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'''Mark Skelton''' | '''Mark Skelton''' was US Art Director at [[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium|Cloud Imperium Games]], where he had worked since January 2013.<ref>[https://youtu.be/CIb4rTrP_9w The Next Great Starship . Episode 1.1], YouTube, 1 Feb 2014</ref> | ||
==Other Works== | ==Other Works== | ||
He started at Cop Media. | He started at Cop Media. | ||
He worked at Blizzard Entertainment for about 6 years as a cinematic artist, among the first to work in the cinematics department, on the ''Warcraft 3'' expansion, starcraft expansion and ''Diablo II''. | He worked at Blizzard Entertainment for about 6 years as a cinematic artist, among the first to work in the cinematics department, on the ''Warcraft 3'' expansion, starcraft expansion and ''Diablo II''. He worked on ''Duke Nukem''.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
He then went to work on movies at Luma Pictures in Santa Monica, he worked on ''Sky Captain World of Tomorrow'' | He then went to work on VFX for movies at Luma Pictures in Santa Monica, he worked on ''Sky Captain World of Tomorrow.''<ref>[https://youtu.be/fldhy-f2TgE Wingman's Hangar ep012 . March 15, 2013], YouTube, 15 Mar 2013</ref> He thought he would love working on movies, but he did not.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
He was working at Lightbox Interactive on Starhawk,<ref>[https:// | He was working at Lightbox Interactive on Starhawk,<ref name=":0">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFvQcR7UJAM Meet a Gaming Legend - Mark Skelton], All of Us - AU's Gaming & Nerd Culture Webcast, Youtube, June 26, 2026 </ref><ref>[https://youtu.be/MyK6S9XFSGw Cloud Imperium Interview . Mark Skelton], YouTube, 16 Apr 2013</ref> and when Lightbox shut down he was poached by [[StarCitizen:Eric Peterson]], alongside with [[StarCitizen:Chris Smith]], [[StarCitizen:Chris Olivia]], [[StarCitizen:Bryan Brewer]], [[StarCitizen:Tom Sawyer]] to work at CIG.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZOhB_uGXRE Star Citizen Live: Flight, Light & Insight], YouTube, 10 Feb 2023</ref> | ||
After CIG he went to work among others at Illfonic.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
== Early life == | |||
He went to interview at art school, trying to figure out what to do, thinking that ha maybe he'd be an illustrator since he liked comic books and D&D etc, he knew he would do something in art he just didn't knew what it could be, he talked to councilors at art college who told him that he might be interested in this new thing called computer animation, so he started doing that, just as video games started using 3D pretty heavily, which was great since he liked video games.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* He had a short regular segment on [[StarCitizen:Wingman's Hangar]] called [[StarCitizen:Hazy Thoughts]].<ref>[https://youtu.be/UPQ5vdvL8rk Wingman's Hangar ep023 . May 31, 2013], YouTube</ref> | * He had a short regular segment on [[StarCitizen:Wingman's Hangar|''Wingman's Hangar'']] called [[StarCitizen:Hazy Thoughts|''Hazy Thoughts'']].<ref>[https://youtu.be/UPQ5vdvL8rk Wingman's Hangar ep023 . May 31, 2013], YouTube</ref> | ||
* He | * He auctioned his golden shirt to the Julie Cruz charity.<ref>[https://youtu.be/6jMrYVLQy6o Around the Verse: Episode 1.07 (2014.07.24),] YouTube</ref> | ||
* The golden shirt is displayed in the [[StarCitizen:Locker From Another Universe]]. | * The golden shirt is displayed in the [[StarCitizen:Locker From Another Universe]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 11:24, 14 July 2026
Mark Skelton was US Art Director at Cloud Imperium Games, where he had worked since January 2013.<ref>The Next Great Starship . Episode 1.1, YouTube, 1 Feb 2014</ref>
Other Works
He started at Cop Media.
He worked at Blizzard Entertainment for about 6 years as a cinematic artist, among the first to work in the cinematics department, on the Warcraft 3 expansion, starcraft expansion and Diablo II. He worked on Duke Nukem.<ref name=":0" />
He then went to work on VFX for movies at Luma Pictures in Santa Monica, he worked on Sky Captain World of Tomorrow.<ref>Wingman's Hangar ep012 . March 15, 2013, YouTube, 15 Mar 2013</ref> He thought he would love working on movies, but he did not.<ref name=":0" />
He was working at Lightbox Interactive on Starhawk,<ref name=":0">Meet a Gaming Legend - Mark Skelton, All of Us - AU's Gaming & Nerd Culture Webcast, Youtube, June 26, 2026 </ref><ref>Cloud Imperium Interview . Mark Skelton, YouTube, 16 Apr 2013</ref> and when Lightbox shut down he was poached by StarCitizen:Eric Peterson, alongside with StarCitizen:Chris Smith, StarCitizen:Chris Olivia, StarCitizen:Bryan Brewer, StarCitizen:Tom Sawyer to work at CIG.<ref>Star Citizen Live: Flight, Light & Insight, YouTube, 10 Feb 2023</ref>
After CIG he went to work among others at Illfonic.<ref name=":0" />
Early life
He went to interview at art school, trying to figure out what to do, thinking that ha maybe he'd be an illustrator since he liked comic books and D&D etc, he knew he would do something in art he just didn't knew what it could be, he talked to councilors at art college who told him that he might be interested in this new thing called computer animation, so he started doing that, just as video games started using 3D pretty heavily, which was great since he liked video games.<ref name=":0" />
Trivia
- He had a short regular segment on Wingman's Hangar called Hazy Thoughts.<ref>Wingman's Hangar ep023 . May 31, 2013, YouTube</ref>
- He auctioned his golden shirt to the Julie Cruz charity.<ref>Around the Verse: Episode 1.07 (2014.07.24), YouTube</ref>
- The golden shirt is displayed in the StarCitizen:Locker From Another Universe.
References
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