Biography
Mark Ellinger is an American composer raised in Ohio. Ellinger met and became friends with filmmaker Curt McDowell while studying at the San Francisco Art Institute. Between 1971 and 1987, he taught classes at the Art Institute and the Academy of Art. He worked as a recording engineer, sound designer, electronics technician, composer and actor on various independent films. In 1982, he opened the 16-track recording studio Truth and Beauty.
Movie Credits
Pornogra Follies
1970-01-01
Ted Davis is everyone's favorte Master of Ceremonies for the following performances: Peckernose Act
Nudes: A Sketchbook
1974-01-01
"Curt McDowell's NUDES (A Sketchbook) is a paean to the filmmaker's closest friends: a series of por
The Devil's Cleavage
1975-11-28
A shady motel manager becomes obsessed with a neglected wife.
Confessions
1972-03-15
"Just as outrageous is Curt McDowell's CONFESSIONS. McDowell, a graduate student at San Francisco Ar
Dora Myrtle
1973-01-01
Ainslie Pryor in two miniature dramas, utilizing wind sound effects, canned laughter, and "I Love Lu
Lunch
1972-11-01
A San Francisco bohemian deadbeat sits around his apartment and fantasizes about women.
True Blue and Dreamy
1974-01-01
A real and favorite dream of mine, preserved on film to be relived over and over.
Siamese Twin Pinheads
1972-01-01
A little talent show.
The Mean Brothers "Get Stood Up"
1973-01-01
Two brothers are stood up and lament through song. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.
Peed Into the Wind
1972-01-01
An hour-long saga of Mick Terrific, rock 'n' roll star, and the cast of 50 he encounters on his sear
Beaver Fever
1974-01-01
Starring George Kuchar as "Hunk", Mrs. Ruby B. Davis as "Aunt Ruth", and introducing Melida McDowell
Video Album 5: The Thursday People
1987-01-01
The comings and goings of the late underground filmmaker, Curt McDowell—and the people and activitie
Thundercrack!
1975-12-29
An eccentric and alcoholic widow hosts a motley assortment of travelers - four men, three women and
Boggy Depot
1973-01-01
A musical for the whole family. A rural operette starring Ainslie Pryor and Geore Kuchar, told throu
Resurrection of Eve
1973-09-13
Eve is stuck in an abusive relationship with her lover, Frank, but after attending a few swing parti