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Mark A. Shelton

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Visual Effects
  • Cinematographer
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Mark A. Shelton is known for The Abyss (1989), X2: X-Men United (2003) and Darkman (1990).
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    • Known for

    The Abyss (1989)
    The Abyss
    7.5
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as Mark Shelton)
    • 1989
    Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Alan Cumming, Anna Paquin, Ian McKellen, Shawn Ashmore, Hugh Jackman, and Aaron Stanford in X2: X-Men United (2003)
    X2: X-Men United
    7.4
    • Visual Effects
    • 2003
    Liam Neeson in Darkman (1990)
    Darkman
    6.4
    • Visual Effects
    • 1990
    Dolph Lundgren, Robert Duncan McNeill, and Courteney Cox in Masters of the Universe (1987)
    Masters of the Universe
    5.4
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1987

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Ricco Ross (left) as John Coltrane and Travis Hinson (right) as Miles Davis in the 2013 film "Trane and Miles."
      Trane and Miles
      8.3
      Video
      • gaffer
      • 2013
    • Time for Passion
      7.8
      TV Series
      • gaffer
      • 2011
    • Steven Weber, Alex D. Linz, and Escher Holloway in Choose Connor (2007)
      Choose Connor
      6.4
      • key grip (as Mark Shelton)
      • 2007
    • Blake Lively in Simon Says (2006)
      Simon Says
      4.2
      • gaffer: additional photography
      • key grip
      • 2006
    • Landspeed (2002)
      Landspeed
      4.2
      • grip
      • grip: second unit (as Mark Shelton, as Mark Shelton)
      • 2002
    • If I Die Before I Wake (1998)
      If I Die Before I Wake
      5.4
      • gaffer
      • 1998
    • James Dean: Race with Destiny (1997)
      James Dean: Race with Destiny
      4.7
      • camera operator: second unit (as Mark Shelton)
      • 1997
    • The Maker (1997)
      The Maker
      5.5
      • gaffer (uncredited)
      • 1997
    • The Lord Protector (1996)
      The Lord Protector
      3.6
      • key grip
      • 1996
    • Kelly LeBrock, Kimberly Kelley, Matt McCoy, and Rochelle Swanson in Hard Bounty (1995)
      Hard Bounty
      3.9
      • camera operator
      • 1995
    • Vernon Wells in Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II (1994)
      Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II
      3.5
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 1994
    • Charles Grodin and Martin Short in Clifford (1994)
      Clifford
      5.6
      • gaffer (as Mark Shelton)
      • 1994
    • Daniel Quinn in Scanner Cop (1994)
      Scanner Cop
      5.5
      Video
      • gaffer
      • 1994
    • Nicolas Cage, Michael Biehn, and Sarah Trigger in Deadfall (1993)
      Deadfall
      4.1
      • gaffer (as Mark Shelton)
      • 1993
    • Jennifer Love Hewitt and Howard Hesseman in Little Miss Millions (1993)
      Little Miss Millions
      5.3
      • gaffer
      • 1993

    Visual Effects

    • Stranger at the Pentagon (2013)
      Stranger at the Pentagon
      5.7
      Short
      • visual effects coordinator
      • 2013
    • Michael Gross in Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (2004)
      Tremors 4: The Legend Begins
      5.3
      Video
      • visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
      • 2004
    • Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Alan Cumming, Anna Paquin, Ian McKellen, Shawn Ashmore, Hugh Jackman, and Aaron Stanford in X2: X-Men United (2003)
      X2: X-Men United
      7.4
      • visual effects coordinator
      • 2003
    • Young MacGyver (2003)
      Young MacGyver
      4.7
      TV Movie
      • visual effects coordinator
      • 2003
    • Geoffrey Rush, Taye Diggs, Ali Larter, Chris Kattan, and Bridgette Wilson-Sampras in House on Haunted Hill (1999)
      House on Haunted Hill
      5.6
      • production coordinator: 4 Ward Productions
      • visual effects director of photography: 4 Ward Productions (as Mark Shelton, as Mark Shelton)
      • 1999
    • Casper Van Dien in The Omega Code (1999)
      The Omega Code
      3.6
      • visual effects director of photography
      • 1999
    • My Favorite Martian (1999)
      My Favorite Martian
      5.1
      • visual effects director of photography
      • visual effects producer
      • 1999
    • The Greatest Places (1998)
      The Greatest Places
      6.3
      Short
      • visual effects producer
      • 1998
    • Morgan Freeman and Christian Slater in Hard Rain (1998)
      Hard Rain
      5.9
      • visual effects director of photography
      • visual effects line producer: 4-Ward Productions (as Mark Shelton)
      • 1998
    • Nathan Lane and Lee Evans in Mousehunt (1997)
      Mousehunt
      6.5
      • visual effects director of photography
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 1997
    • Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, and Frances Fisher in Titanic (1997)
      Titanic
      8.0
      • visual effects director of photography: 4-Ward Productions
      • visual effects producer: 4-Ward Productions (as Mark Shelton, as Mark Shelton)
      • 1997
    • Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Edward Furlong, and Robert Patrick in T2 3-D: Battle Across Time (1996)
      T2 3-D: Battle Across Time
      7.6
      Short
      • visual effects director of photography
      • visual effects producer
      • 1996
    • The Arrival (1996)
      The Arrival
      6.2
      • director of photography: 4-Ward Productions (as Mark Shelton)
      • 1996
    • Stephen Baldwin and Pauly Shore in Bio-Dome (1996)
      Bio-Dome
      4.5
      • visual effects consultant
      • 1996
    • Lori Petty in Tank Girl (1995)
      Tank Girl
      5.4
      • chief lighting technician: 4-Ward Productions (as Mark Shelton)
      • 1995

    Cinematographer

    • Recipe: How to Mend a Broken Heart
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011
    • A Day in the Life of Plain Jen (2011)
      A Day in the Life of Plain Jen
      7.5
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011
    • Hack to the Future
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011
    • The Au Pairs
      7.0
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2010
    • Jobz 4 Dogz (2004)
      Jobz 4 Dogz
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2004
    • Mark A. Shelton, Bonnie Rich, and Mark Joseph Isham in The Cowboy and the Ballerina (1998)
      The Cowboy and the Ballerina
      8.6
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1998
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    The Cowboy and the Ballerina
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    The Cowboy and the Ballerina

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Mark Allen Shelton

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    • Trivia
      Inducted into Visual Effects Society 2004

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