Mark Stetson (born 1952) is a
visual effects
Visual effects (sometimes abbreviated as VFX) is the process by which imagery is created or manipulated outside the context of
a live-action shot in filmmaking and video production.
The integration of live-action footage and other live-action fo ...
artist, specializing in
miniature effect
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s.
He has worked on over 60 films since his start in 1979.
Partial filmography
Stetson has worked on over 60 films, including:
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Blade Runner
''Blade Runner'' is a 1982 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples. Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos, it is an adaptation of Philip K. Di ...
'' (1982)
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''Brainstorm'' (1983)
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''The Right Stuff'' (1983)
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Ghostbusters
''Ghostbusters'' is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler, three eccentric ...
'' (1984)
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2010: The Year We Make Contact'' (1984), for which he was nominated for an
Academy Award
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for
Best Visual Effects
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Die Hard
''Die Hard'' is a 1988 American action film directed by John McTiernan and written by Jeb Stuart (writer), Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza, based on the 1979 novel ''Nothing Lasts Forever (Thorp novel), Nothing Lasts Forever'' by Roderick ...
'' (1988)
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''Dick Tracy'' (1990)
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''Total Recall'' (1990)
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Batman Returns
''Batman Returns'' is a 1992 American superhero film directed by Tim Burton and written by Daniel Waters (screenwriter), Daniel Waters. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, it is the sequel to ''Batman (1989 film), Batman'' (1989) and th ...
'' (1992)
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The Hudsucker Proxy'' (1994)
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''Interview with the Vampire'' (1994)
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True Lies
''True Lies'' is a 1994 American action comedy film written and directed by James Cameron. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as Harry Tasker, a U.S. government agent, who struggles to balance his double life as a spy with his familial duties, ...
'' (1994)
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The Fifth Element
''The Fifth Element'' () is a 1997 English-language French science-fiction action film conceived and directed by Luc Besson, and co-written by Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. It stars Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, an ...
'' (1997), for which he won a
BAFTA
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award for visual effects
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (2001), for which he won a BAFTA award for visual effects, and shared an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects (with
Randall William Cook,
Jim Rygiel, and
Richard Taylor)
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Superman Returns
''Superman Returns'' is a 2006 American superhero film directed by Bryan Singer, and written by Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris from a story by Singer, Dougherty and Harris, based on the DC Comics character Superman. It serves as a homage ...
'' (2006), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
References
External links
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*https://web.archive.org/web/20140717031946/http://www.visualeffectssociety.com/bod/mark-stetson
Living people
1952 births
Best Visual Effects Academy Award winners
Best Visual Effects BAFTA Award winners
Visual effects artists
Place of birth missing (living people)
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