Mark 'Crash' McCreery
Born to an Air-Force family in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Crash spent his early childhood in the vagabond style of military life. Most of his early training began from observing nature, where he gained a deep appreciation for the natural order of things. He seemed to have developed an understanding of light and shade and how objects related to one another. Along with his observations of present nature, he was also intrigued with visions of what once was, namely prehistoric wildlife. He delved into the study of Paleontology and soon found the marriage between factual science and the powers of the imagination to be the perfect testing ground for creating what was once only a world of fantasy. Crash made the proclamation that, when he grew up, he was going to 'do dinosaurs.' Crash received a scholarship to the Art Center College of Design, in Pasadena, graduating with a BFA in illustration in 1988. That same year he met Stan Winston - consequently establishing a working relationship that would last for 12 years. Crash's first design challenge was Predator II, directed by Stephen Hopkins. He soon found himself immersed in the work that he could before only admire as a fan. Soon after, he collaborated with Tim Burton for "Edward Scissorhands." Burton was indeed a hero of Crash's, and as such, Crash reveled in the collaboration. Incorporating the facial features of actor Johnny Depp, Crash translated Burton's concepts into three different illustrations, one of which was selected as the final look for the character. Immediately following was James Cameron's epic science fiction sequel "Terminator 2." With Cameron's background in art direction, Crash was challenged to satisfy the eye of a brilliant artist as well as director. Cameron had Crash designing for what came to be a $205 million box office sensation. Working once again with Tim Burton, Crash was asked to design the Penguin makeup Danny DeVito would wear in "Batman Returns." The result was an unforgettable character that redefined the villainous role portrayed in the comic books and distanced itself, through originality, from the television series of the '60's and '70's. Outselling the highest expectations with an overall box office success of $163 million. This design also attained a makeup Academy nomination for best make-up in a film. The following year, "Jurassic Park" finally gave Crash the opportunity to work with whom he considers to be one of the greatest minds in filmmaking, Steven Spielberg, while also fulfilling his childhood prophecy - he was about to 'do dinosaurs' - and do them in an entirely unprecedented fashion. A whole new vision of dinosaurs, a whole new take on a kind of movie that had been done a million times before - essentially, breaking the mold. With new science and new ideas about what dinosaurs really were, the film depicted dinosaurs that were very active, warm-blooded and even intelligent. Because the project was cloaked in secrecy in its early stages, Crash worked in solitude on his concepts and rendered dinosaurs for an entire year. Once the film went into actual production, Crash served as an on-set puppeteer, breathing life into the prehistoric characters through radio-and cable-controlled performances, as well as performing as the Raptor he designed, donning the full size Raptor suit himself. On the heels of the phenomenal box-office success of "Jurassic Park's" $357 million, Crash went back to the drawing board to design make-ups for "Interview With the Vampire." The responsibility on this project was to satisfy the fans of the book without necessarily creating the ultimate vampire. Casting indecisions delayed the process and warranted multiple designs for the lead character, Lestat. Once Tom Cruise was finally cast, Crash helped to design a makeup that was both subtle and as faithful as possible to author Anne Rice's descriptions. From the subtlety of the vampire make-ups, Crash moved to the comic book fantasy realm with "Tank Girl," a film populated with characters that were half-human, half-kangaroo. Mutations of man and beast were also the basis for the 1996 remake of "The Island of Dr. Moreau," which featured a variety of his characters. "The Relic," directed by Peter Hyams, challenged Crash to design a beast composed of features derived from several different animal types. He opted to stress the physical prowess of the multi-phylum beast ultimately illustrating another original character, which found its way into cult status. In the summer of 1995 he was once again given the opportunity to focus his talents on the prehistoric era. "Jurassic Park: The Lost World" allowed Crash to further populate his cast of dinosaur creations for Steven Spielberg's epic series. In fact, Crash helped to redefine dinosaurs. Jurassic Park's two films have grossed more than $1.6 Billion worldwide. The theme park ride is one of the most successful attractions in Universal Studios, Florida and Hollywood. The home videos flew off the shelves to the tune of $454 million. Merchandise sales including toys, clothing, video games, and books reached an approximate $1.5 billion. For the 1998 high-concept Dreamworks project "Small Soldiers," Crash designed and art directed a team of illustrators creating the Commando Elite and Gorgonites, toy action figures implanted with high-tech military computer chips that allow them to take on a life of their own. This was a film that was meant to drive toy sales. In fact it did just that. Hasbro was brought in to facilitate manufacturing and distribution of the line, as it took on a life of its own, out grossing the box office revenues by twice the amount. The toy concepts alone reached $150 million in sales. After a decade of designing some of the greatest iconic film characters in movie making history, Crash's notoriety began to escalate, driving him into a category he could only dream of as a young boy, being referred to as one of the top five in his profession. Crash went on to create a multitude of characters for the major studios biggest releases, working non-stop for a two year period with films such as Disney's "Inspector Gadget," Dreamworks' "Galaxy Quest," Universal's "End of Days," where he was reunited with director Peter Hyams, and Dreamworks "What Lies Beneath" the Hitchcockian murder mystery directed by Robert Zemeckis. After having mastered the ability to create artwork that captured the essence of storytelling, it was natural that Crash would develop a desire to tell stories in a literal sense, and thus began studying the art of writing in 1998 while continuing to build his repertoire of character designs. The opportunity presented itself in 1999 with the HBO.Creature Features series whereby Crash sold the first two stories he humbly pitched and then wrote. The first, "Earth vs. The Spider" went into production in early 2001, set to air at the end of the year, and is due to be distributed internationally through Columbia Tri-Star. Just as the door had opened and the foray into writing began for Crash, the work that had attached him the Horror, Sci-fi, and Fantasy genre knocked once again with a third installment of "Jurassic Park," helmed by Joe Johnston, a director Crash holds in high esteem. He jumped back to his drawing board and began designing. Steve Spielberg's A.I. Artificial Intelligence was Crash's next endeavor. Not since "Jurassic Park" had Crash's designs, been so closely guarded. It too received an academy award nomination for best visual effects in a film. Through his new company Calypso Productions Inc., Crash has continued to create. His latest include the characters for "Sound of Thunder," which once again teamed his with Peter Hyams, Larry Kasdan's "Dreamcatcher," Ang Lee's "Hulk," Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean," Henson's "Time Dogs," Anschultz Entertainment's "Lion Witch and The Wardrobe," and Steven Sommer's "Van Helsing," Ilya Salkind's "Abominable Snowman," Steven King's/Sony's "Kingdom Hospital," and Universal's "Submariner." Crash is a member of the Screen Actors Guild. His work has been featured in Cinefex magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, Daily Variety, Barbara Walters "Most Fascinating People," In Hollywood, Extra Entertainment tonight, Movie Magic, Jurassic Park DVD, The Making of Jurassic Park, The Making of Terminator 2, Make-up Magazine, Fangoria Magazine, the Museum of Natural History, the Museum of the Moving Image as well as many other periodicals and newspapers worldwide.
Mark 'Woody' Keppel
Mark 'Woody' Keppel is an actor, known for Moving Targets (1999), Axcellerator (2020) and Pressure Point (1997).
Mark A. Baum
Mark Baum is a proven and passionate Associate Real Estate Broker. With two decades of experience in New York City real estate, Mark's integrity, expertise, and client-service orientation have won him the respect of his fellow brokers as well as frequent repeat and referral business from clients. He has served distinguished buyers and sellers including pro athletes and other high-profile public figures. Honored as the recipient of a prestigious REBNY Deal of the Year Award, Mark has great energy and charisma, and his resiliency, creativity, and pride in a job well done have always put him in the top tier of his profession. Having conquered the NYC real estate market, Mark turned his eye towards a new challenge - the art and business of filmmaking. Within one year he has participated in two larger films in development - one written by a double Oscar-winning writer and producer and the other a Michael Mailer film. Wanting to dip into production more quickly, he helped finance 4 modest-budget genre films shot between May and June 2021. Mind Games and Hideout are released, Goodbye, Petrushka is releasing July 21, 2022, and The Wild Man is releasing for the 2022 Halloween season. Along with actor Michael Pare, Mark is developing a family comedy in the vein of Home Alone. With an emphasis on giving back, Mark supports many nonprofit organizations including several animal rescues, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Epilepsy Foundation, American Cancer Society, God's Love We Deliver, charity: water, Root Capital, Israel Baseball League, Jewish National Fund, among others. Mark lives on Columbus Circle with adopted pups and enjoys spending time upstate in Goshen, NY with his beloved horses.
