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Mark Vargo

Camera and Electrical Department | Visual Effects | Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).

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Mark Stephen Vargo
in Alexandria, Virginia, USA
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Film review: 'Play It to the Bone'
22 December 1999 | The Hollywood Reporter
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3 January 1997 | The Hollywood Reporter
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Filmography

Hide HideCamera and Electrical Department (36 titles)
2013 White House Down (director of photography: second unit) (post-production)
 
2012 Susie ("a" camera operator) (post-production)
 
2012 Ted (director of photography: second unit/additional photography)
 
2011 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (director of photography: second unit, Vancouver)
 
2011 Rise of the Planet of the Apes (director of photography: second unit)
 
2011 Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (director of photography: Second Unit)
 
2010/I The Way Back (camera operator: "b" camera, director of photography: second unit)
 
2010 Furry Vengeance (director of photography: second unit)
 
2009 G-Force (director of photography: second unit)
 
2007 3:10 to Yuma (camera operator: "c" camera, director of photography: second unit)
 
2007/I The Invasion (additional photography)
 
2006 Poseidon (director of photography: second unit)
 
2005 The Ring Two (director of photography: second unit)
 
2004 Catwoman (director of photography: second unit)
 
2004 Garfield (director of photography: second unit)
 
2003 Looney Tunes: Back in Action (director of photography: second unit)
 
2003 Runaway Jury (director of photography: second unit)
 
2003 Out for a Kill (video) (camera operator)
 
2002 Dark Blue (director of photography: additional photography)
 
2002 Stuart Little 2 (director of photography: second unit)
 
2002 The Salton Sea (additional photographer)
 
2001 Cats & Dogs (additional photographer)
 
2000 The Patriot (director of photography: second unit)
 
1999 The Green Mile (director of photography: second unit)
 
1999 Stuart Little (director of photography: second unit)
 
1998 Deep Impact (camera operator: second unit, director of photography: Washington second unit)
 
1998 Another Day in Paradise (additional photographer)
 
1998 Paulie (director of photography: second unit)
 
1997 Mousehunt (director of photography: second unit)
 
1997 Turbulence (director of photography: second unit)
 
1996 Tin Cup (director of photography: second unit)
 
1995 The Net (director of photography: second unit)
 
1995 Outbreak (director of photography: second unit)
 
1994 Cobb (director of photography: second unit)
 
1994 North (camera operator: VistaVision camera, Alaska, director of photography: Alaska)
 
1993 In the Line of Fire (director of photography: campaign unit / second unit)
 
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1998 Desperate Measures (director of photography: miniature unit, Boss Film Studios)
 
1997 Turbulence (visual effects supervisor)
 
1995 Waterworld (visual effects director of photography)
 
1995 Outbreak (visual effects supervisor)
 
1994 City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (visual effects supervisor)
 
1993 In the Line of Fire (visual effects supervisor: second unit, SPI)
 
1992 Out on a Limb (blue screen supervisor)
 
1992 Stay Tuned (director of visual effects photography)
 
1991 Flight of the Intruder (visual effects producer)
 
1989 Ghostbusters II (director of effects photography: ILM)
 
1987 Moonstruck (visual effects supervisor: moon opticals)
 
1986 The Boy Who Could Fly (optical supervisor: Boss Film Corporation)
 
1986 Poltergeist II: The Other Side (optical supervisor: Boss Film Corporation)
 
1985 Fright Night (optical supervisor: Entertainment Effects Group, Los Angeles)
 
1984 2010 (optical supervisor: Entertainment Effects Group)
 
1984 Ghostbusters (optical supervisor: EEG)
 
1983 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (optical printer operator: ILM)
 
1982 Poltergeist (optical printer operator: ILM)
 
1982 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (optical printer operator: ILM)
 
1981 Dragonslayer (optical line-up: ILM)
 
1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark (optical line-up: ILM)
 
1980 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (optical line-up: miniature and optical effects unit)
 
2011 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (second unit director: Vancouver)
 
2011 Rise of the Planet of the Apes (second unit director)
 
2010 Furry Vengeance (second unit director)
 
2009 G-Force (second unit director)
 
2005 The Ring Two (second unit director)
 
2004 Garfield (second unit director)
 
2003 Runaway Jury (second unit director)
 
2002 Stuart Little 2 (second unit director)
 
1998 Deep Impact (second unit director)
 
1998 Paulie (second unit director)
 
1996 Tin Cup (second unit director)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (9 titles)
2012 Susie (post-production)
 
2010 Nine Dead
 
2008 Money Bone (short)
 
2007 A Plumm Summer
 
2006 Rest Stop (video) (director of photography)
 
2003 Out for a Kill (video) (director of photography)
 
2001 The Day the World Ended (TV movie)
 
1999 Play It to the Bone (director of photography)
 
1998 Glory, Glory (TV movie)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1988 The Adventures of Superboy (TV series)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2006 Poseidon: A Ship on a Soundstage (video short) (acknowledgment: photographs, illustrations and stock footage)
 
1999 Mutual Love Life (short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
2006 Poseidon: A Ship on a Soundstage (video short)
Himself
 
2006 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Making of 'Poseidon' (2006) … Himself
 

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