Mark Lambert is CEO of VArtisans, a Virginia based VR and 360 video production company.  Filming in over 20 countries over the last two years, VArtisans' projects range from a series on endangered species to tourism, documentary and narrative pieces.  In the past, Mark was a VFX/DFX/CG Supervisor on multiple tentpole feature films as well as a director, editor and software developer.  Heading up teams that created Harry Potter's first Quidditch field and the visual development of Polar Express at Sony Pictures, he has been at the leading edge of visual effects technology.  After work on 14 features, Mark left LA and returned to Richmond, Virginia and in 2015 started VArtisans to pursue the new world of 360 filmmaking.