Mark Sawicki Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

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Mark Sawicki

Acting

Biography

Mark Sawicki began as an actor and clay animator in Michigan. He came to Los Angeles in 1976 and became involved in visual effects during the "Star Wars" era. One of his first positions was working for 'Roger Corman"s New World Studios working on low budget sci-fi pictures as a cameraman. From there, he went on to shooting effects and creating animation for commercials and many rock videos. In 1986, he became the matte photographer for Illusion Arts working under visual effects masters Albert Whitlock, Syd Dutton, and Bill Taylor. During this period, Mark began his work on mainstream films and became an instructor for Kodak's Cineon system (a landmark digital film compositing system). After a 10-year stint of compositing matte paintings at Illusion Arts, Mark went on to become a co supervisor for Area 51 on Tom Hanks' From the Earth to the Moon (1998). Currently, Mark is the head effects camera supervisor and digital colorist for Custom Film Effects. He has authored three DVDs on the art of clay animation and a documentary "Twilight Cameraman" on the craft of optical printing available from firstlightvideo.com. He is also author of the book "Filming the Fantastic: Guide to Visual Effects Cinematography" published by Focal Press. Mark frequently performs as an actor in independent films. While he no longer does clay animation, Mark continues to create whimsical clay cartoon characters for the fine art market.

Filmography Movies

Acting

The Strangeness movie poster
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The Strangeness

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The Strangeness
Dan Flanders
The Deceased Won't Desist! movie poster
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The Deceased Won't Desist!

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The Deceased Won't Desist!
Drunk Man at Bar
Skin & Bone movie poster
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Skin & Bone

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Skin & Bone
Powerful Casting Agent
If I Had A Hammer movie poster
MOVIE

If I Had A Hammer

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If I Had A Hammer
Mr. Buckley
Adventures of Aladdin movie poster
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Adventures of Aladdin

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Adventures of Aladdin
Sultan Karim

Production

Sugar and SpiceMOVIE
MOVIE

Sugar and Spice

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Sugar and Spice
Camera Operator
Bullet to the Head movie poster
MOVIE

Bullet to the Head

5.6(1.4K)
Bullet to the Head
Visual Effects
Twilight Cameraman movie poster
MOVIE

Twilight Cameraman

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Twilight Cameraman
Producer
Twilight Cameraman movie poster
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Twilight Cameraman

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Twilight Cameraman
Director
Phone Booth movie poster
MOVIE

Phone Booth

6.9(4.2K)
Phone Booth
Visual Effects Camera
The Family Stone movie poster
MOVIE

The Family Stone

6.3(1.1K)
The Family Stone
Digital Colorist
The Strangeness movie poster
MOVIE

The Strangeness

4.6(0.0K)
The Strangeness
Producer
OriginsMOVIE
MOVIE

Origins

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Origins
Director
Eat at Joe'sMOVIE
MOVIE

Eat at Joe's

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Eat at Joe's
Director
It stalked the nightMOVIE
MOVIE

It stalked the night

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It stalked the night
Director