Born in Prokupije, Serbia, Yugoslavia. The man who made Superman "fly." He is an inventor and holder of several patents on Front-Projection and 3-D Cinematography. He was Special Effects Director/Supervisor or Consultant on 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968, uncredited - animation stand), LAND OF THE MINOTAUR (1976), SUPERMAN (1978), SUPERMAN II (1980), SUPERMAN III (1983), RETURN TO OZ (1985) and SKY BANDITS (1986 - also producer). In 1995, Perisic produced and directed THE PHOENIX AND THE MAGIC CARPET, starring Peter Ustinov and Dee Wallace-Stone. He is the author of Visual Effects Cinematography (2000).  Special Achievement Award 1978: SUPERMAN - Visual Effects (w. Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field & Derek Meddings)  Technical Achievement Award (Citation) 1979: For the Zoptic Special Optical Effects Device for motion picture photography.  Nominated for Visual Effects 1985: RETURN TO OZ (w. Will Vinton, Ian Wingrove & Michael Lloyd)  Scientific and Engineering Award (Plaque) 1987: For the Zoptic dual-zoom front projection system for visual effects photography. Winner presented with Academy Plaque. 1 nomination, 1 Special Achievement Award, 2 Scientific/Technical Awards