Pat McClung
Patrick McClung (born before 1979) is a special effects artist .
Life
McClung began his career in the late 1970s and made his feature film debut as an animation technician employed by Apogee, Inc. on Robert Wise's science fiction film Star Trek: The Movie . The following year he was working on the special effects of Irvin Kershner's The Empire Strikes Back . During this time he changed employers frequently, for example at the Entertainment Effects Group , Richard Edlunds Boss Film Corporation and Digital Domain .
In 1995 he was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Visual Effects for James Cameron's action film True Lies, along with John Bruno , Jacques Stroweis and Thomas L. Fisher , but the award went to Robert Zemecki's Forrest Gump that year . Also at the BAFTA Film Awards , True Lies was defeated by Forrest Gump in the Best Visual Effects category . In 1999 he was again nominated for an Oscar for Michael Bay's action film Armageddon, along with Richard R. Hoover and John Frazier , but that year the award went to Vincent Ward's Beyond the Horizon .
Filmography (selection)
- 1979: Star Trek: The Movie (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
- 1980: The Empire Strikes Back (The Empire Strikes Back)
- 1984: 2010: The Year We Make Contact (2010: The Year We Make Contact)
- 1984: Ghostbusters - Ghostbusters (Ghostbusters)
- 1986: Aliens - The Return (Aliens)
- 1988: Die Hard
- 1989: Abyss - The Abyss
- 1994: True Lies (True Lies)
- 1995: Apollo 13
- 1998: Armageddon - The Last Judgment (Armageddon)
- 2004: The Day After Tomorrow
- 2006: X- Men: The Last Stand
- 2009: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
- 2010: Knight and Day
Awards (selection)
- 1995 : Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects for True Lies
- 1995: BAFTA Film Award nomination in the Best Visual Effects category for True Lies
- 1999 : Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects for Armageddon
Web links
- Pat McClung in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Oscars 1995 (English)
- ↑ BAFTA Awards 1995 (English)
- ↑ Oscars 1999 (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McClung, Pat |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McClung, Patrick (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Special effects artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1979 |