Tim McGovern

Tim McGovern

Tom McGovern (June 24, 1955 - March 30, 2024) worked in visual effects for film for over 40 years. He was a senior visual effects supervisor, founding member of Sony Pictures Imageworks where he was senior VP of creative and technical affairs, and chief creative officer of animation development at the production company Whisper Pictures. He was also a founding member and board member of Visual Effects Society (VES) as well as a founding co-chair of the VES Awards. He began his career in the early days of digital, computer-based VFX, including work on pioneering 1982 movie Tron while at the former Robert Abel and Associates. He went on to become a founding member of Sony Pictures Imageworks, serving as senior VFX supervisor, as well as senior VP of creative and technical affairs. At Imageworks, his work ranged from Last Action Hero to The Ghost and the Darkness. He received a Special Achievement Oscar for the VFX in the 1990 sci-fi classic Total Recall on which he served as CGI director. He was working at DNEG, earning credits on movies including Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, The Huntsman: Winter’s War, Dunkirk, Ant-Man at the Wasp, First Man, Men in Black: International, and Jungle Cruise. In recent years he lived in Mumbai, where DNEG has a base, and additionally served as chief creative officer of animation development at the production company Whisper Pictures. He received the Visual Effects Society Founders Award and was awarded VES Fellowship and Lifetime Membership. He was a founding member of the Society and a board member for nearly 20 years, including a stint as vice chair.  For VES, he also served as founding co-chair of the VES Awards, which were presented for the 22nd time in February 2024. Info from Variety article: https://variety.com/2024/film/news/tim-mcgovern-dead-vfx-total-recall-1235956282/amp/

  • Title: Tim McGovern
  • Popularity: 0.449
  • Known For: Visual Effects
  • Birthday: 1955-06-24
  • Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Tim McGovern Movies

  • 1986
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    Computer Magic

    Computer Magic

    1 1986 HD

    Computer Magic provides a highly entertaining and informative look at how advanced computers are being used to create art, animation and special...

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  • 1996
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    The Ghost and the Darkness

    The Ghost and the Darkness

    6.799 1996 HD

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  • 2014
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    Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

    Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

    6.387 2014 HD

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  • 2002
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    Equilibrium

    Equilibrium

    7.045 2002 HD

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  • 2002
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    FearDotCom

    FearDotCom

    3.726 2002 HD

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  • 2015
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    Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

    Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

    7.207 2015 HD

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  • 1982
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    Tron

    Tron

    6.653 1982 HD

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  • 2023
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    Shazam! Fury of the Gods

    Shazam! Fury of the Gods

    6.517 2023 HD

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  • 1999
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    Stigmata

    Stigmata

    6.262 1999 HD

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  • 1990
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    Total Recall

    Total Recall

    7.308 1990 HD

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  • 2019
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    Men in Black: International

    Men in Black: International

    5.913 2019 HD

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  • 2019
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    Triple Frontier

    Triple Frontier

    6.3 2019 HD

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  • 2021
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    Jungle Cruise

    Jungle Cruise

    7.4 2021 HD

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  • 2015
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    Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension

    Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension

    5.305 2015 HD

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  • 2017
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    Dunkirk

    Dunkirk

    7.454 2017 HD

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  • 2018
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    Ant-Man and the Wasp

    Ant-Man and the Wasp

    6.929 2018 HD

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  • 2018
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    First Man

    First Man

    7.045 2018 HD

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  • 1997
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    As Good as It Gets

    As Good as It Gets

    7.394 1997 HD

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