TIM DONAHUE |
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Tim Donahue
Matte Painting Supervisor
Former Nebraskan, life-long film lover, and two time Emmy Award winner
Stargate Digital Mattepainting Supervisor Tim Donahue was best known in
the Hollywood Visual Effects industry as the Art Director of Introvision.
However, for the past 5 years he has been creating the best illusions of
his life-long film-making passion with Sam Nicholson at Stargate Digital.
Sam and Tim have been working together on various projects now for over
25 years. Together, they have created numerous astounding illusions that
continue to expand the technical and creative possibilities of today's
film and television production.
Presently working on three features for Stargate Digital, plus a long list of this seasons top fall television series and features, the Stargate Digital Mattepainting Department keeps growing. The team is incredibly busy creating all kinds of images from ancient Rome and Troy to futuristic Washington DC and more. Their work encompasses all the artistry's imagination, technical wizardry, and state-of-the-art digital mattepainting.
Tim's love for the industry began when he was nearly 5 years old in
1952 while watching the second release of KING KONG on the big screen in
Omaha. He's been "hooked" ever since on creating the "Great Illusion".
Finally coming to Hollywood in 1978 after teaching and degrees in Art and
Photography, he began his career working under two of the top wizards of
the industry, Linwood Dunn, and Wally Gentleman at the old Film Effects
of Hollywood. Two years later he was offered the job as Art Director for
Introvision and many years later he branched out doing freelance Art Direction,
Visual Effects Supervision, and mattepainting at various establishments
throughout the industry. Late in 1998 he joined with Stargate to form a
new Matte painting Department and the results are witnessed daily on television
screens across the world. >>IMDB details
This matte painting of the frozen Gotham City was created by Tim Donahue
and was used as background for a number of shots in the finished film.
Filmography:
- Tomcats (2001) (senior matte artist)
- Running Mates (2000) (TV) (digital matte artist)
- Race Against Time (2000) (TV) (lead matte artist)
- The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy: For Love or Mummy (1999)
(digital artist) (uncredited)
- Deep Blue Sea (1999) (lead matte painter: Flash Film Works)
- The Deep End of the Ocean (1999) (matte painter)
- "Fantasy Island" (1998) TV Series (digital matte painter: Encore
Visual Effects)
- Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998) (visual effects matte painter)
- Tale of the Mummy (1998) (matte painting supervisor)
- The Survivor (1998) (digital matte artist)
- Angels in the Endzone (1997) (TV) (digital matte painter) (uncredited)
- Switchback (1997) (plate supervisor: VIFX)
- "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show" (1997) TV Series (digital
matte painter) (uncredited)
- Batman & Robin (1997) (matte painter)
This matte painting of the frozen Gotham City was created by Tim Donahue
and was used as background for a number of shots in the finished film.
- Quicksilver Highway (1997) (TV) (digital artist)
- DNA (1997/I) (digital matte painter)
- Celtic Pride (1996) (design artist: VIFX miniature effects unit)
- Broken Arrow (1996) (matte artist: VIFX) (uncredited)
- The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space (1995) (TV) (digital
matte painter)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) (digital matte painter)
- Batman Forever (1995) (art director: VIFX)
- The Demolitionist (1995) (matte painter)
- Aurora: Operation Intercept (1995) (digital matte painter) (visual
effects supervisor)
- Timecop (1994) (art director: VIFX) (uncredited)
- New Nightmare (1994) (composite supervisor) (matte painting)
- Clear and Present Danger (1994) (art director: VIFX)
- Coneheads (1993) (visual effects art director: Video Image)
- Free Willy (1993) (matte painter)
- Out on a Limb (1992) (visual effects supervisor: Introvision)
- Interceptor (1992) (visual effects)
- Billy Bathgate (1991) (visual effects art director: Introvision)
(uncredited)
- Black Robe (1991) (effects art direction: Introvision)
- Blood Ties (1991) (TV) (visual effects art director: Introvision)
- If Looks Could Kill (1991) (visual effects art director: Introvision)
- Flight of the Intruder (1991) (visual effects art director: Introvision)
- "Land of the Lost" (1991) TV Series (visual effects supervisor)
- Darkman (1990) (visual effects art director: Introvision)
- Miracle Landing (1990) (TV) (matte painting supervisor: Introvision)
- Driving Miss Daisy (1989) (visual effects art director: Introvision)
(uncredited)
- Breaking In (1989) (visual effects art director: Introvision)
- Lock Up (1989) (visual effects art director: Introvision)
- UHF (1989) (miniatures and art directiorn: Introvision)
- The Karate Kid, Part III (1989) (art director: visual effects)
- 976-EVIL (1989) (visual effects art director: Introvision)
- Distant Thunder (1988) (visual effects art director: Introvision)
- Rambo III (1988) (visual effects art director: Introvision)
- Sunset (1988) (visual effects art director: Introvision) (uncredited)
- Housekeeping (1987) (matte painter)
- Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (1987) (TV) (visual
effects art director: Introvision)
- Adventures in Babysitting (1987) (visual effects art director: Introvision)
- Murder by the Book (1987) (TV) (visual effects art director: Introvision)
- Monster in the Closet (1987) (visual effects art director: Introvision)
- The Christmas Star (1986) (TV) (visual effects art director: Introvision)
- Oceans of Fire (1986) (TV) (visual effects art director: Introvision)
- Stand by Me (1986) (visual effects art director: Introvision) (uncredited)
- The Hugga Bunch (1985) (TV) (matte supervisor: Introvision)
- Oh, God! You Devil (1984) (visual effects art director: Introvision)
- Reckless (1984) (visual effects art director: Introvision)
- Two of a Kind (1983) (visual effects art director: Introvision) (uncredited)
- Megaforce (1982) (visual effects art director: Introvision)
- Inside the Third Reich (1982) (TV) (visual effects art director:
Introvision)
- Outland (1981) (introvision matte artist)
- First Family (1980) (visual effects art director: Introvision)
- The Shape of Things to Come (1979) (visual effects art director:
Film Effects of Hollywood)
- "Project U.F.O." (1978) TV Series (visual effects artist: Film Effects
of Hollywood)
- "Wonder Woman" (1976) TV Series (visual effects artist: Film Effects
of Hollywood)