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Mark Stetson, a 1978 graduate from the "Art Center College of Design", Pasadena, CA (as was Andrew Probert), was a model maker who has worked from May 1978 through November 1979 on Star Trek: The Motion Picture while employed by three consecutive companies, STOIC (Paramount Pictures), Astra Image (Robert Abel & Associates), and Magicam, Inc., constructing, detailing, finishing, and maintaining the various miniatures for the production.[1] His first professional employment after graduating, he has worked among others on the workbee model and has constructed the small refit-Constitution-class shuttlebay maquette.

After his tenure at Magicam, Stetson continued his career as visual effects staffer in the motion picture business, having worked for a variety of companies as model maker and model shop supervisor on productions like Blade Runner (1982, supervised by Douglas Trumbull and Richard Yuricich), Brainstorm (1983, again with Douglass Trumbull), Ghost Busters (1984), The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984 with several other Trek alumni including Gregory Jein, Denise Okuda, Christopher Lloyd, and Robert Ito, among others), Total Recall (1990), and True Lies (1994). During this period Stetson worked as an independent contractor, operating his own company which was in existence from January 1980 through February 1995, first as "Stetson Visual Services", and from January 1989 as "Stetson Visual Services, Inc.".

After 1995, he has worked for several studios, mostly as visual effects supervisor and has been the recipient of various award nominations, amongst others three Academy Award nominations in the Visual Effects category for 2010 (1984), Superman Returns (2006), and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), the last one he won, sharing it with, among others, Jim Rygiel. In his acceptance speech, Stetson acknowledged Magicam's Jim Dow for giving him his first professional job. [2]

In 2010, Stetson was hired as "Creative Director/Visual Effects Supervisor - Feature Films" at ZOIC Studios.

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-'''Mark Stetson''', a 1978 graduate from the "Art Center College of Design", Pasadena, CA (as was [[Andrew Probert]]), was a [[Studio model|model]] maker who has worked from {{m|May|1978}} through {{m|November|1979}} on {{film|1}} while employed by three consecutive companies, STOIC ([[Paramount Pictures]]), Astra Image ([[Robert Abel & Associates]]), and [[Magicam|Magicam, Inc.]], constructing, detailing, finishing, and maintaining the various miniatures for the production.[http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=16156746&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=GXUf&locale=en_US&srchid=971a4418-929f-45f3-ae7b-d40ab2bb1903-0&srchindex=1&srchtotal=353&goback=.fps_PBCK_mark+stetson_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*2_*1_Y_*1_*1_*1_false_1_R_*1_*51_*1_*51_true_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2&pvs=ps&trk=pp_profile_name_link] His first professional employment after graduating, he has worked amongst others on the [[Cargo management unit|workbee]] model and has constructed the small [[Constitution_class_model#The_Motion_Picture_maquette|refit-''Constitution''-class shuttlebay maquette]].
+'''Mark Stetson''', a 1978 graduate from the "Art Center College of Design", Pasadena, CA (as was [[Andrew Probert]]), was a [[Studio model|model]] maker who has worked from {{m|May|1978}} through {{m|November|1979}} on {{film|1}} while employed by three consecutive companies, STOIC ([[Paramount Pictures]]), Astra Image ([[Robert Abel & Associates]]), and [[Magicam|Magicam, Inc.]], constructing, detailing, finishing, and maintaining the various miniatures for the production.[http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=16156746&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=GXUf&locale=en_US&srchid=971a4418-929f-45f3-ae7b-d40ab2bb1903-0&srchindex=1&srchtotal=353&goback=.fps_PBCK_mark+stetson_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*2_*1_Y_*1_*1_*1_false_1_R_*1_*51_*1_*51_true_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2&pvs=ps&trk=pp_profile_name_link] His first professional employment after graduating, he has worked among others on the [[Cargo management unit|workbee]] model and has constructed the small [[Constitution_class_model#The_Motion_Picture_maquette|refit-''Constitution''-class shuttlebay maquette]].
 After his tenure at Magicam, Stetson continued his career as visual effects staffer in the motion picture business, having worked for a variety of companies as model maker and model shop supervisor on productions like ''Blade Runner'' (1982, supervised by [[Douglas Trumbull]] and [[Richard Yuricich]]), '' Brainstorm'' (1983, again with Douglass Trumbull), ''Ghost Busters'' (1984),  ''The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension'' (1984 with several other ''Trek'' alumni including [[Gregory Jein]], [[Denise Okuda]], [[Christopher Lloyd]], and [[Robert Ito]], among others), ''Total Recall'' (1990), and '' True Lies'' (1994). During this period Stetson worked as an independent contractor, operating his own company which was in existence from January 1980 through February 1995,  first as "Stetson Visual Services", and from January 1989 as "Stetson Visual Services, Inc.".