Marc Ostrick
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| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, environmentalist, explorer |
Marc Ostrick (born 1973) is an American born filmmaker and content creator. [1]
Education
[edit]He attended the New World School of the Arts in Miami, Florida for High-School before attending New York University Tisch School of the Arts for his Undergraduate in Film & Television Production and English Literature. In 1994, Ostrick and Ezra Soiferman premiered their award-winning NYU thesis film, Pressure Drop, which started their professional carriers in the entertainment industry.[2]
Career
[edit]Ostrick's career began after graduating from NYU, establishing himself in the entertainment industry.[3] His early work includes producing and directing award-winning documentaries and digital content for a variety of platforms.[4] In 2009 Marc Ostrick launched eGuiders, a website to curate and recommend the videos across the internet from industry experts.[5]
Ostrick co-directed 24: Conspiracy, a narrative series made specifically for mobile devices in 2005. 24: Conspiracy was a digital spin off to the television series 24 and was nominated for an Emmy Award in the Broadband Entertainment category.[6] Ostrick also worked on the production of a series on online videos that served as a transmedia storytelling continuation of the HBO series, John From Cincinnati (2006 - 2007).[7]
He directed and co-executive produced Deadly Sharks of Paradise and Monsters of the Bermuda Triangle, both of which aired on Discovery and the MAX streaming service as part of Shark Week 2023.[8] [9]
His contributions to Shark Week also include producing and/or directing multiple specials, such as Deadly Sharks of Paradise (2023), Monsters of the Bermuda Triangle (2023), Return to Shark Vortex (2021), Tiger Shark Invasion (2018)[10] Lair of the Sawfish (2018), Shark Vortex (2016) and Deadliest Shark (2016).[11]
Beyond Shark Week, Ostrick has been a key figure in the production of the Stripped documentary film series. Stripped: Nashville (2024) is the latest release in the series, following Stripped: Las Vegas (2021) and Stripped: Los Angeles (2020).[12]
Marc Ostrick's other credits include:
- Discovery Channel's Shark Week - Producer on the following programs:[13] Deadliest Sharks (2016), Shark Vortex (2017), and Lair of the Sawfish (also Directed by) (2017)
- Fabien Cousteau's Mission 31 - Producer of the original content created on the expedition. (2014)
- MacGillivray Freeman Films - Launched and oversaw original content created for the One World One Ocean multi-platform campaigning. (2011 - 2013)
- Open Hearted[11] (2002) (director / producer)
- Without A Net: Creating NYPD Blue- Feature Documentary (2000) (director, writer, camera, editor)
References
[edit]- ^ "What the Nation Needs to Know: Stories of real India showing at the ChangeChitra festival". The Indian Express. 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ Ghert-Zand, Renee. "As artist-in-residence at a cannabis company, a photographer's creativity is sparked". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ "Marc Ostrick looks back on 24: Conspiracy". 24 Spoilers. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ Ready, Tinker (2003-12-01). "When young heart patients become adults". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ "eGuiders cuts through clutter of a gazillion videos online - USATODAY.com". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.[dead link]
- ^ "24: Conspiracy nominated for Emmy Award - 24 Spoilers". 24 Spoilers. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
- ^ ""John from Cincinnati's" man behind the viral vid curtain". Variety. 2007-08-10. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ^ "deadly-sharks-of-paradise-discovery-atve-us". go.discovery.com. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ "Shark Week 2023 – 2016 – ostrickproductions.com". ostrickproductions.com. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ "Tiger Shark Invasion (2018) directed by Marc Ostrick • Reviews, cast • RecoBee, What to watch, Where to watch, OTT". www.reco-bee.com. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ a b Indiewire (2003-03-07). "Full Frame Doc Festival Opening with World Premiere of "Seabiscuit"". IndieWire. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ^ "Stripped: Nashville". Mill Creek Entertainment. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ "Sharp Eye". Retrieved 2017-12-12.
External links
[edit]- Marc Ostrick at IMDb
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