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Mark Franco(III)

  • Visual Effects
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Mark Franco's career in visual and special effects spans over thirty years. During this time he has worked on iconic epic features including global blockbusters "Titanic" and "Independence Day."

Franco's additional credits include such special-effects driven features as "Armageddon," "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," "The Patriot," "Vanilla Sky," "Batman Forever," "Batman & Robin," and many more.

In 2004, Franco and acclaimed producer Dean Devlin established Electric FX (EFX), a sub-division of Devlin's Electric Entertainment. EFX is the company's in-house effects arm, which allows filmmakers to stretch their dollars beyond the boundaries set by traditional effects budgets. The Rob Minkoff directed film "Flypaper" and the 2011 CBS pilot "Scent of the Missing" are only a few of the amazing creative collaborations Mark Franco has worked on.
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    Known for

    Grande Movie Poster, 47 x 63
    Mortal Kombat
    5.8
    • Visual Effects(The Post Group)
    • 1995
    The Shadow (1994)
    The Shadow
    6.1
    • Visual Effects(The Post Group)
    • 1994
    Independence Day : Le Jour de la riposte (1996)
    Independence Day : Le Jour de la riposte
    7.0
    • Visual Effects(The Post Group)
    • 1996
    Liv Tyler, Bruce Willis, and Ben Affleck in Armageddon (1998)
    Armageddon
    6.7
    • Visual Effects(Rainmaker Digital)
    • 1998

    Credits

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    Visual Effects



    • Talitha Eliana Bateman in Geostorm (2017)
      Geostorm
      5.4
      • visual effects producer
      • 2017
    • Go Far: The Christopher Rush Story (2015)
      Go Far: The Christopher Rush Story
      9.2
      • head of post
      • 2015
    • Flynn Carson et les Nouveaux Aventuriers (2014)
      Flynn Carson et les Nouveaux Aventuriers
      7.3
      TV Series
      • visual effects producer
      • 2014–2015
    • Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman, Aldis Hodge, Christian Kane, and Beth Riesgraf in Leverage (2008)
      Leverage
      7.9
      TV Series
      • visual effects producer
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2008–2012
    • Hound Dogs
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2011
    • Blank Slate (2008)
      Blank Slate
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • visual effects producer
      • 2008
    • Gabrielle Anwar, Noah Wyle, and Bob Newhart in Les aventures de Flynn Carson - Le trésor du roi Salomon (2006)
      Les aventures de Flynn Carson - Le trésor du roi Salomon
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • visual effects producer
      • 2006
    • James Franco in Flyboys (2006)
      Flyboys
      6.5
      • visual effects producer
      • 2006
    • Triangle : Le Mystère des Bermudes (2005)
      Triangle : Le Mystère des Bermudes
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • 3d supervisor: EFX
      • 2005
    • Noah Wyle in Les Aventures de Flynn Carson : Le Mystère de la lance sacrée (2004)
      Les Aventures de Flynn Carson : Le Mystère de la lance sacrée
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • visual effects producer
      • 2004
    • Matthew Lillard, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Linda Cardellini, Freddie Prinze Jr., Dee Bradley Baker, Scott McNeil, Christopher R. Sumpton, and Neil Fanning in Scooby-Doo 2 : Les monstres se déchaînent (2004)
      Scooby-Doo 2 : Les monstres se déchaînent
      5.3
      • visual effects producer
      • 2004
    • Crispin Glover in Willard (2003)
      Willard
      6.1
      • executive producer: Centropolis Effects
      • 2003
    • Amours suspectes (2002)
      Amours suspectes
      6.7
      • visual effects executive producer: CFX
      • 2002
    • Michael Clarke Duncan, Kelly Hu, Steven Brand, and Dwayne Johnson in Le Roi Scorpion (2002)
      Le Roi Scorpion
      5.5
      • visual effects executive producer: CFX
      • 2002
    • Tom Cruise in Vanilla Sky (2001)
      Vanilla Sky
      6.9
      • executive producer: CFX
      • 2001

    Producer



    • The Librarians: The Next Chapter
      • producer
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025



    • Olivia Morris, Bluey Robinson, Jessica Green, and Callum McGowan in The Librarians: The Next Chapter (2025)
      The Librarians: The Next Chapter
      6.3
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2025
    • Leverage: Redemption Aftershow (2021)
      Leverage: Redemption Aftershow
      7.6
      Podcast Series
      • Head of Production
      • 2025
    • Checking Out the Librarians: TNC (2025)
      Checking Out the Librarians: TNC
      TV Series
      • Head of Production
      • 2025
    • Leverage: Redemption (2021)
      Leverage: Redemption
      8.1
      TV Series
      • producer
      • co-producer
      • 2021–2025
    • After the Ark (2023)
      After the Ark
      TV Series
      • Head of Production
      • 2023–2024
    • Lisa Brenner in The Ark (2023)
      The Ark
      5.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • co-producer
      • 2023–2024
    • Almost Paradise (2020)
      Almost Paradise
      7.5
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 2020–2023
    • David Tennant and Robert Sheehan in Bad Samaritan (2018)
      Bad Samaritan
      6.4
      • co-producer
      • 2018
    • Flynn Carson et les Nouveaux Aventuriers (2014)
      Flynn Carson et les Nouveaux Aventuriers
      7.3
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 2014–2018
    • Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman, Aldis Hodge, Christian Kane, and Beth Riesgraf in Leverage (2008)
      Leverage
      7.9
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 2012
    • The Viking Sagas (1995)
      The Viking Sagas
      5.2
      • executive producer: Post Group
      • 1995

    Additional Crew



    • Best Movies Never Made (2019)
      Best Movies Never Made
      7.2
      Podcast Series
      • Studio Administration
      • 2019
    • Inglorious Treksperts: An 4:30 Movie Podcast (2018)
      Inglorious Treksperts: An 4:30 Movie Podcast
      8.4
      Podcast Series
      • Studio Administration
      • 2018–2019
    • The 4:30 Movie (2018)
      The 4:30 Movie
      8.2
      Podcast Series
      • Studio Administration
      • 2019

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    • Alternative name
      • Mark Franko

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