Tim McGovern Visual Effects Supervisor

MOTION PICTURE EXPERIENCE

2004 "A SOUND OF THUNDER" – Warner Bros.
Visual Effects Supervisor

2002 "FEARDOTCOM" – Columbia Pictures
Visual Effects Supervisor

2002 "TRAPPED" Sony Pictures
Visual Effects Supervisor

2001 "EQUILIBRIUM" Miramax
Visual Effects Supervisor

2000 "DOWN" First Floor Features
Visual Effects Supervisor

1999 "SUPERNOVA" MGM/UA
Visual Effects Supervisor

1998 "STIGMATA" MGM/UA
Visual Effects Supervisor

1997 "AS GOOD AS IT GETS" TriStar Pictures
Visual Effects Supervisor

1996 "THE GHOST & THE DARKNESS" Paramount
Visual Effects Supervisor

1995 "MONEY TRAIN" Columbia Pictures
Visual Effects Supervisor

1995 "VIRTUOSITY" Paramount Pictures
Visual Effects Supervisor

1994 "HIDEAWAY" TriStar Pictures
Visual Effects Supervisor

1994 "I BELIEVE" Test for TriStar Television
Visual Effects Supervisor

1993 "LOOK WHO'S TALKING NOW" TriStar Pictures
Plate Photography Supervisor

1993 "SO, I MARRIED AN AXE MURDERER" TriStar
Visual Effects Supervisor

1993 "LAST ACTION HERO" Columbia Pictures
Visual Effects Supervisor

1990 "TOTAL RECALL" Carolco Pictures
Director of CG Animation

1982 "TRON" Walt Disney Pictures
Technical Director

AWARDS

1990 ACADEMY AWARD "TOTAL RECALL" Special Achievement in Visual Effects
1988 CLIO "Hawaiian Punch" - US TV / Cinema Animation - Computer
1987 CLIO "Benson & Hedges Gold POWER" International TV/Cinema Best Graphics
1985 HUGO "Sexy Robot" - Chicago International Film Festival Best Special Effects
1985 MOBIUS "Sexy Robot" - US TV & Radio Commercial Best of Festival
1985 CLIO "Sexy Robot" - US TV / CINEMA Best Animation-Computer
1983 CLIO "7-Up Pacman" - International TV / Cinema Best Beverages
1983 CLIO "7-Up Pacman" - International TV / Cinema Best Graphics
1981 CLIO "NBC Sunday Night at the Movies" - US TV/Cinema Finalist

ASSOCIATIONS

Academy Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Member – A.M.P.A.S Visual Effects Branch
Visual Effects Society Member - 7 years
V.E.S. Board of Directors Member - 5 years.
Co-chair of the VES Awards Committee - 4 years
San Francisco Academy of Art University ( SFAAU ) President’s Advisory Board
ICAAT Board of Advisors and FLAMEFLOW Board of Advisors

EDUCATION

1978 University of Illinois at Chicago - Bachelor of Arts
Double Major in Graphic Design and Photography with Minor in Art History
Summa Cum Laude - Phi Kappa Phi
2002 Doctorate of Humane Letter ( Honorary Doctorate Degree ) San Francisco Academy of Art University

WORK EXPERIENCE

2001-Present INDEPENDENT Visual Effects Supervisor

DIGITAL RENAISSANCE Creative Director / SeniorVisual Effects Supervisor
Oberhausen, Germany

1998-2000 INDEPENDENT Visual Effects Supervisor

1992-1998 SONY PICTURES IMAGEWORKS
S. V. P. of Creative & Technical Affairs /Senior Visual Effects Supervisor - Founding Member

1987-1992 METROLIGHT STUDIOS Visual Effects Supervisor / Director of Production

1987-1987 CRANSTON CSURI Head Technical Director / Computer Animator

1981-1987 ROBERT ABEL & ASSOCIATES Head Technical Director / Computer Animator

1980-1981 KABC-TV Network O&O Designer/Motion Control Animator

1978-1980 WFLD-TV Independent TV Station Designer/Photographer ON-AIR Graphics

1978-1978 WTTW - Public TV Designer/ Photographer ON-AIR Graphics

SONY PICTURES IMAGEWORKS


October 1992 to July 1998 S. V. P. of Creative & Technical Affairs/
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

