Person
Kevin Rafferty
Visual Effects
Biography
Kevin Rafferty is an American Visual Effects Supervisor. He holds a Bachelor of Art degree from Sandford University and Master's degree in Architecture from UCLA. In 1982, he began his career in Visual Effects at Digital Productions, where he worked on the film The Last Starfighter. Starting in 1990, Rafferty worked as a Senior Animator at Pacific Data Images, where he contributed to nine major films including Cliffhanger and Batman Returns. He then joined Industrial Light + Magic where he worked on films such as Star Wars: Episode One, The Perfect Storm, Jurassic Park: The Lost World and Dragonheart. In early 2001, Rafferty was enlisted by Dreamworks Animation to design, implement and oversee the computer graphics used to create the feature film Shark Tale.
Known for

Secret Invasion
Visual Effects Supervisor

Timeless
Visual Effects Supervisor

Shark Tale
CGI Supervisor

Cliffhanger
Animation

The Day the Earth Stood Still
Visual Effects Supervisor

The Host
VFX Supervisor

Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes
Title Illustration

Crossing the Frontier: Making The Last Starfighter
Self
Filmography
- 2023Secret InvasionVisual Effects Supervisor
- 2016TimelessVisual Effects Supervisor
- 2008The Day the Earth Stood StillVisual Effects Supervisor
- 2006The HostVFX Supervisor
- 2004Shark TaleCGI Supervisor
- 1999Crossing the Frontier: Making The Last StarfighterSelf
- 1993CliffhangerAnimation
- 1990Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the ScenesTitle Illustration
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