Past Successful Graduates
Tim McGahan
School: Griffith Film School (GFS)Field of Studies: Film Producing
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Major Achievements: Tim McGahan has achieved outstanding international success as a producer, cinematographer and creative business entrepreneur, since graduating with a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Film and Television Production) in 2009.
Tim is the youngest ever Australian Cinematographer to be accredited by the Australian Cinematographers Society, and is the owner and company director of leading television (TV) commercial production company, Blacklab International. Tim has created more the 500 TV commercials, music videos, short films and TV dramas, including Blacklab’s most recent project WAC: the World Animal Championships which sold to Discovery Asia and Disney in the United Kingdom.
In demand for his creative vision and technical skills, Tim was Producer for internationally awarded time-travelling thriller Predestination, which stars Ethan Hawke and written by fellow Griffith Film School graduates.
It is this focus on creating world-class content and sustainable businesses, has seen Tim also establish Blacklab Entertainment, an emerging long form production company, and Filmlighting, one of Australia’s fastest growing independent specialist film lighting companies.
