About Mark:
Mark’s work as a production designer demonstrates his keen understanding of setting, and his ability to translate that vision into film. The diversity of Mark’s talents has awarded him the opportunity to develop a robust portfolio designing many different genres of film and television such as military bases, Civil War battle scenes, middle America exteriors and interiors, opulent penthouses and a variety of period sets.
Mark Garner is a Production Designer that has been in the film industry for over 25 years. He became a much sought after set designer on such films as My Girl, Lost in Yonkers and The Notebook. Having worked his way thru the art department as an Assistant Art Director, Art Director and now Production Designer, he understands the critical intricacies of set design from creative vision to budget management.
Mark graduated from the University of Florida, College of Architecture and immediately landed his first job on HBO as a set designer. He quickly honed his skills of understanding how to translate concept, mood and look into a film set by working under the mentorship of many award-winning designers and art directors.
Mark is dedicated to his craft and always aspires to excellence in design.
DAVID MAKES MAN:
Synopsis: A 14-year-old prodigy from the projects who is haunted by the death of his closest friend and relied on by his hardworking mother to find a way out of poverty. Inspired by events in series creator Tarell Alvin McCraney’s own life.
Role: Production Designer
THE CHOICE:
Synopsis:
Travis and Gabby first meet as neighbors in a small coastal town and wind up in a relationship that is tested by life’s most defining events.
L.A. Times article about The Choice
Country Living article about The Choice
“One of the people who understands this more than anyone is [production designer] Mark Garner. Mark first worked on [the movie version of] “The Notebook” years ago and has worked on many of my films since then, so when I produced “The Choice,” I knew that he would be my first call.” -Nicholas Sparks
Role: Production Designer
THE LONGEST RIDE:
Synopsis:
The lives of a young couple intertwine with a much older man, as he reflects back on a past love.
Role: Production Designer
MOM’S NIGHT OUT:
Synopsis:
Hardworking mom Allyson has a crazy night out with her friends, while their husbands watch their children.
Role: Production Designer
RENEE’ (TO WRITE LOVE ON HER ARMS):
Synopsis:
A drama centered around Renee Yohe and her battle with drugs, depression, and other life issues that ultimately leads to the founding of charity group To Write Love on Her Arms.
Role: Production Designer
LETTERS TO GOD:
Synopsis:
A young boy fighting cancer writes letters to God, touching lives in his neighborhood and community and inspiring hope among everyone he comes in contact. An unsuspecting substitute postman, with a troubled life of his own, becomes entangled in the boy’s journey and his family by reading the letters. They inspire him to seek a better life for himself and his own son he’s lost through his alcohol addiction.
Role: Production Designer
THE CONSPIRATOR:
Synopsis:
Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life.
Role: Art Director
DEAR JOHN:
Synopsis:
A romantic drama about a soldier who falls for a conservative college student while he’s home on leave.
Role: Art Director
LAST VEGAS:
Synopsis:
Three friends take a break from their day-to-day lives to throw a bachelor party in Las Vegas for their last remaining single pal.
Role: Art Director
FILM & TELEVISION
“DAVID MAKES MAN”
Directors: Michael F. Williams, Kiel Adrian Scott, Daina Reid, Cheryl Dunye
Companies: OWN, Oprah Winfrey, Warner Horizon Television
Producers: Tarell Alvin McCraney, Dee Harris-Lawrence, Mike Kelley, Melissa Loy, John Strauss, Wayne Morris
“THE CHOICE”
Director: Ross Katz
Companies: Lionsgate, Nicholas Sparks Prods.
Producers: Peter Safran, Nicholas Sparks
“THE LONGEST RIDE”
Director: George Tillman Jr.
