Mark Vargo (born May 15, 1954) is a special effects artist, as well as a cinematographer. He was nominated at the

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in the category of Best Visual Effects for his work on the film ''

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''. He shared his nomination with John Bruno,

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and

Chuck Gaspar Chuck Gaspar (January 25, 1938 – January 15, 2009) was an American special effects artist who worked on 70 different films and TV shows, such as '' The Birds'', ''Ghostbusters'', ''Pale Rider'' and ''Armageddon''. He was nominated at the 57th A ...

. Vargo worked at ILM from 1979 to 1983 contributing to the efforts in the optical department that won that company 4 consecutive Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects. On May 1, 2018 Vargo assumed the role of "Cinematographer in Residence" and Associate Professor at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida.

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* *http://markvargo.com 1954 births Living people People from Alexandria, Virginia Special effects people American cinematographers {{US-cinematographer-stub