A Tribute to Bruce Logan, Written By Steve Weiss

It’s with deep regret that we share the passing of our dear friend Bruce Logan, ASC.

Bruce was not just a collaborator—he was family. He worked with us at Zacuto on many projects, including Revenge of the Great Camera Shootout, Light & Shadow, and Zacuto Live. Sometimes he shared his incredible talent behind the camera, other times he shared stories from his extraordinary life and career. And many times, we were just hanging out, grabbing a meal, enjoying each other’s company. (Photo by Steve Weiss) 

One story that always stuck with me was about when Bruce, just 16 years old, was hired to work on 2001: A Space Odyssey. His job? Creating the graphics for the computer screens on the spaceship. He did it all on a motion control stand, filming countless images of red, blue, and white blocks, editing them together to create what we imagined futuristic computers might look like. Then, outside the spinning spaceship set, were rows of 16mm projectors that rotated with the ship, playing his custom-made films into the monitors the actors interacted with—such a huge contrast to how we do things today.

While working on the film, he told me, one day he didn’t feel well and stayed home—only to receive a telegram from Stanley Kubrick saying that if he didn’t show up, he’d send a gurney to bring him to set. Classic Kubrick, Bruce would say. You can hear this and many more of Bruce’s stories in his Zacuto Live episode, where he also talks about working on Tron, Star Trek, and Star Wars.

Bruce was a true friend—to me, to Jens, to Mick Jones, to our crew, to our whole friend group, and to the international film community. He often stayed in my guest house for long stretches, and those times were filled with warmth, humility, and deep respect—not just for the work we did together, but for each other. But the best times were just hanging around and gabbing. He watched my daughter grow up, and she called him Brucie.

He was one of those rare people you never had a cross word with—on set or off. Always smiling. Always positive. A calming, soft, gentle personality. Just a genuinely good soul, and a dear friend to us all.

Sadly, we didn’t get to see him much in recent years because of COVID and the fires. I regret that. But I did have a text exchange with him just after the fires—it was like no time had passed. Same old Bruce. Every conversation ended with, “Thanks, mate—miss you,” and I’d reply the same.

And now, Bruce—we will all miss you.