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Frank Warner (sound Editor)
Frank Warner (March 27, 1926 – August 31, 2011) was an American sound editor. He received the Special Achievement Academy Award during the 50th Academy Awards for the film '' Close Encounters of the Third Kind''. This was for the Sound Editing of the film. Selected filmography *'' Rocky IV'' (1986) *'' The King of Comedy'' (1982) *'' Rocky III'' (1982) *'' Raging Bull'' (1980) *''Rocky II'' (1978) *'' Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' (1977) *'' Bound for Glory'' (1976) *'' Murder by Death'' (1976) *'' Taxi Driver'' (1976) *'' The Trial of Billy Jack'' (1974) *'' Jonathan Livingston Seagull'' (1973) *'' Paper Moon'' (1973) *'' Kotch'' (1971) *''The Hawaiians'' (1970) *'' Little Big Man'' (1970) *''They Call Me Mister Tibbs! ''They Call Me Mister Tibbs!'' is a 1970 American DeLuxe Color crime drama film directed by Gordon Douglas. The second installment in a trilogy, the release was preceded by '' In the Heat of the Night'' (1967) and followed by '' The Organizati .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sound Editor (filmmaking)
A sound editor is a creative professional responsible for selecting and assembling sound recordings in preparation for the final Audio mixing (film and television), sound mixing or Audio mastering, mastering of a television program, motion picture, video game, or any production involving recorded sound, recorded or sound synthesis, synthetic sound. The sound editor works with the supervising sound editor. The supervising sound editor often assigns scenes and reels the sound editor based on the editor's strengths and area of expertise. Sound editing developed out of the need to fix the incomplete, undramatic, or technically inferior sound recordings of early talkies, and over the decades has become a respected filmmaking craft, with sound editors implementing the aesthetic goals of Sound design#Film, motion picture sound design. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognizes the artistic contribution of exceptional sound editing with the Academy Award for Best Sound Edi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (film)
''Jonathan Livingston Seagull'' is a 1973 American drama film directed by Hall Bartlett, adapted from the 1970 novella of the same name by Richard Bach. The film tells the story of a young seabird who, after being cast out by his stern flock, goes on an odyssey to discover how to break the limits of his own flying speed. The film was produced by filming actual seagulls, then superimposing human dialogue over it. The film's voice actors included James Franciscus in the title role, and Philip Ahn as his mentor, Chang. Whereas the original novella was a commercial success, the film version was poorly received by critics and barely broke even at the box office, though it was nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing. The soundtrack album, written and recorded by Neil Diamond, was a critical and commercial success, earning Diamond a Grammy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Plot As the film begins, Jonathan Livingston Seagull is soaring through t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1926 Births
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Best Sound Editing Academy Award Winners
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Special Achievement Academy Award Winners
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American Sound Editors
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The Scalphunters
''The Scalphunters'' is a 1968 American Western film starring Burt Lancaster, Ossie Davis and Telly Savalas. The film was directed by Sydney Pollack, with the score written by Elmer Bernstein. Davis was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film. Filming took place in Sierra de Órganos National Park in the town of Sombrerete, Mexico. Plot Joe Bass (Burt Lancaster), an American fur trapper, is on his way to sell the hides he has amassed over the winter. He encounters a group of Kiowa Indians led by Two Crows (Armando Silvestre), who take his furs. In exchange, they give a disgusted Bass a slave, Joseph Lee (Ossie Davis), whom they had previously taken from a group of Comanches. Lee is a well-educated and refined house slave, unfamiliar with the ways of the wilderness. Bass sets out to recover the furs from the Kiowa. Lee makes an unsuccessful attempt to escape, then follows along. As Lee and Bass catch up to the Kiowa, they watch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
