Mark Bakowski

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.