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/
Known for
Visual EffectsBirthday
June 24, 1955Deathday
March 30, 2024Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
17Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, USACast credits
Crew credits
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Visual Effects SupervisorEquilibrium
Visual Effects SupervisorFearDotCom
Visual Effects SupervisorMission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Visual Effects SupervisorStigmata
Visual Effects SupervisorDunkirk
Visual Effects SupervisorTriple Frontier
Digital Effects SupervisorFirst Man
Visual Effects SupervisorJungle Cruise
Digital Effects SupervisorParanormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension
Visual Effects SupervisorMen in Black: International
Digital Effects SupervisorAnt-Man and the Wasp
Digital Effects SupervisorAs Good as It Gets
Visual Effects SupervisorThe Ghost and the Darkness
Visual Effects SupervisorShazam! Fury of the Gods
Visual Effects SupervisorTron
Systems Administrators & Support