Mark Kochinski

Mark Kochinski

Supervisor VFX Supervisor / Senior VFX Generalist

Los Angeles, CA

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Visual Effects Artist

Sharknado 5 (2017)

Visual Effects Supervisor

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (2006)

3D Supervisor (Unknown Episodes)

Babylon 5 (1994)

VFX Artist

The Flash (2014)

VFX Artist

Legends of Tomorrow (2016)

Digital Effects Artist

Hellboy (2004)

Pre-Visualization

Minority Report (2002)

3D Artist (Unknown Episodes)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

Visual Effects Artist

Dogfights (2005)

Cgi Modeler

The Last Samurai (2003)

Pre-Visualization

The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

3D Animation & Digital Compositor

Red Planet (2000)

3-D Animator

The 6th Day (2000)

Compositor

Battle Los Angeles (2011)

3-D CGI Animation

Idle Hands (1999)

Digital Compositor

San Andreas (2015)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Red Sky (2014)

Layout/Pre-viz artist

Planes (2013)

Pre-vis & layout

Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)

Compositor

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)

Digital Compositor

Death to Smoochy (2002)

Compositor

Collateral Damage (2002)

Compositor

Community (2014)

Compositing Lead / Lead Compositor

Animal Armageddon (2009)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Mysterious Island (2012)

Visual Effects Artist

Finding the Next Earth (2011)

Compositor

I Saw the Light (2016)

Additional Visual Effects Artist

The Last Sharknado: It's About Time (2018)

Digital Artist

Battle of Los Angeles (2011)

3D Animation And Modeling

The Guardian (2010)

Digital Artist

Christmas Twister (2012)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Mega Python vs. Gatoroid (2011)

Visual Effects Artist

Robot Club (2016)

Cgi Artist

6 Days Dark (2015)

Visual Effects

Ode to Los Angeles (2011)

3D Modeling & Animation

The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)

3D Artist (Unknown Episodes)

Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles (1999)

Visual Effects Supervisor

2010: Moby Dick (2010)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus (2010)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Titanic II (2010)

Additional Visual Effects

Mega Piranha (2010)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Return of Pink Five (2006)

Digital Effects Artist

Naked Science (2004)

Visual Effects Artist

White Shoe (2013)

Digital Effects Artist

Welcome to Mooseport (2004)

CG Effects Supervisor

A Dirty Shame (2004)

Pre-Visualization Artist

Holes (2003)

Compositor

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)

Digital Artist

Birds of Prey (2002)

Digital Artist

Overtime (2015)

Animation Supervisor

Quicksilver Highway (1997)

Cgi Animator

Space Truckers (1997)

3D Supervisor

Dark Breed (1996)

3D Supervisor

Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)

3D Supervisor (Unknown Episodes)

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995)

Compositor

The Triangle (2005)

3D Artist

Star Trek: Voyager (1995)

VFX Artist

Arrow (2012)

VFX Supervisor

Red Skies (2002)

Compositor

Alex Cross (2012)

Compositor

Underworld: Awakening (2012)

Producer, Effects Supervisor, artist

Battle 360 (2008)
Environments Reel from Animal Armageddon
Demo Reel 2012
In 1992 I was hired to work on Babylon 5, and haven’t stopped working since.
Work History

  • VFX Artist

    Warner Bros.

    July 2015 - May 2017

  • VFX Artist

    Radical 3D

    March 2013 - July 2015

    In charge of delivering current projects and developing future ones.

  • Owner

    Brazen Pictures

    1996 - Present

    Created content, developed a film festival, and provided VFX to Hollywood VFX studios.

  • Layout/Pre-viz artist

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    March 2012 - January 2013

    Re-animated the flying sequences for the Disney/Pixar feature Planes.

  • Compositor

    Look Effects

    2011 - February 2012

    Composited on the TV series The Finder. Did stereo compositing touch ups on Underworld:Awakening and some work on I, Alex Cross.

  • Visual Effects Supervisor

    The Asylum

    February 2010 - November 2010

    Built the internal VFX department from scratch, developed pipeline, recruited team and delivered effects for 7 films.

  • Pre/post viz artist

    Sony Pictures Entertainment

    2009 - 2010

    Pre- and post-viz work on the film Battle: Los Angeles.

  • Producer, Effects Supervisor, artist

    Radical 3D

    2007 - 2009

    Artist on the History Channel series Dogfights. Supervised the VFX on the History series Battle 360. Supervised on the Animal Planet series Animal Armageddon. Delivered over six hours of 3D animation combined.

  • Animator

    yU+co

    2008 - 2008

  • animator

    Digital Domain

    2005 - 2007

    3D artist for the commercial division.

  • Deathstar construction, robot technician

    The Truly Dangerous Company

    2004 - 2007

    Contributed to the effects of the award winning Pink Five films.

  • Digital Artist, 3D and Compositing

    Various Freelance

    1988 - 2010

    Supervisor and senior artist in both 3D and compositing for several VFX studios.

  • Owner

    Extreme Filmmaker 48 Hour Film Festival

    November 2000 - November 2006

    Developed, organized, promoted and ran the 48 Hour Film Festival.

  • Animator

    S4 Studios

    2001 - 2007

  • Compositor

    Uncharted Territory

    2005 - 2006

    Composited on the Emmy Award winning VFX on The Triangle.

  • Freelance animator

    Planet Blue

    1999 - 2006

  • Digital Artist

    Flash Film Works

    1998 - 2006

  • Animator

    EdenFX

    2002 - 2003

  • Animator

    Klasky Csupo

    2001 - 2002

  • Digital Artist

    VCE

    1998 - 2002

  • CG Supervisor

    Flat Earth

    1998 - 2000

  • Producer

    Foundation Imaging

    1999 - 1999

  • Visual Effects Supervisor

    Digital Muse

    1995 - 1998

    VFX supervisor on Sliders. Digital artist on Star Trek: DS9 & Voyager.

  • animator

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    January 1994 - March 2005

  • animator

    Foundation Imaging

    1993 - 1995

    Lead artist on Babylon 5.

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Education

  • Bowling Green State University

    1980 - 1984