Matrix Revolutions

Plagued by strange memories, Neo's life takes an unexpected turn when he finds himself back inside the Matrix.
The Matrix Resurrections

Speed Racer is a young and brilliant racing driver. When corruption in the racing leagues costs his brother his life, Speed must team up with the police and the mysterious Racer X to bring an end to the corruption and criminal activities.
Speed Racer

The film goes behind the scenes of the 1999 sci-fi movie The Matrix.
The Matrix Revisited

The making of Matrix Revolutions, The (2003) is briefly touched on here in this documentary. Interviews with various cast and crew members inform us how they were affected by the deaths of Gloria Foster and Aaliyah, and also delve into the making of the visual effects that takes up a lot of screen time. Written by Rhyl Donnelly
The Matrix Recalibrated

A woman on the run from her abusive husband encounters a mysterious hitch-hiker.
Dust Devil

A promotional making-of documentary for the film The Matrix (1999) that devotes its time to explaining the digital and practical effects contained in the film. This is very interesting, seeing as how they're giving away the cinematic secrets that they created solely for the this movie, that have now been spoofed and referenced in countless other films.
Making "The Matrix"

Trapped in a house of horror, seven people discover that the only way they'll get out alive is to tell their scariest stories.
Trapped Ashes
This making-of piece offers the standard mix of movie snippets, behind the scenes materials, and interviews from cast and crew on the making of the film.
The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load

A look at Enter the Matrix: The game's story picks up just before The Matrix Reloaded and runs parallel to that of the film. Bend the rules of the Matrix with martial arts, pilot the fastest hovercraft in the fleet, or just fight with lots of guns.
Making 'Enter the Matrix'
A look at the stunts of The Matrix Revolutions
Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of the Matrix Future

This thirty-minute documentary follows the Wachowski sisters and the film's crew through production on the film's famed highway chase sequence. We get interviews with the visual effects supervisors, the stunt coordinators and even are taken through aspects of pre-production and planning for the scene. Then the documentary moves into production, the scariest aspect of which is certainly Carrie Anne-Moss trying to learn to ride a motorcycle good enough to do so safely without helmet for the scene. We also watch as the stretch of freeway used in the film is being built.
The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase

The special effects of the Agent Smith scenes in Matrix Revolutions
The Matrix Revolutions: Double Agent Smith

A featurette about the special effects of The Matrix Trilogy
The Matrix Revolutions: Neo Realism - Evolution of Bullet Time
Documentary on the making of 'Speed Racer.'
Speed Racer: Car Fu

This making-of piece includes remarks from production designer Owen Paterson, concept artist George Hull, visual effects supervisor John Gaeta, US unit production manager L. Dean Jones Jr., US model unit special effects coordinator Geoffrey Heron, Zion unit sequence lead Rodney Iwashina, high speed first assistant camera Paul Sanchez, US model unit art director Nanci Noblett, conceptual designer Geofrey Darrow, model shop supervisor Michael Lynch, US model unit producer David Dranitzke, prop maker foremen Dave Fogler and Fon Davis, and visual effects supervisor John "DJ" Des Jardin.
The Matrix Revolutions: Super Big Mini Models
Special Effects wizard John Gaeta demonstrates how the "Bullet-Time" effects were created for the film The Matrix (1999).
The Matrix: What Is Bullet-Time?

Created by ILMxLAB and Lucasfilm exclusively for Facebook, this 360-degree virtual reality experience immersive puts you in the driver’s seat of Rey's Speeder as it glides through the desert wasteland of Jakku. Speed past the crashed remains of Imperial Star Destroyers and explore the Star Wars universe from an entirely new perspective.