Special Visual Effects
Mark Scott Spatny
After graduating from USC with a B.F.A., Mark Spatny began his career in live theater, designing scenery and lighting for performance venues around the southland. Drafting scenery on his computer led to designing games for educational software companies, and ultimately to creating visual effects for the big and small screens. A four-time Primetime Emmy nominee and two-time winner with 15 years in computer graphics, Spatny is currently supervising producer for Stargate Studios in South Pasadena. His recent credits include working as a VFX producer and supervisor on four seasons of the NBC series Heroes, as well as High School Musical 3, Nightmares and Dreamscapes and many other film and television productions. Spatny has worked hard to bring recognition to the digital artists behind the scenes by helping create the Visual Effects Society Awards. He has served as co-chair of the awards for several years.
Kevin Pike
An industry professional for over 38 years, Special Effects Supervisor, Kevin Pike, began his career in 1974 on the acclaimed feature film Jaws. On Back to the Future, he was considered for an Oscar nomination and received a BAFTA nomination. In 2000, Pike earned a Clio for the Best Special Effects. In 1995, he received a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Special Visual Effects for Earth 2. A member of the Television Academy since 1995, and now governor of the Special Visual Effects peer group, Pike has contributed his services to his Peer Group Executive Committee and serves on the Bylaws and Anomalies Committees. He is also a member of the Directors Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild. Also, he serves on the AMPAS Visual Effects Executive Committee. He now works as a talent agent with his Filmtrix Agency in Sherman Oaks, California.
