#sparkchamber 121619 — Mark Vasconcellos

Today, we welcome actor, indie-filmmaker, and instructor Mark Vasconcellos to the #sparkchamber. Mark now lives in Las Cruces, NM, but his life has an international flavor, having spent his high school years in Spain, and working as a television segment director and cameraman in Italy, France, and Africa after college.

He studied film and acting at San Jose State University, and later Stella Adler Conservatory West and the Actor’s Circle Theatre in LA. Studies he put to good use, landing roles in a number of shows shot in New Mexico — In Plain Sight, Breaking Bad, Easy Money, and Longmire — as well as the locally-produced feature film River. [A co-creation with writer/director Matthew Valdovinos. The two reunite on a new feature [currently in pre-production], Precious Cargo, the story of the intersecting lives of a young Mexican smuggler and an Arizona rancher.]

A board member for Film Las Cruces, Mark is working to bring more film and television jobs to Southern New Mexico. He also teaches classes on acting for the camera and the business of acting, helping to prepare a new group of actors to take the lead when given the shot.

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1.] Where do ideas come from?

Our mind, imagination, our experiences, and learning about others

2.] What is the itch you are scratching?

Acting & filmmaking

3.] Early bird or night owl, tortoise or hare?

I promote daily, talk to others, daily, work on projects when hired, and I teach acting for the camera 2-4 nights a week. Work as often as you can which suits your schedule when you are a freelance artist. I like seeing social media stories, news and stories from others!

4.] How do you know when you are done?

When I get a paycheck from a specific project! ;)