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Mark Vargo

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Visual Effects
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Mark Vargo
Communication is the key to the survival for nine strangers who have been kidnapped by a masked gunman and told that one of them will die every ten minutes until they discover how they are all connected. Who will live and who will die.
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Mark Vargo was born on 15 May 1954 in Alexandria, Virginia, USA. He is a cinematographer, known for Ghostbusters (1984), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) and Deep Impact (1998). He is married to Betty Vargo.
BornMay 15, 1954
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Ghostbusters (1984)
    Ghostbusters
    7.8
    • Visual Effects
    • 1984
    Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
    Rise of the Planet of the Apes
    7.6
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2011
    Elijah Wood and Leelee Sobieski in Deep Impact (1998)
    Deep Impact
    6.3
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1998
    Clint Eastwood in In the Line of Fire (1993)
    In the Line of Fire
    7.2
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1993

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Ron Perlman, Michelle Yeoh, Peter Cullen, Pete Davidson, David Sobolov, Tongayi Chirisa, Dominique Fishback, Anthony Ramos, and Liza Koshy in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
      Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
      6.0
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2023
    • Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy in Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)
      Hocus Pocus 2
      6.0
      • cinematographer: second unit
      • 2022
    • Damon Wayans Jr., Madison Davenport, Jake Short, Iliza Shlesinger, and Miles J. Harvey in Supercool (2021)
      Supercool
      5.3
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2021
    • Gary Oldman and Emily Mortimer in Mary (2019)
      Mary
      4.5
      • camera operator
      • 2019
    • NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)
      NCIS: Los Angeles
      6.8
      TV Series
      • camera operator: "b" camera
      • 2018
    • Tut (2015)
      Tut
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2015
    • Salem (2014)
      Salem
      7.1
      TV Series
      • director of photography: second unit
      • camera operator: "c" camera
      • 2014
    • Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)
      Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
      9.2
      TV Mini Series
      • additional photography
      • additional photographer
      • 2014
    • Johnny Depp in Transcendence (2014)
      Transcendence
      6.2
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2014
    • Jamie Foxx and Channing Tatum in White House Down (2013)
      White House Down
      6.3
      • director of photography: Washington, D.C.
      • 2013
    • Emmanuelle Vaugier and Susie Lawrence in Susie's Hope (2013)
      Susie's Hope
      7.6
      • camera operator: "a" camera
      • 2013
    • Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane in Ted (2012)
      Ted
      6.9
      • director of photography: second unit / additional photography
      • 2012
    • Justin Long, Jesse McCartney, and Matthew Gray Gubler in Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)
      Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
      4.4
      • director of photography: second unit, Vancouver
      • 2011
    • Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
      Rise of the Planet of the Apes
      7.6
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2011
    • Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011)
      Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
      4.5
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2011

    Cinematographer

    • Sound of the Police (2023)
      Sound of the Police
      5.7
      • director of photography
      • 2023
    • The Forgotten Coast (2023)
      The Forgotten Coast
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Invisible History: Middle Florida's Hidden Roots (2021)
      Invisible History: Middle Florida's Hidden Roots
      7.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Daring Women Doctors (2020)
      Daring Women Doctors
      7.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Salem (2014)
      Salem
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015–2017
    • Emmanuelle Vaugier and Susie Lawrence in Susie's Hope (2013)
      Susie's Hope
      7.6
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • Nine Dead (2009)
      Nine Dead
      5.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2009
    • Money Bone
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2008
    • A Plumm Summer (2007)
      A Plumm Summer
      6.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2007
    • Rest Stop (2006)
      Rest Stop
      4.6
      Video
      • director of photography
      • 2006
    • Steven Seagal in Out for a Kill (2003)
      Out for a Kill
      3.4
      Video
      • director of photography
      • 2003
    • The Day the World Ended (2001)
      The Day the World Ended
      4.4
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2001
    • Promo Poster
      Play It to the Bone
      5.5
      • director of photography
      • 1999
    • Glory, Glory
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 1998

    Visual Effects

    • Andy Garcia and Michael Keaton in Desperate Measures (1998)
      Desperate Measures
      6.1
      • director of photography: miniature unit, Boss Film Studios
      • 1998
    • Turbulence (1997)
      Turbulence
      5.0
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 1997
    • Kevin Costner in Waterworld (1995)
      Waterworld
      6.3
      • visual effects director of photography
      • 1995
    • Morgan Freeman, Dustin Hoffman, and Rene Russo in Outbreak (1995)
      Outbreak
      6.6
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 1995
    • Billy Crystal, Jon Lovitz, Jack Palance, and Daniel Stern in City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)
      City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
      5.6
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 1994
    • Clint Eastwood in In the Line of Fire (1993)
      In the Line of Fire
      7.2
      • visual effects supervisor: second unit, SPI
      • 1993
    • Matthew Broderick and Heidi Kling in Out on a Limb (1992)
      Out on a Limb
      5.3
      • blue screen supervisor
      • 1992
    • John Ritter, Pam Dawber, David Tom, and Heather McComb in Stay Tuned (1992)
      Stay Tuned
      6.3
      • director of visual effects photography
      • 1992
    • Willem Dafoe, Danny Glover, and Brad Johnson in Flight of the Intruder (1991)
      Flight of the Intruder
      5.8
      • visual effects producer
      • 1991
    • Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson in Ghostbusters II (1989)
      Ghostbusters II
      6.6
      • director of effects photography: ILM
      • 1989
    • Cher in Moonstruck (1987)
      Moonstruck
      7.2
      • visual effects supervisor: moon opticals
      • 1987
    • Lucy Deakins in The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)
      The Boy Who Could Fly
      6.6
      • optical supervisor: Boss Film Corporation
      • 1986
    • Heather O'Rourke in Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
      Poltergeist II: The Other Side
      5.7
      • optical supervisor: Boss Film Corporation
      • 1986
    • Fright Night (1985)
      Fright Night
      7.0
      • optical supervisor: Entertainment Effects Group, Los Angeles
      • 1985
    • 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
      2010: The Year We Make Contact
      6.7
      • optical supervisor: Entertainment Effects Group
      • 1984

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    Personal details

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    • Born
      • May 15, 1954
      • Alexandria, Virginia, USA
    • Spouse
      • Betty Vargo? - present

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