"Cutting-Edge Filmed Entertainment"
John Mark is an American filmmaker, writer, producer and director who has been involved in music and film since childhood.
He has been recording and performing classical music, as well as working in feature film since 1976 in Paris, London, New York and Los Angeles. He is the author of theatrical screenplays such as "2045: Golden Voyage - A Space Odyssey", a sequel to Stanley Kubrick's classic "2001: A Space Odyssey", and "2010:The Year We Make Contact", "Deathblow – The Romanoff Empire", and "Liszt & Chopin In Paris" an iconic film about two piano gods in 19th century Europe. His genre includes science-fiction, historical drama and contemporary drama.
John Mark has studied film directing at Europe's finest film schools, Paris-IDHEC. as well as in the United States at NYU and cinematography at Maine Photographic Workshop (Rockport, Maine). He has also studied classical piano and composition with Prof. Nadia Boulanger at the Paris Conservatory and has recorded a 4-CD album as the preamble for his upcoming epic film available now and featuring recordings of the upcoming soundtrack.
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The completed draft of LISZT & CHOPIN IN PARIS is ready for submission. World Film & TV Media Group LLC is seeking representation and a producing partnership to advance the project toward production.
Mr. Mark has received numerous letters of recognition for his contributions to classical music and cinema for the LISZT & CHOPIN IN PARIS film.
Theatrical Feature Films
In Development/Pre-Production
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Theatrical Feature Films In Development/Pre-Production
DEATHBLOW - (ZUMWALT)
DEATHBLOW - (ZUMWALT) is a contemporary action-adventure thriller when terrorists take over high-end US Navy Zumwalt destroyer stationed at a private island in Greece, demanding a large ransom from the UN threatening to attack.
The action escalates to large-scale ground-to-air and air-to-air conflict involving special forces of many countries including world-wide intelligence in the effort to stop the crisis.
Based on historical facts the overthrow of the Romanoff Dynasty took place with the participation of international intelligence agencies trying to prevent it in the international political arena involving United States, Great Britain, Germany, France and Russia leading to the most magnificent coup in history now being resolved in highly-charged, political plot to end the communist regime in following the fall of Berlin Wall.
The plot takes us to highly-charged twenty-first century environment with the terrorists demanding payback from Western world for the demise of the Russian Empire that ruled Russia for centuries. This film is a mega action-adventure epic promising entertainment on the highest level, packed with Hollywood's stars and the best action sequences ever.
Introducing: GOLDEN VOYAGE Sci-Fi
After "2001: Space Odyssey" , "Star Wars", "2045: Golden Voyage - A Space Odyssey" .
In development by John Mark since 2012 this ultimate Man vs. Machine space fantasy with humanity fighting for survival in space will feature some of the most spectacular acting and visual effects ever done in cinema.
Introducing: AFTER THE RAINFALL
AFTER THE RAINFALL is a drama about a married man who falls with love with his co-worker and who after seducing her abandons his family to pursue their relationship. The ex-wife's brother who is a cop swears to end their romantic idyll.
Soon after, as they get on a cross-country, romantic escapade the heroine gets in trouble where she is assaulted and raped, and the action turns into cat-and-mouse chase with subsequent pursuit by FBI and other law enforcement agencies leading to heroine's capture who faces first-degree charges despite her self-defense claim in killing her attacker. Promising plenty of excitement the plot takes us to exotic locations from New York City to Oregon and gives audiences adrenaline-filled climax from which seems no escape.
Introducing: 2045: GOLDEN VOYAGE -
A SPACE ODYSSEY
This major Sci-Fi super-epic promises interplanetary excitement beyond "Star Wars" and "Avatar" with our world is abound with technology is trying to survive AI where technology is everywhere present but nowhere apparent and where danger looms everywhere.
At the height and self-replicating machines controlled and billions of intelligent gadgets controlling our daily lives better than humans mankind ventures to space to seek escape only to find out that there's no escape, as hero Allen Rhines sets to explore a series of exo-planets facing a super intelligent AI system serviced by Age of Enlightenment board of governors who control the planets from Earth.
"2045: GOLDEN VOYAGE - A SPACE ODYSSEY" has three parts with successive sequels entitled: "2045: GV Homogenous" and "2045: GV Humanitas" features system specialist Allen Rhines and NASA scientist who fight AI for survival, and in trying to reach an agreement with the governors when technology gets out of control.
A struggle for control ensues between the super intelligent system vs. the board of governors fighting for survival of the planet and mankind's right to colonize space.
The film has three parts featuring NASA scientist Marjorie Yerkes, and system specialist Allen Rhines who fight for survival of humanity in trying to reach an agreement with the governors when technology gets out of control.
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