Mark Hollier
SOUND DESIGNER
Film/Video game
2176 East 41 Ave, Vancouver BC Canada
778-991-8455
m_hollier@hotmail.com
Sound Design Experience
Video Games
| Project | Position | Studio |
| Box Office Tycoon, Tasty Tycoon | Senior Audio Designer | Hothead Games |
| Super Hit Baseball | Senior Audio Designer | Hothead Games |
| Idle Property Tycoon, Idle Golf Tycoon | Senior Audio Designer | Hothead Games |
| Hero Hunters, Mighty Battles, Kill Shot Virus | Audio Designer | Hothead Games |
| Dawn of War III | Dialogue Editor | Relic Entertainment |
| Unannounced Title | Sound Designer | Zynga Inc. |
| Company of Heroes 2: The British Forces | Dialogue Editor | Relic Entertainment |
| Eon Altar | Lead Sound Designer | Flying Helmet Games |
| Company of Heroes 2: Ardennes Assault | Dialogue Editor | Relic Entertainment |
| Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies | Dialogue Editor | Relic Entertainment |
| Charlie Brown: Thanksgiving | Dialogue Editor & Mixer | Loud Crow interactive |
| Charlie Brown: All Stars | Dialogue Editor & Mixer | Loud Crow interactive |
| Eon Altar Investment Demo | Lead Sound Designer | Flying Helmet Games |
| Army of TWO : The Devil’s Cartels | Sound Artist | Electronic Arts Visceral |
| Medal of Honor: WarFighter | Sound Artist | Danger Close Games |
| Need For Speed: The Run | Sound Artist | Electronic Arts Canada |
| Skate 3 | Sound Artist | Electronic Arts Canada |
| Need For Speed: ProStreet | Assistant Sound Artist | Electronic Arts Canada |
| EA Sports Celebrity Showdown | Assistant Sound Artist | Electronic Arts Canada |
Film
| Project | Type | Position |
| U.Run | (Short Film) | Sound Designer and Re-recording mixer |
| Swipe | (Short Film) | Sound Designer and Re-recording mixer |
| Dearly Beloved | (Short Film) | Sound Designer and Re-recording mixer |
| Violentia | (Feature Film) | Sound Designer and Re-recording mixer |
| Dickproof 2 | (Short Film) | Sound Effect Editor |
| Broken Masters | (Short Film) | Sound Designer and Re-recording mixer |
| Wisewoman’s Cookery | (TV Pilot) | Sound Designer and Re-recording mixer |
| Stinky Cheese Man | (Short Film) | Sound Designer and Re-recording mixer |
| Creep Night | (Trailer) | Sound Effects Editor |
| Eon Altar | (Trailer + Kickstarter Video) | Sound Designer and Re-recording mixer |
| Last Fall of Ashes | (Web Series) 6x Episodes | Sound Designer and Re-recording mixer |
| OMEGA | (Web Series) 10x Episodes | SFX Editor and Re-recording mixer |
| Chapter of Men | (Short Film) | Sound Designer and Re-recording mixer |
| Halo Faith Trailer | (Trailer) | Sound Designer and Re-recording mixer |
| Slow Bleed | (Short Film) | Sound Designer and Re-recording mixer |
| Ndi Moyo | (Commercial) | Sound Designer and Re-recording mixer |
| Telus Ski and Snowboard fest | (Testimonial) | Sound Designer and Re-recording mixer |
| Playing with Blocks | (Documentary) | Sound Designer and Re-recording mixer |
| Sanguine | (Short Film) | Sound Designer and Re-recording mixer |
| Vancouver Theater Sports League | (Commercials) | Sound Designer and Re-recording mixer |
| Tableware | (Short Film) | Sound Designer and Re-recording mixer |
Location sound
| Project | Type |
| Doghouse Kitchen | Promo Video |
| Eon Altar | Promo and Trailer Video |
Work Experience:
Hothead Games Senior Audio Designer 2016- Present
- Lead the Technical effort with the central tech team to integrate middleware software un unity and built tools for the audio artist to work with.
- Worked as the Lead on many projects, with responsibilities that included Content creation and license music scoring.
- Recorded / Edited Processed and wrote the Voice Over for both games and marketing trailers.
- Created content for all the marketing materials including Trailers.
Freelance Sound Designer 2013 – Present
- Designed and created audio for multiple video games and film projects.
Flying Helmet Games Lead Audio Designer 2014-2015
- Designed an implement all SFX for action RPG using Unity.
- Recorded, Edited and processed Voice Over for all 3 Episodes.
- Designed and implemented an adaptive music system.
- Sound Designer for all Cinematics and Marketing videos.
Electronic Arts Canada Audio Artist 2012 – 2013
- Designed ambiances content.
- Ambiance content implementation using Frostbite Engine.
- IR Reverb creation and implementation.
- Dialogue Editor and Processing.
- Localization POC for Cinematics and in-game Dialogue.
Electronic Arts Canada Sr. Audio QA Tester 2005 – 2012
- Imbedded Sr. Audio Tester for more than 20 titles.
- Built and executed audio test plans.
- Managed up to 10 testers.
- Introduce a standard of testing in 5.1 surround sound environments.
- Created a standard in setting up 5.1 to 7.1 testing rooms.
- Managed the equipment in all 3 sound rooms.
Awards:
Nominated for a Leo Award
Best Overall Sound in a Short Drama for Sanguine.
Education:
- Vancouver Film School, Vancouver BC —- Graduated the Sound Design for Visual Media course.
- O’Grady Catholic High School, Prince George BC —- High school diploma