''They Call Me Mister Tibbs!'' is a 1970 American DeLuxe Color crime drama film directed by Gordon Douglas. The second installment in a trilogy, the release was preceded by '' In the Heat of the Night'' (1967) and followed by '' The Organization'' (1971). The film's title was taken from a line in the first film. Sidney Poitier reprised his role of police detective Virgil Tibbs, though in this sequel, Tibbs is working for the San Francisco Police rather than the Philadelphia Police (as in the original film) or the Pasadena Police (as in the novels). Plot Detective Virgil Tibbs, now a lieutenant with the San Francisco police, is assigned to investigate the murder of a prostitute. A prime suspect is Reverend Logan Sharpe, a street preacher who is leading one of the sides in a city referendum on an urban renewal project. He tells Tibbs he was visiting the prostitute in his professional capacity, to advise her spiritually, and that when he left her apartment, she was alive an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Big Man (film)
''Little Big Man'' is a 1970 American Western film directed by Arthur Penn and based on the 1964 novel ''Little Big Man'' by Thomas Berger. While broadly categorized as a western, or an epic, the film encompasses several literary/film genres, including comedy, drama and adventure. The film follows the life of a white man who was raised by members of the Cheyenne nation during the 19th century. The film is largely concerned with contrasting the lives of American pioneers and Native Americans throughout the progression of the boy's life. It stars Dustin Hoffman, Chief Dan George, Faye Dunaway, Martin Balsam, Jeff Corey and Richard Mulligan. ''Little Big Man'' is an early revisionist Western in its sympathetic depiction of Native Americans and its exposure of the villainous practices of the United States Cavalry. The revision uses elements of satire and tragedy to examine prejudice and injustice. ''Little Big Man'' is an anti-establishment film of the period, indirectly p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hawaiians (film)
''The Hawaiians'', released in the UK as ''Master of the Islands'', is a 1970 United States historical film based on the 1959 novel ''Hawaii'' by James A. Michener. It was directed by Tom Gries with a screenplay by James R. Webb. The cast included Charlton Heston as Whipple Hoxworth and Geraldine Chaplin. The performance by Tina Chen led to her receiving a Golden Globe nomination as best supporting actress. The film was based on the book's later chapters, which covered the arrival of the Chinese and Japanese and the growth of the plantations. The third chapter of the book had been made into the film ''Hawaii'' in 1966. Plot Forty years after the events in the film ''Hawaii'', Sea Captain Whipple "Whip" Hoxworth returns with a full hold of Chinese laborers to learn that his grandfather (Captain Rafer Hoxworth) has died and left his fortune to Hoxworth's cousin, Malama, and her husband, Micah Hale. Whip, considered the black sheep of his devout and conservative family, receives t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotch
''Kotch'' is a 1971 American comedy-drama film directed by Jack Lemmon and starring Walter Matthau, Deborah Winters, Felicia Farr, Charles Aidman, and Ellen Geer. Adapted by John Paxton from Katharine Topkins' 1965 novel of the same name, the film tells the story of an elderly man who leaves his family rather than going to a nursing home, and strikes up a friendship with a pregnant teenage girl. It was Lemmon's only film behind the camera and partnered him with friend and frequent co-star Matthau. Portions of the film were shot and set in Palm Springs, California. Cast *Walter Matthau as Joseph P. Kotcher *Deborah Winters as Erica Herzenstiel *Felicia Farr as Wilma Kotcher *Charles Aidman as Gerald Kotcher *Ellen Geer as Vera Kotcher *Donald and Dean Kowalski as Duncan Kotcher *Arlen Stuart as Mrs. Fisher *Jane Connell as Miss Roberts *James E. Brodhead as Mr. Weaver *Jessica Rains as Dr. McKernan *Darrell Larson as Vincent Perrin *Biff Elliot as Motel Manager *Paul Picerni as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paper Moon (film)
''Paper Moon'' is a 1973 American road comedy-drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich and released by Paramount Pictures. Screenwriter Alvin Sargent adapted the script from the 1971 novel '' Addie Pray'' by Joe David Brown. The film, shot in black-and-white, is set in Kansas and Missouri during the Great Depression. It stars the real-life father and daughter pairing of Ryan and Tatum O'Neal as protagonists Moze and Addie. Tatum O'Neal received widespread praise from critics for her performance as Addie, earning her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, making her the youngest competitive winner in the history of the Academy Awards. Plot In Gorham, Kansas, circa 1936, itinerant con man Moses Pray meets nine-year-old Addie Loggins at her mother's graveside service, where the neighbors suspect he is Addie's father. He denies this, but agrees to deliver the orphaned Addie to her aunt's home in St. Joseph, Missouri. At a local grain mill, Moses convinces the brother of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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