Mark N. Tompkins

Mark N. Tompkins (born January 16, 1975) is a Canadian-born film and theater painter and scenic artist. His matte painting career began in the U.S. in 1999, when his name appears in numerous feature films, TV and games cinematics. He is best known for his scenic design sets and scenery in "I, Robot",[1] "Fantastic Four",[2] "Fifty Shades of Grey",[3] "Godzilla"[4] and many more.

Mark N. Tompkins
Born
Mark Tompkins

(1975-01-16) January 16, 1975
Vancouver, British Columbia
OccupationFilm painter, Theater designer, Actor
Years active1999–present

Biography

Tompkins was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. Before going to university, he was planning on becoming a child psychologist, but after his first job on a film set, he was hooked. In the following years, Tompkins worked on some pretty important features, such as I. Robot, the X- Men films and Fantastic Four. Once Canada's film and television production services started to decline, and more and more shows were being canceled, people like Tompkins had no other option but to look for a job outside the film and television industry.[5]

For a short period of time, he worked in the building and renovation sector, painting walls in mansions and office spaces all around North Vancouver.[6]

After that, he moved to Los Angeles where he took classes at the Art Center College of Design, while he was also working as a graphic artist, teaching classes and giving private lessons. At the beginning, he was teaching painting classes to adults from his own studio, and later he started teaching children classes in parks and recreation sites. His painting style is influenced by a number of early Renaissance artists. He has also been inspired by artists like Andrew Wyeth and Maxfield Parrish.[7]

Work

Tompkins started his film career helping Steve Miner on his 1999 film Lake Placid, for which he was credited as a "project consultant."

Year Title Role
1999 Lake Placid painter
2000 Final Destination stand-by painter
2000 Duets scenic painter
2001 Antitrust stand-by painter
2001 Thir13en Ghosts[8] on-set painter
2002 K-9: P.I. (video) painter
2003 Freddy vs. Jason[9] stand-by painter
2004 I, Robot painter
2005 Fantastic Four painter
2005 Chaos lead paint
2006 Eight Below scenic artist
2006 She's the Man second unit lead painter
2007 Code Name: The Cleaner stand-by painter
2007 The Last Mimzy painter
2007 88 Minutes[10] stand-by painter
2007 Whisper graphics illustrator
2009 Psych on-set painter
2009 I Love You, Beth Cooper on-set painter
2009 Case 39 on-set painter
2009 2012 painter
2010 Hot Tub Time Machine[11] on-set painter
2012 The Movie Out Here paint coordinator
2013 Elysium[12] on-set painter
2013 Horns paint coordinator
2014 Godzilla[13] on-set painter
2014 Manglehorn paint coordinator
2015 Fifty Shades of Grey painter foreman

References
  1. I, Robot [Full Cast & Crew], 2004-06-16, retrieved 2016-08-24
  2. Fantastic Four [Full Cast & Crew], 2005-07-08, retrieved 2016-08-24
  3. Fifty Shades of Grey [Full Cast & Crew], 2015-02-13, retrieved 2016-08-24
  4. Godzilla [Full Cast & Crew], 2014-05-16, retrieved 2016-08-24
  5. Nestruck, Kelly (1 November 2007). "Set in the US, filmed in Canada, fed up in Hollywood". the Guardian. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  6. Zacharias, Yvonne. "Out- of- work set painter takes what he can get". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  7. "Area art teacher offers classes". Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  8. טיים, פופקורן. "פופקורן טיים - שלוש עשרה רוחות". פופקורן טיים. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  9. "Freddy vs. Jason". Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  10. "88 Minutes - April 18, 2008". movies.prettyfamous.com. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  11. "Hot Tub Time Machine - Crew / Cast @ omdb". www.omdb.org. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  12. "Elysium - Crew / Cast @ omdb". www.omdb.org. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  13. Godzilla (2014), retrieved 2016-08-24


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