Mark Woollen

Mark Woollen is an American director and editor of movie trailers. He is the founder of Mark Woollen & Associates, an agency that specializes in the creation of movie trailers. Through the agency, Woollen has created trailers for films and television series like Schindler's List, The Social Network, The Tree of Life, Big Little Lies, Ozark, Severance, and numerous others.

Early life and education

Woollen grew up largely in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County. He attended El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, where he took four years of film and television production classes.

Career

Woollen started his career as an editor with Craig Murray Productions. He worked on several Disney films, including Beauty and the Beast. He later moved on to Universal, where he began cutting together trailers. At age 22 in 1993, Woollen's trailer cut for Schindler's List was chosen by director Steven Spielberg. After Schindler's List, Woollen became a freelance creator of movie trailers, ultimately forming the agency, Mark Woollen & Associates. He operated the firm out of his home in Los Angeles before moving to an office space in Santa Monica in 2002. and Little Children (2006). The Social Network trailer won "Best in Show" at the 2011 Golden Trailer Awards, and Woollen received five other awards at the event. In the ensuing years, Woollen would continue work on trailers for films, including 12 Years a Slave (2013), Birdman (2014), Gone Girl (2014), He also began working on teasers and trailers for television series, Ozark,

Filmography + List of feature films Year Title Role Notes 2006 Jam Creative director TV Series 2018 Sharp Objects Creative director TV Mini Series 2019 The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Creative director TV Series

Awards

Woollen has won multiple industry awards, including Best in Show awards for campaigns for Schindler’s List, The Social Network, and A Star Is Born.