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Mark Bakowski

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Mark Bakowski
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Mark Bakowski joined Industrial Light & Magic London in 2014 as the studio's Compositing Supervisor on Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron. He went on to serve as the studio's Visual Effects Supervisor on Spectre (ILM's first venture into the world of 007), Doctor Strange and Life.

Bakowski began his career in visual effects in 2000 as a compositor and has taken on roles of increasing responsibility ever since; credited on 40 films. Prior to joining ILM, Bakowski was the head of compositing at Framestore, and his work as Compositing Supervisor on Gravity earned him a Visual Effects Society Award for Best Compositing.

Born in Leicester, UK, Bakowski graduated from the University of Kent at Canterbury with a BA in Film Studies. A father of two, Bakowski enjoys spending his free time with his family.
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    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 2 wins & 9 nominations total

    Known for

    Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Pedro Pascal, and Paul Mescal in Gladiator II (2024)
    Gladiator II
    6.4
    • Visual Effects
    • 2024
    Gravity (2013)
    Gravity
    7.7
    • Visual Effects
    • 2013
    Daniel Craig in No Time to Die (2021)
    No Time to Die
    7.3
    • Visual Effects
    • 2021
    Sandra Bullock, Julian Edwards, and Vivien Lyra Blair in Bird Box (2018)
    Bird Box
    6.6
    • Visual Effects
    • 2018

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    • Zendaya and Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)
      Spider-Man: Brand New Day
      8.0
      • visual effects supervisor: ILM
      • 2026
    • Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Pedro Pascal, and Paul Mescal in Gladiator II (2024)
      Gladiator II
      6.4
      • visual effects production supervisor: ILM
      • 2024
    • Willow (2022)
      Willow
      5.7
      TV Series
      • production visual effects supervisor
      • 2022–2023
    • Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, DeWanda Wise, and Isabella Sermon in Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)
      Jurassic World: Dominion
      5.6
      • additional visual effects supervisor: ILM
      • 2022
    • Daniel Craig in No Time to Die (2021)
      No Time to Die
      7.3
      • visual effects supervisor: ILM
      • 2021
    • George Clooney and Caoilinn Springall in The Midnight Sky (2020)
      The Midnight Sky
      5.7
      • visual effects supervisor: ILM
      • 2020
    • Will Smith, Alan Tudyk, Navid Negahban, Numan Acar, Marwan Kenzari, Naomi Scott, Mena Massoud, Adam Alzoubi, and Nathaniel Ellul in Aladdin (2019)
      Aladdin
      6.9
      • visual effects supervisor: ILM London
      • 2019
    • Sandra Bullock, Julian Edwards, and Vivien Lyra Blair in Bird Box (2018)
      Bird Box
      6.6
      • visual effects supervisor: ILM London
      • 2018
    • Iain De Caestecker, Wyatt Russell, Pilou Asbæk, John Magaro, Jacob Anderson, Jovan Adepo, and Mathilde Ollivier in Overlord (2018)
      Overlord
      6.6
      • production visual effects supervisor
      • 2018
    • Woody Harrelson, Paul Bettany, Thandiwe Newton, Donald Glover, Alden Ehrenreich, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Emilia Clarke, Charlotte Louise, and Joonas Suotamo in Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
      Solo: A Star Wars Story
      6.9
      • additional on-set visual effects supervisor: ILM
      • 2018
    • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Domhnall Gleeson, Florian Robin, Jimmy Vee, Dave Chapman, David R. Grant, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, James Cox, Kelly Marie Tran, Daisy Ridley, and Joonas Suotamo in Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
      Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
      6.8
      • additional visual effects set supervisor
      • 2017
    • Julie Lynn, Mary Jo Markey, and Nigel Phelps in Life (2017)
      Life
      6.6
      • visual effects supervisor: ILM
      • 2017
    • Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mads Mikkelsen, Tilda Swinton, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, and Benedict Cumberbatch in Doctor Strange (2016)
      Doctor Strange
      7.5
      • visual effects supervisor: ILM London
      • 2016
    • Daniel Craig in Spectre (2015)
      Spectre
      6.8
      • senior visual effects supervisor: ILM London
      • 2015
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., James Spader, Paul Bettany, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Elizabeth Olsen, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Chris Hemsworth in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
      Avengers: Age of Ultron
      7.3
      • compositing supervisor: ILM London
      • 2015

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