Mark Racop

Mark Racop began studying filmmaking at age two when he always asked his father, "How do they DO that?" The elder Racop would answer, "Trick photography." The lad began reading every "making of" book he could lay his hands on and soon made his own movies. Racop made three Batman fan films in high school and college before fan films were the norm. It was the third film that changed his life when he entered it in the David Letterman Scholarship contest at Ball State University, where Racop was majoring in telecommunications with a film emphasis.

He won a $3,500 scholarship, and this award opened many doors. After working on several professional movies, Racop decided again to get back into filmmaking. "Starship 1: Havoc On Homeworld" (aka "Rock n Roll Starship") was his first professional effort. Racop owns an 8,300-square-foot movie studio in Logansport, Indiana, where he shoots movies, commercials, documentaries, and music videos.