1998 "SONY - THE EGG" House of Usher
Visual Effects Supervisor

1997 "AS GOOD AS IT GETS" TriStar Pictures
Visual Effects Supervisor

1997 "GATORADE - THE WALL" (Michael Jordon)
Visual Effects Supervisor

1996 "THE GHOST & THE DARKNESS" Paramount
Visual Effects Supervisor

1995 "MONEY TRAIN" Columbia Pictures
Visual Effects Supervisor

1995 "VIRTUOSITY" Paramount Pictures
Visual Effects Supervisor

1994 "HIDEAWAY" TriStar Pictures
Visual Effects Supervisor

1994 "I BELIEVE" Test for TriStar Television
Visual Effects Supervisor

1993 "LOOK WHO'S TALKING NOW" TriStar Pictures
Plate Photography Supervisor

1993 "SO, I MARRIED AN AXE MURDERER" TriStar
Visual Effects Supervisor

1993 "LAST ACTION HERO" Columbia Pictures
Visual Effects Supervisor

DISTANT SHOOTING LOCATIONS

Prague, Czech Republic – 21weeks - A SOUND OF THUNDER
Vancouver, British Columbia – 4 weeks - TRAPPED
Berlin, Germany – 15 weeks - EQUILIBRIUM
Amsterdam, Netherlands – 12 weeks - DOWN
New York City, NY – 5 weeks - DOWN
London, England – 11 days - SONY "The Egg" - Commercial
Chicago, Illinois – 2 weeks - GATORADE "The Wall"
Badplaas, South Africa - 17 weeks - THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS – VFX / Lion Unit
Vancouver, British Columbia – 12 weeks - LOOK WHO’S TALKING NOW - HIDEAWAY
San Francisco – 12 weeks - SO, I MARRIED AN AXE MURDERER
Mexico City, Mexico – 2 weeks - TOTAL RECALL

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

2004 ICAAT Chennai, Trichur, Hydrabad India "The History of CG VFX in Film"
2002 SAN FRANCISCO ACADEMY of ART COLLEGE "The History of CG VFX in Film"
2002 FMX – Stuttgart, Germany "The History of CG VFX in Film"
2002 SMPTE / SIGGRAPH LA – Los Angeles " The Future of Digital Cinema"
2001 ANIMATION WORKSHOP – Munich, Germany "The History of CG Lighting in Film"
2000 MECON – Cologne, Germany "Motion Picture Digital Effects "
1999 The Story of Computer Graphics an HD Documentary “Interviewed regarding Sexy Robot”
1999 LA Siggraph "Historical Timeline of CG Lighting in Film"
1998 IMAGINA - Monte Carlo, France "The Making of “GHOST and the Darkness"
1997 SIGGRAPH – Los Angeles "Mutts, Machines & Molten Monsters"
1997 MOVIE MAGIC - Discovery Channel "The Making of GHOST and the Darkness"
1996 ART-TECH MAUI "The Making of “GHOST and the Darkness"
1996 ACADEMY of MOTION PICTURE ARTS & SCIENCES - Visual Effects Seminar
1995 SIGGRAPH - Los Angeles "The Making of HIDEAWAY"
1995 MOVIE MAGIC - Discovery Channel "The Making of HIDEAWAY"
1994 IMAGINA - Monte Carlo, France "The Making of LAST ACTION HERO"
1993 SIGGRAPH - Anaheim "Behind the scenes in Visual Effects"
1993 UCLA EXTENSION "Peter Guber's Class on Film Production"
1992 SHOW BIZ EXPO - Los Angeles "Digital Hollywood"
1991 NICOGRAPH - Tokyo, Japan "CGI Trends in Motion Pictures"
1991 SMPTE Visual EFX Tutorial "CGI Trends in Motion Pictures"
1991 NAB Wavefront - Las Vegas "The Making of TOTAL RECALL"
1991 UCLA Special EFX Class "The Making of TOTAL RECALL"
1989 ALLUS - Alliant Computer Conference - LA "CGI and the Future"
1988 ALLUS - Alliant Computer Conference - San Diego "CGI and the Future"
1987 SIGGRAPH - Anaheim "Character Animation by Computer"
1986 ANIMATION CELEBRATION - Los Angeles "Computer Character Animation"
1985 IMAGINA - Monte Carlo, France "The Making of Sexy Robot"
1984 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON "The Making of 1984 Olympic Graphics"

Please Contact Bob Coleman
13323 Washington Boulevard, Suite 304, Los Angeles, CA 90066
310-788-3918 M. 310-293-8718 F. 310-788-3415 http://www.d-a-a.com