Mark Ardington
{{Short description|British visual effects artist (1976–2024)}}
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| birth_name = Mark Williams[https://web.archive.org/web/20210726131803fw_/http://plumanimation.com/html/who_is_mark_ardington.htm Who is Mark]. In: plumanimation.com (archive version), access date 27th March 2025.
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| death_date = 27th June 2024
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Mark Stuart Ardington (1976 – 27 June 2024) was a British visual effects artist. He was born as Mark Williams and later sometimes credited also as Mark Williams Ardington.
Life
Ardington studied computer animation & visualisation at Bournemouth University from 1994 to 1997.[https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/news/2016-10-13/oscar-winning-bu-graduate-back-bournemouth-bfx-festival Oscar-winning BU graduate back in Bournemouth for BFX Festival]. In: bournemouth.ac.uk, 13th October 2016.
He received the 2015 Academy Award for his work on the film Ex Machina in the category of Best Visual Effects. He shared the award with Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, and Sara Bennett.{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2016|title=88th Academy Awards|accessdate=January 20, 2016|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences}}
Mark Ardington passed away on 27th June 2024, aged 48.[https://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/memorials/death-notices/death/30623110.mark-stuart-ardington/notice/ Mark Stuart Ardington]. In: bicesteradvertiser.net, access date 27th March 2025. He left behind his wife and two daughters.[https://www.vesglobal.org/in-memoriam/ In Memoriam]. In: vesglobal.org, access date 27th March 2025.
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External links
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- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhfzWvtkKgg Mark Ardington Interview]
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Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:British special effects people
Category:Best Visual Effects Academy Award winners
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