Mark Spatny

Work History

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  VFX Co-Supervisor / Producer

  Amazon Studios

  May 2021 - November 2022

  Los Angeles

  • Delivered 2,500 shots for an eight-episode cyberpunk time travel
  series from the creators of ‘Westworld’, including traditional VFX, virtual production, and CG animated characters using volumetric video performance capture techniques.
  • Built an in-house VFX team consisting of myself, a VFX Production Manager, two coordinators, a VFX editor with two assistant editors, an After Effects artist, and ten on-set crew filming in London, NewYork, and North Carolina.
  • Oversaw the work done by twelve VFX
  vendors in five countries.
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  Governor: Special Visual Effects Peer Group

  Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

  January 2010 - December 2020

  Represented the 300+ members of the Special Visual Effects peer group of the Television Academy. Responsible for leading our 12 person Peer Group Executive Committee to administer our group's Emmy awards competition, from writing the rules to overseeing the fair judging of the event. Also responsible for programming special activities of interest to Academy members, and prioritizing the activities and operation of the TV Academy staff as a member of the Board of Governors. Additionally, I served on the Television Academy's Membership, Bylaws, and Engine
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  Visual Effects Supervisor

  CoSA VFX

  October 2017 - June 2020

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Creative lead and senior on-set supervisor for the VFX on ABC’s
  Station 19 and FOX’s Lethal Weapon series.
  • Direct artists in Los Angeles, Vancouver, and Atlanta offices.
  • Mentor and train junior supervisors and production staff.
  • Assist with sales & marketing, pitch stories to industry press.
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  Senior VFX Supervisor

  Encore VFX

  September 2016 - October 2017

  Hollywood, CA

  • Built a new business unit for the company servicing visual
  effects for Marvel Television.
  • Worked with sales and development, bidding, pitching and
  landing 10 new series in 12 months.
  • Additionally, supervised the company’s work on Westworld,
  Timeless, The Defenders, Punisher, Prison Break and Runaways.
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  VP Digital Effects / VFX Supervisor

  Stargate Studios

  August 2004 - July 2016

  Los Angles, Vancouver, Toronto, Atlanta, Berlin, M

  • Worked as creative lead managing teams of up to 75 artists at
  company facilities in 5 countries.
  • On-set supervision for 1st and 2
  nd unit VFX for features and TV.
  • Extensive remote location experience.
  • Managed a department of 12 VFX Producers, Coordinators,
  and Production Assistants overseeing 15 - 20 TV series/year.
  • Mentored and trained junior VFX Supervisors and Producers.
  • Oversaw most of the company’s largest projects and was
  consistently its most profitable producer

  

  

  
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  Visual Effects Supervisor/Producer

  Modern Videofilm

  1998 - 2004

  Functioned as in-house creative and financial lead for computer graphics on four feature films and fourteen television series. Supervised teams of artists, animators, and data managers to complete projects. Managed over $5 million in graphics and visual effects. Negotiated services and prepared bids. Features: I Robot, The Last Samurai, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and the 3D Imax film Ghosts of the Abyss. TV Series: Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Gilmore Girls, Everwood, and Birds of Prey.

  

  

• Visual Effects Production Manager

  Four Media Company (Digital Magic/POP Film)

  1997 - 1998

  Oversaw night operations at Digital Magic. Streamlined workflow, enabling a 220% increase in revenue. Managed a staff of six data technicians at P.O.P. Film, and maintained project databases. Ran daily production meetings with producers to establish priorities for artists and support staff. Projects included What Dreams May Come, Armageddon, Star Trek: Insurrection, Doctor Dolittle, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, Species II.

  

  

  

  
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  Associate Producer

  Disney Interactive Studios

  1996 - 1997

  Designed games, created original characters, and produced prototypes for a line of Disney-themed software. Served as liaison between Disney and 3rd party software developers. Wrote programming and design specifications, and pitched them to Disney management. Tested competing products and researched/advised on future gaming trends.
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  Producer

  Knowledge Adventure

  1994 - 1996

  Managed teams to create computer games for the industry leader in educational software. Oversaw production of titles from concept through development, testing, and delivery to manufacturing. Worked separately to design software for the Knowledge Adventure and Davidson & Associate brands before the companies merged.