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Jim McVay(I)

  • Visual Effects
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Jim McVay is known for Starship Troopers (1997), The Maze Runner (2014) and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010).
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    Known for

    Dina Meyer and Casper Van Dien in Starship Troopers (1997)
    Starship Troopers
    7.3
    • Visual Effects(Tippett Studio)
    • 1997
    Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Chris Sheffield, Aml Ameen, Alexander Flores, Will Poulter, Kaya Scodelario, Dexter Darden, Dylan O'Brien, Ki Hong Lee, and Blake Cooper in The Maze Runner (2014)
    The Maze Runner
    6.8
    • Visual Effects
    • 2014
    Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, and Robert Pattinson in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
    The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
    5.1
    • Visual Effects(Tippett Studio)
    • 2010
    John Hurt, Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Ladislav Beran, Doug Jones, Karel Roden, Brian Steele, and Rupert Evans in Hellboy (2004)
    Hellboy
    6.9
    • Visual Effects(Tippett Studio)
    • 2004

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    Visual Effects

    • Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever (2023)
      Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever
      5.8
      • CG Supervisor
      • 2023
    • Pierce Brosnan, Aldis Hodge, Dwayne Johnson, Sarah Shahi, Noah Centineo, Bodhi Sabongui, and Quintessa Swindell in Black Adam (2022)
      Black Adam
      6.2
      • visual effects artist
      • 2022
    • Karl Urban and Zaris-Angel Hator in The Sea Beast (2022)
      The Sea Beast
      7.0
      • Lead Lighter
      • 2022
    • Maya Rudolph, Danny McBride, Olivia Colman, Abbi Jacobson, Michael Rianda, and Doug the Pug in The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)
      The Mitchells vs. the Machines
      7.6
      • Lighting & Compositing Artist
      • 2021
    • Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Henrique Zaga, and Blu Hunt in The New Mutants (2020)
      The New Mutants
      5.3
      • head of lighting department: Method Studios
      • 2020
    • Jennifer Connelly, Sean Bean, Michael Aronov, Clark Gregg, and Daveed Diggs in Snowpiercer (2020)
      Snowpiercer
      6.9
      TV Series
      • head of lighting department (uncredited)
      • 2020
    • Chris Hemsworth in Extraction (2020)
      Extraction
      6.8
      • head of lighting department
      • 2020
    • Jason Momoa in See (2019)
      See
      7.6
      TV Series
      • head of lighting department (uncredited)
      • 2019
    • Ewan McGregor and Roger Dale Floyd in Doctor Sleep (2019)
      Doctor Sleep
      7.3
      • head of lighting department
      • 2019
    • For All Mankind (2019)
      For All Mankind
      8.1
      TV Series
      • head of lighting department
      • 2019
    • Ja'Siah Young in Raising Dion (2019)
      Raising Dion
      7.1
      TV Series
      • head of lighting department
      • 2019
    • Antonio Banderas, Gary Oldman, Meryl Streep, David Schwimmer, and Jeffrey Wright in The Laundromat (2019)
      The Laundromat
      6.3
      • head of lighting department
      • 2019
    • Christian Bale and Matt Damon in Ford v Ferrari (2019)
      Ford v Ferrari
      8.1
      • head of lighting department
      • 2019
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)
      Spider-Man: Far from Home
      7.4
      • head of lighting department (uncredited)
      • 2019
    • Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson, Tim Blaney, Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, and Kumail Nanjiani in Men in Black: International (2019)
      Men in Black: International
      5.6
      • visual effects head of lighting department
      • 2019

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Mom (1990)
      Mom
      5.2
      • best boy electric
      • 1990
    • Peacemaker (1990)
      Peacemaker
      5.2
      • best boy electric
      • 1990
    • Far Out Man (1990)
      Far Out Man
      4.9
      • best boy electric: second unit
      • 1990
    • Shooters (1989)
      Shooters
      4.1
      • gaffer
      • 1989
    • Samantha Scully in Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! (1989)
      Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!
      3.5
      Video
      • best boy electric
      • 1989
    • Eileen Davidson and Paul Le Mat in Easy Wheels (1989)
      Easy Wheels
      4.2
      • best boy electric
      • 1989

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Shooters (1989)
      Shooters
      4.1
      • first assistant director: second unit
      • 1989

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    • Alternative name
      • James L. McVay

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