Visual Effects

Tim McGovern

Born June 24, 1955 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died March 30, 2024 · aged 68

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 Eff…

Known For

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For · 2014

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

MovieActionCrime

Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.

Ant-Man and the Wasp

Ant-Man and the Wasp · 2018

Ant-Man and the Wasp

MovieActionAdventure

Just when his time under house arrest is about to end, Scott Lang once again puts his freedom at risk to help Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym dive into the quantum realm and try to accomplish, against time and any chance of success, a very dangerous rescue mission.

Dunkirk

Dunkirk · 2017

The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

Shazam! Fury of the Gods · 2023

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

MovieComedyAction

Billy Batson and his foster siblings, who transform into superheroes by saying "Shazam!", are forced to get back into action and fight the Daughters of Atlas, who they must stop from using a weapon that could destroy the world.

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation · 2015

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

MovieActionAdventure

Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet—eradicating 'The Syndicate', an International and highly-skilled rogue organization committed to destroying the IMF.

Total Recall

Total Recall · 1990

MovieActionAdventure

Construction worker Douglas Quaid's obsession with the planet Mars leads him to visit Rekall, a virtual vacation company that manufactures memories. When something goes wrong during Quaid's memory implant procedure, his life turns upside down, leading him to question what is reality and what isn't.

Jungle Cruise

Jungle Cruise · 2021

MovieFantasyComedy

Dr. Lily Houghton enlists the aid of wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff to take her down the Amazon in his dilapidated boat. Together, they search for an ancient tree that holds the power to heal – a discovery that will change the future of medicine.

Men in Black: International

Men in Black: International · 2019

Men in Black: International

MovieComedyScience Fiction

The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest, most global threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization.

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Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For · 2014

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

MovieActionCrime

Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.

Visual Effects Supervisor

Ant-Man and the Wasp

Ant-Man and the Wasp · 2018

Ant-Man and the Wasp

MovieActionAdventure

Just when his time under house arrest is about to end, Scott Lang once again puts his freedom at risk to help Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym dive into the quantum realm and try to accomplish, against time and any chance of success, a very dangerous rescue mission.

Digital Effects Supervisor

Dunkirk

Dunkirk · 2017

The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.

Visual Effects Supervisor

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

Shazam! Fury of the Gods · 2023

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

MovieComedyAction

Billy Batson and his foster siblings, who transform into superheroes by saying "Shazam!", are forced to get back into action and fight the Daughters of Atlas, who they must stop from using a weapon that could destroy the world.

Visual Effects Supervisor

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation · 2015

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

MovieActionAdventure

Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet—eradicating 'The Syndicate', an International and highly-skilled rogue organization committed to destroying the IMF.

Visual Effects Supervisor

Total Recall

Total Recall · 1990

MovieActionAdventure

Construction worker Douglas Quaid's obsession with the planet Mars leads him to visit Rekall, a virtual vacation company that manufactures memories. When something goes wrong during Quaid's memory implant procedure, his life turns upside down, leading him to question what is reality and what isn't.

CGI Director

Jungle Cruise

Jungle Cruise · 2021

MovieFantasyComedy

Dr. Lily Houghton enlists the aid of wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff to take her down the Amazon in his dilapidated boat. Together, they search for an ancient tree that holds the power to heal – a discovery that will change the future of medicine.

Digital Effects Supervisor

Men in Black: International

Men in Black: International · 2019

Men in Black: International

MovieComedyScience Fiction

The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest, most global threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization.

Digital Effects Supervisor

As Good as It Gets

As Good as It Gets · 1997

As Good as It Gets

MovieDramaComedy

A misanthropic author, a single mother and waitress, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.

Visual Effects Supervisor

Equilibrium

Equilibrium · 2002

MovieActionScience Fiction

In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion are punishable by death. A man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.

Visual Effects Supervisor

First Man

First Man · 2018

MovieHistoryDrama

A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

Visual Effects Supervisor

Triple Frontier

Triple Frontier · 2019

Triple Frontier

MovieActionThriller

Struggling to make ends meet, former special ops soldiers reunite for a high-stakes heist: stealing $75 million from a South American drug lord.

Digital Effects Supervisor

Tron

MovieScience FictionAction

When brilliant video game maker Flynn hacks the mainframe of his ex-employer, he is beamed inside an astonishing digital world and becomes part of the very game he is designing. In his mission through cyberspace, Flynn matches wits with a maniacal Master Control Program and teams up with Tron, a security measure created to bring balance to the digital environment.

Systems Administrators & Support

The Ghost and the Darkness

The Ghost and the Darkness · 1996

The Ghost and the Darkness

MovieAdventureThriller

Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects results. Everything seems great until the crew discovers the mutilated corpse of the project's foreman, seemingly killed by a lion. After several more attacks, Patterson calls in famed hunter Charles Remington, who has finally met his match in the bloodthirsty lions.

Visual Effects Supervisor

Stigmata

Stigmata · 1999

MovieHorrorThriller

A young woman with no strong religious beliefs, Frankie Paige begins having strange and violent experiences, showing signs of the wounds that Jesus received when crucified. When the Vatican gets word of Frankie's situation, a high-ranking cardinal requests that the Rev. Andrew Kiernan investigate her case. Soon Kiernan realizes that very sinister forces are at work, and tries to rescue Frankie from the entity that is plaguing her.

Visual Effects Supervisor

Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension

Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension · 2015

Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension

MovieHorrorThriller

Using a special camera that can see spirits, a family must protect their daughter from an evil entity with a sinister plan.

Visual Effects Supervisor

FearDotCom

FearDotCom · 2002

MovieHorrorThriller

When four bodies are discovered among the industrial decay and urban grime of New York City, brash young detective Mike Reilly teams with ambitious Department of Health researcher Terry Huston to uncover the cause behind their violent and inexplicable deaths. The only common factor shared by the victims? Each died exactly 48 hours after logging onto a website called feardotcom.

Visual Effects Supervisor

Computer Magic

Computer Magic · 1986

MovieDocumentaryAnimation

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