Mark Gee
"Stop, lookup and enjoy - our night sky is one simple but amazing thing that's free for all"
Mark Gee
"Stop, lookup and enjoy - our night sky is one simple but amazing thing that's free for all"
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.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Wētā FX
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Wētā FX
Peacemaker (2022) - Additional Visual Effects Supervisor | Wētā FX
The Suicide Squad (2021) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital
We Can Be Heroes (2020) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital
Annabelle Comes Home (2019) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital
Alita: Battle Angel (2019) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) - VFX sequence supervisor | Weta Digital
Love and Time Travel (2016) - Time-lapse Photography | The Art of Night
The BFG (2016) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Road Chip (2015) - VFX sequence supervisor | Weta Digital
The Hobbit – The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) – VFX sequence supervisor | Weta Digital
The Hobbit – The Desolation of Smaug (2013) – VFX sequence supervisor | Weta Digital
The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey (2012) – digital effects supervisor | Weta Digital
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011) – senior lighting TD | Weta Digital
Rise of The Planet of the Apes (2011) – lead lighting TD | Weta Digital
Avatar (2009) – lead TD | Weta Digital
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) – 3D lead | Weta Digital
The Water Horse (2007) – 3D lighting lead | Weta Digital
Bridge to Terabithia (2007) – 3D sequence supervisor | Weta Digital
King Kong (2005) – 3D sequence lead | Weta Digital
I, Robot (2004) – lighting technical director | Weta Digital
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) – 3D lighting technical director | Weta Digital
Peter Pan (2003) – pre-visualization supervisor | Photon VFX
George of the Jungle 2 (2003) – 3D supervisor | Photon VFX
Inspector Gadget 2 (2003) (V) – senior 3D animator | Photon VFX
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
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Wētā FX
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Wētā FX
Peacemaker (2022) - Additional Visual Effects Supervisor | Wētā FX
The Suicide Squad (2021) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital
We Can Be Heroes (2020) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital
Annabelle Comes Home (2019) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital
Alita: Battle Angel (2019) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) - VFX sequence supervisor | Weta Digital
Chronesthesia (2016) - Time-lapse Photography | The Art of Night
The BFG (2016) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Road Chip (2015) - VFX sequence supervisor | Weta Digital
The Hobbit – The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) – VFX sequence supervisor | Weta Digital
The Hobbit – The Desolation of Smaug (2013) – VFX sequence supervisor | Weta Digital
The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey (2012) – digital effects supervisor | Weta Digital
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011) – senior lighting TD | Weta Digital
Rise of The Planet of the Apes (2011) – lead lighting TD | Weta Digital
Avatar (2009) – lead TD | Weta Digital
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) – 3D lead | Weta Digital
The Water Horse (2007) – 3D lighting lead | Weta Digital
Bridge to Terabithia (2007) – 3D sequence supervisor | Weta Digital
King Kong (2005) – 3D sequence lead | Weta Digital
I, Robot (2004) – lighting technical director | Weta Digital
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) – 3D lighting technical director | Weta Digital
Peter Pan (2003) – pre-visualization supervisor | Photon VFX
George of the Jungle 2 (2003) – 3D supervisor | Photon VFX
Inspector Gadget 2 (2003) (V) – senior 3D animator | Photon VFX
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.
