Mark Stetson

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Since 1995, Mark Stetson has been working as a visual effects supervisor. In 1997, he won a BAFTA (British Academy) Award for visual effects in his debut effort, Luc Besson's The Fifth Element. In 2002, he won an Academy Award and his second BAFTA Award for visual effects in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings; The Fellowship of the Ring. In 2007, he was nominated for both his third Academy Award and his third BAFTA Award for Bryan Singer's Superman Returns. Stetson gained international recognition in 1982 for his miniature effects work on Ridley Scott's Blade Runner. He was nominated for his first Academy Award for his miniature effects work on 2010. He worked on over 50 films as a model shop/prop shop/creature shop supervisor, a designer/illustrator, an effects facility founder, and an art director.