STARGATE - CHEVRON ONE: Mark Savela Talks Emmys, Echoes and The Changing Landscape of TV
July 26, 2011
by Jennifer Griffin
Mark Savela is no stranger to the Emmy awards. Over the course of his time as Visual Effects Supervisor with the Stargate franchise he has been nominated no less than 4 times in the category of Outstanding Visual Effects for a Series.
This year’s nomination for Stargate Universe’s Awakening is a bittersweet one however. The nomination will be Stargate’s last, following the show’s cancelation last year. Additionally, Mark is breaking new ground with Echoes, a new scifi pilot of his own.
In this interview Mark talks about what this particular Emmy nomination means to him personally, where Echoes stands in terms of production and how the uncomfortable changing landscape of TV might just be a good thing for viewers.
“It’s quite a big category this year,” observes Mark. “It’s very nice that we snuck in there with Game of Thrones and Boardwalk Empire and Walking Dead. They’re all the huge HBO and AMC shows, so it’s really nice to be in there with that group. It’s amazing.
“In other years, I never felt like we were true underdogs but this year I kind of feel that we are so we’ll see how it goes. It’s really nice for the franchise to end this way. It’s a cool way to go out...”
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