Companies: Fox 2000 Pictures, Temple Hill Entertainment
Producers: Wyck Godfrey, Nicholas Sparks
“MOMS’ NIGHT OUT”
Director: Jon Erwin, Andrew Erwin
Companies: TriStar Pictures, Affirm Films
Producers: Daryl C. Lefever, Michael Scott
“THE INBETWEENERS”
(TV Series, 8 Episodes)
Director: Iain Morris, Michael Blieden, Taika Waitit, Todd Strauss-Schulson
Companies: MTV
Producers: Wayne Morris
“THE HOUSTONS: ON OUR OWN”
(TV Series, 1 Episode)
Director: Jeff Fisher
Companies: Lifetime, Jarrett Creative Group
Producers: Rob Masterson
“TO WRITE LOVE ON HER ARM”
Director: Nathan Frankowski
Companies: Sony Pictures, Birchwood Pictures
Producers: Kim Dawson, David Nixon
“BURNING BRIGHT”
Director: Carlos Brooks
Companies: Lionsgate, Sobini Films
Producers: Mark Amin, Cami Winikoff
“LETTERS TO GOD”
Director: David Nixon
Companies: Mercy Creek Ent., Possibility Pictures
Producers: Kim Dawson, David Nixon
“THE FINAL DESINATION” (Re-shoots)
Director: David R. Ellis
Companies: New Line Cinema, Practical Pictures
Producers: Craig Perry, Warren Zide
“ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE JR.” (TV Movie)
Director: David M. Evans
Companies: Morgan Creek Prods., Four Aces Prods.
Producers: David C. Robinson, James G. Robinson
“SYDNEY WHITE”
Director: Joe Nussbaum
Companies: Morgan Creek Prods.
Producers: David C. Robinson, James G. Robinson
Locations:
US (Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, California, Nevada, Arkansas, South Carolina
North Carolina, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Ohio, Kentucky, Hawaii, Tennessee, Illinois)
Citizenship:
US
Languages:
English
Membership:
United Scenic Artists, Local #829
Companies: New Line Cinema, Practical Pictures
Producers: Craig Perry, Warren Zide
“ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE JR.” (TV Movie)
Director: David M. Evans
Companies: Morgan Creek Prods., Four Aces Prods.
Producers: David C. Robinson, James G. Robinson
“SYDNEY WHITE”
Director: Joe Nussbaum
Companies: Morgan Creek Prods.
Producers: David C. Robinson, James G. Robinson
ART DIRECTOR Credits Include:
“UNCLE DREW”
Production Designer, Doug Meerdink
“THE BEST OF ENEMIES”
Production Designer, Jeannine Oppewall
“GODLESS”, Netflix
Production Designer, David Bomba
“MIKE AND DAVE NEED
WEDDING DATES”
Director: Jake Szymanski
Companies: 20th Century Fox, Chernin Entertainment
Producers: Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping
“DOLPHIN TALE 2”
Director: Charles Martin Smith
Companies: Warner Brothers, Alcon Entertainment
Producers: Broderick Johnson, Andrew Kosove
“LAST VEGAS”
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Companies: CBS Films, Good Universe
Producers: Amy Baer, Lawrence Mark
“HATFIELDS & MCCOYS” (TV Movie)
Director: Michael Mayer
Companies: ABC Studios, Denver & Delilah Prods.
Producers: Beau Flynn, Charlize Theron
“BIG MOMMAS: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON”
Director: John Whitesell
Companies: 20th Century Fox, New Regency Pictures
Producers: David T. Friendly, Michael Green
“THE CONSPIRATOR”
Director: Robert Redford
Companies: The American Film Co., Wildwood Enterprises
Producers: Robert Redford, Greg Shapiro
“DEAR JOHN”
Director: Lasse Hallström
Companies: Screen Gems, Temple Hill Entertainment
Producers: Wyck Godfrey, Ryan Kavanaugh
“DAN IN REAL LIFE”
Director: Peter Hedges
Companies: Focus Features, Touchstone Pictures
Producers: Brad Epstein, Jonathan Shestack
“MORTAL KOMBAT: CONQUEST” (TV Series, 22 Episodes)
Director: Reza Badiyi, Scott Paulin, Charles Siebert, And Others
Companies: Warner Bros Television, New Line Television
Producers: Steve Hattman, Wayne Morris, Robert Rabinowitz
SET DESIGNER Credits Include:
“MIAMI VICE” (Senior Set Designer)
Director: Michael Mann
Companies: Universal Pictures
Producers: Pieter Jan Brugge, Michael Mann
“THE NOTEBOOK”
Director: Nick Cassavetes
Companies: New Line Cinema
Producers: Lynn Harris, Mark Johnson
“INSTINCT”
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Companies: Spyglass Entertainment
Producers: Barbara Boyle
“GONE FISHIN’”
Director: Christopher Cain
Companies: Caravan Pictures
Producers: Roger Birnbaum
“FAIR GAME”
Director: Andrew Sipes
Companies: Warner Bros.
Producers: Joel Silver
“MY GIRL” (Uncredited)
Director: Howard Zieff
Companies: Columbia Pictures
Producers: Brian Grazer