Motion Picture Sound Editors (M.P.S.E.) is an American honorary society of
motion picture
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sound editors founded in 1953. The society's goals are to educate others about and increase the recognition of the sound editors, show the artistic merit of the
soundtrack
A soundtrack is recorded music accompanying and synchronised to the images of a motion picture, drama, book, television program, radio program, or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack o ...
s, and improve the professional relationship of its members. The society is not to be confused with an
industry union, such as the
I.A.T.S.E. The current president is Mark Lanza. The names of active members of the MPSE will generally appear in
film credits
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with the
post-nominal letters
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"MPSE".
Membership requirements
The following are required for the membership application:
* A three-year list of
credits as one (or more) of the following:
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Sound editor
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Sound designer
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Dialogue editor
The dialogue editor is a type of Sound editor (filmmaking), sound editor who assembles, synchronizes, and edits all the dialogue in a film or television production. Usually, they will use the production tracks: the sound that was recorded on the se ...
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editor
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Sound effects
A sound effect (or audio effect) is an artificially created or enhanced sound, or sound process used to emphasize artistic or other content of films, television shows, live performance, animation, video games, music, or other media. Traditi ...
editor
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Foley artist
In filmmaking, Foley is the reproduction of everyday sound effects that are added to films, videos, and other media in post-production to enhance audio quality. These reproduced sounds, named after sound-effects artist Jack Foley, can be anythi ...
** Music editor
* Two active MPSE member sponsors
* One letter of a sponsoring active MPSE member
Golden Reel Awards
Since 1983, The Golden Reel Awards are an annual ceremony dedicated to honoring outstanding achievement in sound editing in film, television, and across the entertainment industry.
Feature Film categories
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Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Music
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Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Musical for Feature Film (until 2020)
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Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Feature Documentary
Broadcast Media categories
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Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Series 1 Hour – Effects / Foley
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Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Feature
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Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Animation
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Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Series 1 Hour – Comedy or Drama – Music
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(until 2020)
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Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – 1/2 Hour – Comedy or Drama
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Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Animation Series or Short
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Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Documentary
* Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Limited Series or Anthology
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(until 2020)
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(until 2020)
Gaming
* Best Sound Editing:
Computer Entertainment
** 2000: ''
Starlancer''
** 2002: ''
Ambush
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** 2004: ''
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines''
** 2005: ''
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent''
** 2006: ''
Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams''
** 2007: ''
Hellgate: London''
** 2008: ''
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty''
** 2009: ''
Gears of War 2
''Gears of War 2'' is a third-person shooter video game developed by Epic Games and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360. It is the second installment of the ''Gears of War'' series, with lead design by Cliff Bleszinski. The ga ...
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** 2010: ''
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves''
** 2011: ''
Epic Mickey
''Epic Mickey'' is a 2010 platform game for the Wii developed by Junction Point Studios and published by Disney Interactive Studios, except in Japan, where it was published by Nintendo. The game focuses on Mickey Mouse, who accidentally damag ...
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** 2012: ''
Need for Speed: The Run''
** 2013: ''
Resident Evil 6
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** 2014: ''
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm''
** 2015: ''
League of Legends: A New Dawn''
** 2016: ''
Halo 5: Guardians''
** 2017: ''
Gears of War 4
''Gears of War 4'' is a 2016 third-person shooter video game developed by The Coalition and published by Microsoft Studios for Windows and Xbox One. It is the fourth main installment in the ''Gears of War'' series, and the first mainline entry n ...
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** 2018: ''
Halo Wars 2
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Special categories
* Career Achievement Award
* Filmmaker's Award
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Verna Fields Award for Sound Editing in a Student Film
* Ethel Crutcher Scholarship
Award design and adoption
The current Golden Reel Award design was introduced on March 31, 1984, at the award ceremonies for the year 1983 held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel Grand Ballroom, Beverly Hills, California. The trophy was designed by Pat and Ken Anderson of the Anderson Trophy Company.
[''Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards 1983'', award ceremony program, (private collection).] The award statues are made by New York firm,
Society Awards
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History
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References
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