Monday, February 13, 2023 at 4:24PM Great to see a commercial I art directed played during the Super Bowl. It was a union gig, and I had the A team of Art Dept crew with; Brian Simpson, Tom Kristjanson, Sarah Jean Shervin and Melissa Pritchett. #mnfilm #iatse490 #artdirection #cenex
Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 9:30AM Happy Years end & Happy New Year! I hope you all had a great holiday. My partner and I stayed as warm as we could and had a very nice time celebrating in Minneapolis and Milwaukee.
I want to thank all the producers and directors that have been able to hire me this year, I feel that together we made many special moments for the screen. Here is a little collage from 2022!
Below, I have a new video that I 'd like to share for NFL films. Always fun to collaborate with the stories they like to tell. More info about all of this below.
If you have a spot or film that you need some art dept help on, pls call or send an email to discuss your idea. If you need to see more examples of my work. Here is a link to my website. I have availability in January and February. I work as a local out of Minneapolis, Milwaukee and Chicago.
Above is one of two vignettes I propped for NFL films. This one starred Peyton Manning and Ahmad Rashad. We shot it at the Mall of America. My assistant and I got to; play with footballs, jump into the water with nets, in the amusement park, dress hero jerseys, medallions at the Pro Shops and basically get ready for whatever the celebrity talent needed. What a life huh? Playing with the stars at a theme park? Production life is a bit bonkers. Below, are a few behind the scenes candids.
Throwback Work
Above, is some throwback work. 'Smores by the fire', selling cell phones, seems kinda apropo for this time of year, Lets all keep warm! Do you need a prop fire? maybe a cord of wood? marshmallow roasting sticks and all the fixings? I got you.
A lot of things you see as a child remain with you... you spend a lot of your life trying to recapture the experience.
Tim Burton
Thursday, December 22, 2022 at 11:22AM To the fans and patrons for my films about Patrick Scully,
I want to wish y'all a happy holiday. I have so many things to be thankful for. I have a great subject for my film, I have a wonderful team making this movie and I have a fantastic group of patrons, fans and donors. All of that equals = inspiring. Thanks for your support of these films. Your donations to our fiscal sponsor in October and November continue to impress and warm my heart. Big thanks to George, Thomas and Ruth who sent in $650! Your generosity is validating and vital to keep this project going!
As I mentioned above, we have a wonderful team of folks making this film. Below is a "holiday" pic of the core committee who organized the September FUNdraiser. This inner sanctum included the producer Julie Kaupa, the artist himself, Patrick Scully, my partner Laurel and the photographer Vance Gellert. Here we are meeting at the Women's Club before the event. We had others on the committee also, and I thank them for their work too and I don't forget the 25 volunteers who made it all happen.
Susana Di Palma performing at the Fundraiser, photos by the Wojahn.Monday, December 5, 2022 at 4:09PM Dear Friends & Colleagues, I want to thank all the producers and directors that have been able to hire me this fall. We made some dope and beautiful images for the screen.
I'm celebrating a bit of thing...This month marks the 30th anniversary of being in the biz. It was in 1992 that I did my first gig as a PA. I can't believe that this crazy industry has kept me around for that long! I feel truly blessed to be in the good graces of many of you for three decades. Last January, I was on a gig with Mike Welckle, Ralph Lindell, Victor Korte for Best Buy. This was many of the same crew that was on that first job, an Ali Selim commercial shot at Old Arizona Studios. On it, I made $100 a day. I remember the wafting the wind in the bedroom curtains, I was part of the illusion. I was bitten. The rest was history, Thank you for 30 years!
Below, I have new video that I was the Milwaukee decorator on, the short film, Naija Odyssey, about Giannis Antetokounmpo.
More info about all of this below.
If you have a spot or film that you need some art dept help on, pls call or send an email to discuss your idea. If you need to see more examples of my work. Here is a link to my website. I have some availability in December and January. I work as a local out of Minneapolis, Milwaukee and Chicago.
Above is the origin story short film,Naija Odyssey, about the MVP basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo. I got to work under, decorate & build for the veteran Milwaukee production designer Art Wilinski. Most of our work was focused on the Penthouse set that you see at 00:35 seconds. That was a huge deal, but of course there was lot more that ended up on the cutting room floor. As my old boss used to say, "Our best work is never seen!" Amazing job by local producer Nicolaus Langholff for coraling this star studded entourage production together.
Below, is some throwback work. I've been lucky in my career to work with some talented artists. In 2014, I was the prop master on WILSON. I got to prop; Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern, Judy Greer and others. All incredible talents. It was an amazing experience and it def. made me a better prop master and dept. head.
For both shoots, I was part of a great crew. As you know, It's all about team!
Monday, November 21, 2022 at 1:29PM Dear Fans and patrons for the films about Patrick Scully,
Thanks to all for your support of the Patrick Scully films. Our September FUNraiser brought in over a 100 people and and the total gross of the fundraising campaign wasover $23,000! Your generosity is so vital and has helped keep this project going!
Another thing we are thankful for over here we have a new editor on the team. Dan Jaginich of Jagged Edge productions has stepped in because of Skip Davis' health issues. Dan is a veteran editor in the Twin Cities, he has edited so many things from; rock n' roll documentaries about the Replacements, to commercials and Bizarre Foods episodes by Andrew Zimmer on TV. We are lucky to have him working with us. We wish the best for Skip and hope he can still consult on the edit when he returns to top form.
As I said in the last email, Do you know that the fundraiser is still going on? The artist Eyenga Bokamba made paintings on the rooftop at the fundraiser. Those are on display right now at her show at Concordia Art Center, Nov 3rd-Dec 14th. She is donating all the proceeds of these 20 paintings to the making of the Patrick Scully films. Eyenga is a BIG fan of Patrick and the Cabaret. She credits them as being primary influences on her finding her voice as an artist. Plus, shes a HUGE deal with international shows like Venice Biennale on her resume. Click here to contact Eyenga and acquire one of these special paintings. More details below, Thank you Eyenga!
Live paintings by Eyenga Bokamba, photo by the artist
Eyenga on the rooftop at the Fundraiser, photo by Laurel Z.
As you know well, our goal is to finish raising $53,000 to ensure that Patrick’s story – which in many ways is all our stories – gets told.
All donations will be designated for the completion of this work.
Funders giving $20,000 will be credited as Executive Producers
$10,000 will be credited as Producers
$5,000 will be credited as Associate Producers
Any amount will also be listed in the credits of the film
Donations Link:
Tax deductible: https://filmnorth.org/fiscally-sponsored-projects/patrick-scully-the-dance-is-not-over/
Non-tax deductible: https://www.gofundme.com/f/patrick-scully-moviethe-dance-is-not-over
Thanks,
Mark Wojahn
-director