Mark A. France
Mark A. France is an independent filmmaker from lower, Southeastern Michigan, and has been involved in the local film industry for over twenty years. Having started out as a special effects assistant on the science fiction horror film, "Mosquito", Mark eventually branched off and learned various aspects of filmmaking, from on-set photography to producing and directing. Over the past several years, Mark has worked on various projects, from comedy to horror, as well as delving into several dramatic shorts and features. He has worked on over fifty short and feature films and recently teamed up with several other Michigan artists to create Crooked Limb Films. Aside from his work on film, Mark has also worked on various stage productions, supplied seminars at a number of high schools for Special FX work in film, as well as giving seminars at the Thriller! Chiller! Film Festival and Michigan Film Festival for Special FX work in micro-cinema. Mark is an award-winning filmmaker and special effects artist who strives to create 'realistic' effects by working alongside area forensic specialists. He is also an avid photographer.
Mark A. Grey
Mark A. Grey is a writer and director, known for One Hope Street (2005), Holy Hush (2009) and Respect (2020).
Mark A. Hernandez
Mark A. Hernandez is an actor, known for Deeper and Deeper (2010), Match Me If You Can and This Side of the Dirt (2017).
Mark A. Keeton
Mark A. Keeton is a professional actor who hails from Texas originally, but has been in New York for over a decade. Having worked for many years primarily in theater, he jumped into film later in his career and has found success in a variety of film/TV projects. From drama to broad comedy, Mark has been working steadily the past 10 years in both film/TV and theater in the city and regionally. Excellent with dialects, he's played a variety of characters with accents, such as British, German, Danish, Russian, Southern (of course) and even Costa Rican. He also speaks Spanish conversationally. He excels in sophisticated and darker roles, especially villains, but also enjoys working on family drama and taking on quirky roles in broad comedies. He's been tackling roles in every genre and has been fortunate to work on a wide spectrum of projects with quality people. Experienced and seasoned, he brings professionalism and know-how to whatever set he is on.
Mark A. Mangini
...is a two time Oscar winning (Dune, Mad Max Fury Road) and six time Oscar nominated Sound Designer known for films including Blade Runner 2049, Star Treks I,IV,&V, The Fifth Element, and Gremlins. He has spent his 45 year career in Hollywood imagining and composing altered sonic realities for motion pictures. He is a frequent lecturer, an outspoken proponent for sound as art and a guitarist/songwriter with compositions in sex, lies and videotape, Star Trek IV, Picard. and others. He is a member of AMPAS, MPSE, SAG, SMPTE, and ASCAP. "Having grown up a musician, I am avowed of the idea that all organized sound is music. I see my work in movies every bit a composition as those of Beethoven and the Beatles. I just happen to use dissonance, specious melodic content and arrhythmia to its fullest advantage. My works are no less considered, designed, creative or manipulative. They just aren't hummable." A Boston native, Mark attended Holy Cross College as a foreign language major but could not ignore his love of film and filmmaking. He moved to Los Angeles in 1976 and landed his first job in the entertainment industry in the sound department of Hanna Barbera Studios making funny noises for children's cartoons at the age of 19. "My ears, having been keenly trained by years of language study and playing guitar, suited me well for a career of critical listening and creating unimagined aural worlds and fabricating sonic realities for motion pictures. " He founded and ran Weddington Productions, a successful Hollywood post-production sound company, for 25 years. Today he works at Formosa Group in Hollywood, California continuing his work as a Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer and Re-recording mixer.
Mark A. Marple
Mark A. Marple is an actor and producer, known for S.P.A.G.H.E.T.T.-1 (2009), The Waiting (2020) and Page-Jumper (2018).
Mark A. Nash
Mark is an American actor and director. Born in Bluefield, WV, where he spent his childhood, he grew the youngest of three sons of a gospel drummer. He didn't begin his acting career until his 20's onstage in Florida, where he parlayed his own music talents into an acting career. Mark is a classically trained actor, a Second City Chicago alumni, and trained in stunts/ driving by renown stuntman Jerry Alan. Being known to teach on occasion himself, Mark continues his ongoing education honing his craft by attending workshops and seminars lead by industry professionals in his pursuit of always learning the ever-changing business. Mark Resides in Atlanta, GA and when not performing, he works in many facets behind the camera for film and television. Mark is an avid motorcyclist and classic car enthusiast.
