MARK BRISTOL WRITER - DIRECTOR - STORYBOARD ARTIST
Mark Bristol is an award-winning writer-director who honed his craft as a storyboard artist for directors including Christopher Nolan, Christopher McQuarrie, Spike Jonze, David Fincher, and Terrence Malick.
Bristol recently storyboarded and directed all the previs for Mission: Impossible - Fallout.
Prior to that, he won three ADDY Awards for a commercial campaign he wrote and directed for the Upbring Foster Care Foundation.
He also served as writer-director on Episode 3 "Night Terrors" for Rooster Teeth Productions award-winning series DAY 5. His first feature film, The Monster Hunter, premiered on Showtime.
Bristol is also a successful writer and director for video games with work on blockbusters like Doom and Battlefield 1. He also recently developed and wrote the graphic novel companion to Universal's The Mummy.
Bristol has been invited numerous times to speak at the Austin Film Festival and SXSW on storyboarding, writing, and directing for film and new media. He is a proud member of the Art Directors Guild, and he serves on the SXSW Film Festival Advisory Board.
Work History
Writer, Director, Storyboard Artist.
Static Line Productions
January 1995 - Present
Storyboard Artist
Universal Studios
March 2016 - April 2016
Mission: Impossible 5
Paramount Pictures
December 2013 - March 2015
My good friend Chris McQuarrie is writing and directing M:I5 and he has asked me to come along for the adventure. This is going to be an amazing experience. Update. 10 months later and the adventure continues with travel to the UK, Vienna and Morocco.
Story and Cinematic Writer/ Director
City Interactive
June 2012 - March 2014
Art Director
id Software
April 2009 - January 2012
Lead Writer/ Cinematic Director on Doom 4
id Software
October 2008 - January 2012
Lead Cinema Director
Midway Studio Austin
September 2007 - August 2008
Character Designer
EdgeofReality
January 2007 - June 2007
o Manage four team members
o Wrote character biographies
o Cast models or gathered photo reference for Modelers
o Draw initial sketches for concept artists and Modelers to work from.
Lead Writer/ Cinema Director
Edge of Reality
2005 - 2007
• WRITER: Cipher Complex
o Main Story
o Screenplay
o Publisher Documentation
o Developed storylines for multiple pitches for various games.
o Wrote the initial game storyline for the The Incredible Hulk movie tie in.
• DIRECTOR: Cinemas for Cipher Complex
o Manage a team of six or more from script stage through final completion of cinemas.
o Created animatics from storyboards.
o Managed creation of previs.
o Cast and direct Voice Actors for game.
o Locate temp musical scores and work with composers.
o Edited all cinemas, animatics and company promotion