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Mark Gee


"Stop, lookup and enjoy - our night sky is one simple but amazing thing that's free for all"

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Mark Gee


"Stop, lookup and enjoy - our night sky is one simple but amazing thing that's free for all"

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ABOUT

Mark Gee is an award winning photographer & visual effects supervisor based in Wellington, New Zealand. He has worked on many high profile and Oscar award winning feature films. His love of the New Zealand landscape is a big part of the inspiration for his photography.

Wholly self-taught, Mark’s style of photography is influenced by his many years of experience in the feature film business, & with an eye for detail he strives to produce creative images of exceptional quality, no matter what the subject. Since he began to seriously focus on developing his photography skills well over a decade ago, Mark has continuously worked on improving his craft, thriving on setting the bar ever higher and challenging himself to do better yet every time he sets out to shoot.

While his images portray a wide variety of subjects, astrophotography in particular has captured Mark’s imagination and interest. He often ventures out to the darkest, most remote skies all around the country, enjoying the challenge of combining New Zealand’s striking landscapes with the ethereal beauty of the night sky in new, creative ways. This has led to international success with Mark being short-listed 7 times since 2012 in the prestigious Astronomy Photographer of the Year, as well as having his images and time-lapse work appearing in various books, magazines, documentaries and feature films around the world.

Mark's short film, ‘Full Moon Silhouettes‘ also gained him international acclaim after going viral online, and has been broadcast all over the world by the likes of CNN, The BBC, NASA and various other mainstream media.

In 2013, Mark won the prestigious Astronomy Photographer of the Year. Not only did he win it overall, but Mark also won the Earth and Space category, and the People and Space category which had never been done before in the competition's history.

Since then, Mark has gone on to share his passion and knowledge through workshops and on the public speaking circuit. One of the highlights of that was his well received TEDx talk in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2014.

Filmography


Filmography


With more than 20 years experience in digital visual effects, I’ve chalked up a few credits on some amazing films that I’ve been lucky enough to have worked on. You can check out my profile on IMDB, but the current list is as follows.

  1. Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Wētā FX

  2. Peacemaker (2022) - Additional Visual Effects Supervisor | Wētā FX

  3. The Suicide Squad (2021) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital

  4. We Can Be Heroes (2020) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital

  5. Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital

  6. Annabelle Comes Home (2019) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital

  7. Alita: Battle Angel (2019) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital

  8. War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) - VFX sequence supervisor | Weta Digital

  9. Love and Time Travel (2016) - Time-lapse Photography | The Art of Night

  10. The BFG (2016) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital

  11. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Road Chip (2015) - VFX sequence supervisor | Weta Digital

  12. The Hobbit – The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) – VFX sequence supervisor | Weta Digital

  13. The Hobbit – The Desolation of Smaug (2013) – VFX sequence supervisor | Weta Digital

  14. The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey (2012) – digital effects supervisor | Weta Digital

  15. The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011) – senior lighting TD | Weta Digital

  16. Rise of The Planet of the Apes (2011) – lead lighting TD | Weta Digital

  17. Avatar (2009) – lead TD | Weta Digital

  18. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) – 3D lead | Weta Digital

  19. The Water Horse (2007) – 3D lighting lead | Weta Digital

  20. Bridge to Terabithia (2007) – 3D sequence supervisor | Weta Digital

  21. King Kong (2005) – 3D sequence lead | Weta Digital

  22. I, Robot (2004) – lighting technical director | Weta Digital

  23. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) – 3D lighting technical director | Weta Digital

  24. Peter Pan (2003) – pre-visualization supervisor | Photon VFX

  25. George of the Jungle 2 (2003) – 3D supervisor | Photon VFX

  26. Inspector Gadget 2 (2003) (V) – senior 3D animator | Photon VFX

  27. A Ring of Endless Light (2002) (TV) – senior 3D animator | Elite Effects

With more than 20 years experience in digital visual effects, I’ve chalked up a few credits on some amazing films that I’ve been lucky enough to have worked on. You can check out my profile on IMDB, but the current list is as follows.

See My Credit List

  1. The Suicide Squad (2021) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital

  2. We Can Be Heroes (2020) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital

  3. Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital

  4. Annabelle Comes Home (2019) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital

  5. Alita: Battle Angel (2019) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital

  6. War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) - VFX sequence supervisor | Weta Digital

  7. Chronesthesia (2016) - Time-lapse Photography | The Art of Night

  8. The BFG (2016) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital

  9. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Road Chip (2015) - VFX sequence supervisor | Weta Digital

  10. The Hobbit – The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) – VFX sequence supervisor | Weta Digital

  11. The Hobbit – The Desolation of Smaug (2013) – VFX sequence supervisor | Weta Digital

  12. The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey (2012) – digital effects supervisor | Weta Digital

  13. The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011) – senior lighting TD | Weta Digital

  14. Rise of The Planet of the Apes (2011) – lead lighting TD | Weta Digital

  15. Avatar (2009) – lead TD | Weta Digital

  16. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) – 3D lead | Weta Digital

  17. The Water Horse (2007) – 3D lighting lead | Weta Digital

  18. Bridge to Terabithia (2007) – 3D sequence supervisor | Weta Digital

  19. King Kong (2005) – 3D sequence lead | Weta Digital

  20. I, Robot (2004) – lighting technical director | Weta Digital

  21. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) – 3D lighting technical director | Weta Digital

  22. Peter Pan (2003) – pre-visualization supervisor | Photon VFX

  23. George of the Jungle 2 (2003) – 3D supervisor | Photon VFX

  24. Inspector Gadget 2 (2003) (V) – senior 3D animator | Photon VFX

  25. A Ring of Endless Light (2002) (TV) – senior 3D animator | Elite Effects

Public Speaking


Public Speaking


As someone who is passionate about the night sky, Mark has shared his passion to thousands of others through workshops and public speaking engagements throughout the world. If you would like to book Mark for a charitable or corporate speaking event, then you can get in touch with him through the contact page.

Media


Media


media publications and appearances

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